For immediate release
April 26, 2019
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Makita Corporation
Munetoshi Goto, President, Representative Director
6586

Announcement of Changes in Corporate Officers
Makita Corporation announces that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, has resolved on the followingchanges in Corporate Officers, effective June 26, 2019.
Newly appointed corporate officer
Name
Hiroshi Tsujimura

New Title
Corporate Officer , in charge of Europe Sales

Present Title
General Manager of North America & Oceania Sales
Department

Retirements as a corporate officer
NameYasushi Fukaya

Present TitleCorporate Officer , in charge of Europe Sales

Note: After retiring, Yasushi Fukaya will serve as Advisors for the Company.

English Translation of press release originally issued in Japanese1New management system (Date of assuming offices: June 26, 2019)
1. Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Official Title
Chairman, Representative Director

Name
Masahiko Goto

Position

President, Representative Director

Munetoshi Goto

Director, Managing Corporate Officer

Tadayoshi Torii

General Manager of Production Headquarters

Director, Corporate Officer

Hisayoshi Niwa

General Manager of Quality Headquarters

Director, Corporate Officer

Shinichiro Tomita

General Manager of Purchasing Headquarters

Director, Corporate Officer

Tetsuhisa Kaneko

General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters

Director, Corporate Officer

Tomoyuki Ota

Director, Corporate Officer

Takashi Tsuchiya

Assistant General Manager of Research and DevelopmentHeadquarters
General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters

Director, Corporate Officer

Masaki Yoshida

Assistant General Manager of Production Headquarters

Director, Corporate Officer

Takashi Omote

General Manager of International Sales Headquarters

Director, Corporate Officer

Yukihiro Otsu

General Manager of Administration Headquarters

Outside Director

Akiyoshi Morita

Outside Director

Masahiro Sugino

Standing Audit & Supervisory Board
MemberStanding Audit & Supervisory Board
Member (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside)

Mitsuhiko Wakayama

Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside)

Shoji Inoue

Special Advisor of LIXIL Corporation
Outside Director of MISAWA HOMES Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of KITAKEI Co., Ltd.

Akira Kodama
Fusahiro Yamamoto

Certified Public Accountant
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of SHIROKICorporation
Attorney at Law
Outside Director of Meitetsu Transport Co., Ltd.

2. Corporate Officers
Official Title
Corporate Officer

NameTomoharu Yasuda

Corporate Officer

Shinichi Sakamoto

Corporate Officer

Atsunobu Iwakura

Corporate Officer

Hideki Shimazoe

Corporate OfficerLarry Peck

Corporate Officer

Rich Chapman

Assistant General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing
Headquarters: Osaka Area
Assistant General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing
Headquarters: Nagoya Area
President of Makita Corporation of America and in charge ofBrazil Plant
Executive Vice President of Makita U.S.A. Inc.

Corporate Officer

Barry Smart

Sales and Marketing Director of Makita (U.K.) Ltd.

Corporate Officer

Hiroshi Tsujimura

In charge of Europe Sales

English Translation of press release originally issued in Japanese

Position
Assistant General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing
Headquarters: Tokyo Area
In charge of Asia Sales2