TOKYO, Japan, May 11, 2010-- Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) today announced the following changes in its Members of the Board and Corporate Auditors. These changes were approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors on May 11, 2010, and will become effective as of June 25, 2010.
Note: Asterisks (*) indicate position currently held.
1. Member of the Board (As of June 25, 2010)
New Member of the Board
Takashi Niino Senior Vice President, NEC Corporation*
Reappointed Members of the Board
Junshi Yamaguchi, Yasushi Akao, Kazuaki Ogura, Masaki Kato, Yoichi Yano, Shozo Iwakuma, Susumu Furukawa, Toyoaki Nakamura, Noritomo Hashimoto, Hajime Matsukura
Retiring Member of the Board
Nobuhiro Endo
2. Corporate Auditors (As of June 25, 2010)
New Corporate Auditors
Michiharu Nakamura
Board of Director, Hitachi Ltd., Board of Director, Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.,
and Board of Director, Hitachi Medical Corporation*
Yoichiro Yamakawa
Partner, Koga & Partners, Statutory Auditor, Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.,
Statutory Auditor, Daio Paper Corporation*
Yoshinobu Shimizu
Statutory Auditor, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation*
Retiring Corporate Auditors
Yasuyuki Shibata, Keiji Suzuki
See the attachment for brief biographies of the newly appointed Members of the Board, Mr. Niino, and new Corporate Auditors, Dr. Nakamura, Mr. Yamakawa, and Mr. Shimizu.
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