April 1, 2020

Summary of Greetingsfrom President to 2020 New Employees
President Fumiyoshi Kawai
Congratulations, everyone.
On behalf of all SWS employees and staff, I am overjoyed to welcome each and every one ofyou wholeheartedly. Originally, I was to meet you in person and celebrate everyone‘s newstart at our company. Unfortunately, due to the rapid spread of the Coronavirus infection, I will
deliver my message for all new employees by video. Through this video, I would like to share
my hopes and expectations for all new employees entering Sumitomo Wiring Systems.
Sumitomo Wiring Systems was founded in 1917, and has grown as a global company with ahistory of over 100 years, over 100 group companies, and over 220,000 employees by
providing wiring harnesses as the company’s core business, products for hybrid and electricvehicles, and other top-quality products. However, the automobile industry is currently facing
a great change as represented by CASE and new technology development is required to keepup. As a member of our company, I hope you will act as a tower of strength and as a leader ofSWS, in terms of business expansion and new technology development.
I would like to go over three key issues before you enter our company.
1. Be a Reliable Person.
Business requires teamwork. You will work with a countless number of people throughout
your career to deliver results. To make this happen, you have to create solid relationships inwhich you trust your partners and they in turn, trust you. Only those who can be relied uponcan provide quality products and high-valued work.
2. Be a Person Who Can Work Globally.
Already we produce, develop, and sell products in 32 countries, in addition to Japan. I would
like all employees, including you, to become truly world-class people who will expand ourbusinesses in the future. By “world-class people” I do not just simply mean those who can use
foreign languages to do business overseas, but also those who respect and share otherpeople’s sense of value at home and abroad, and acquire the abilities so that you can consider
matters from a global point of view. In other words, becoming a world-class individual meansthat one must acquire a broad range of common sense while understanding the culture andhistory of each country, in addition to mastering a foreign language as a communication tool. I
hope all of you will soon be active as world-class human resources at the front lines in yourfield.
3. Set Individual Goals.
As the business environment around us changes quickly, it is becoming more critical for
individual employees to keep up with the latest knowledge and technologies. I would like you
to improve yourselves through setting high goals so that you acquire capabilities and skills thatmake a difference outside the company. We are committed to helping you grow your individual
capabilities, however fundamental to this is the desire for self-improvement. I believe
continuous efforts made by each one of you will add to our organizational power and will
eventually lead our company into a prosperous future.
Please keep yourselves fit both mentally and physically. I sincerely hope all of you willdevelop into SWS leaders in the future. Thank you very much.

Contact regarding this issue ： Public Relations Section, General Affairs Department
TEL：059-354-6201 FAX：059-354-6138 Email：public-relations@gate.sws.co.jp

For your reference:
On April 1, SWS welcomes 189 new employees for career-track positions, consisting of 49 foradministrative jobs and 140 for technical jobs, and 119 new employees for non-career track
positions, consisting of 54 for administrative /technical jobs and 65 for engineering jobs.