January 10, 2017

Notice Regarding Changes in Representative Directors and Director and Executive Officers’ Areas ofResponsibility
STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. (“the Company”) has announced that at a meeting of the Board of Directors
held today, the Company decided on the following planned changes in Representative Directors, including theappointment of a new President and CEO, and changes in Director and Executive Officers’ Areas ofResponsibility.
1. Planned Changes in Representative Directors (As of March 1, 2017)（1）Details of Planned Changes in Representative Directors
New responsibilities

Name

Representative Director,
Chairman of the Board

Hajime Sato

Representative Director,President and CEO

Mamoru Sato

Current responsibilities
Representative Director,
President and CEO
Managing Director,
General Manager, General
Administration Headquarters（2）Reason for Planned Changes
The Company has decided to rejuvenate its management team by appointing a younger President and CEO inorder to further enhance and bolster its management structure, with the aim of staying on top of changes in its
operating environment and developing business further.
（3）Name and Profile of New Representative Director
New PostName
Birthplace
BirthdateEducation

Professional experience

Representative Director, President and CEO
Mamoru SatoShizuoka Prefecture
January 5, 1960
March 1982 Graduated from Department of Law,Aoyama Gakuin University
May
1997 Completed the London Business School to the University ofLondon Degree of master of science in Management
April
1982 Enters the Company in Gakusyu Kenkyusha Co., Ltd.
(Currently Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd.)
July
1984 Enters the Company as an employee
June
2004 Executive Manager, Sales and Marketing Department, Special
Products Division
May
2008 Director of the Company
Deputy General Manager, Special Products Division
March 2009 General Manager, Special Products Division
March 2012 Executive Officer of the Company
Senior Vice General Manager, General Administration
HeadquartersMay
2012 General Manager, General Administration Headquarters (topresent)May
2014 Managing Director of the Company (to present)

（4）Ｎumber shares of the Company held of New Representative Director（5）Appointment Effective

59,700 shares

March 1, 2017

2. Changes in Director and Executive Officers’ Areas of Responsibility (As of March 1, 2017)（1）Change in Director’s Areas of Responsibility
New responsibilities
Name
Current responsibilities
Managing Director
Hiroshi Tanaka

Managing DirectorGeneral Manager, Machine Tools
Division（2）Changes in Executive Officers’ Areas of Responsibility
New responsibilities
Senior Executive Officer,
In Charge of Overseas
Products, Machine Tools
Division
Senior Executive Officer,
General Manager, General
Administration Headquarters,
Executive Manager, General
Affairs and Human Resources
Department, General
Administration Headquarters
Executive Officer,
General Manager, MachineTools Division,

Name

Hiroyuki Sugiura

Masato Yamanashi

Yasunao Sasai

Current responsibilities
Senior Executive Officer,
Senior Vice General Manager,
Machine Tools Division
Executive Officer,
Senior Vice General Manager,
General Administration
Headquarters,
Executive Manager, General
Affairs and Human Resources
Department, General
Administration Headquarters
Executive Officer,
Senior Vice General Manager,
Machine Tools Division