Issued on May 13, 2021

Changes to the Appointment of Directors and Executive Officers (Unofficial)This is the unofficial announcement for the appointment of directors and executiveofficers change that is to take place at the fixed general meeting and the board ofdirectors meeting scheduled for June 23, 2021.
1. New Representative Director
Current position is indicated in the ()Kenichi Urushibata(Director Executive Vice President)
2. Leave of Representative Director
Fumiyoshi Kawai(Representative Director President and Chief Executive Officer)

3. New Directors
Director: Hajime Okada(Managing Executive Officer)
Director: Hiroshi Yamashita(Managing Executive Officer)

4. Leave of Directors
Director: Fumiyoshi Kawai<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. >Director: Hidekazu Azuma
Director: Masami Makido<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser ><Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser >Director: Takahiro Kato
<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser >Director: Eiji Saijo<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser >Contact regarding this issue：Public Relations Section, General Affairs Department
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5. New Auditor

Current position is indicated in the (Audit & Supervisory Board Member: Takahiro Izutsu)(Managing Executive Officer)

6. Leave of Auditor
Audit & Supervisory Board Member: Keiichi Hattori<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser >7. Promotion of Executive Officers
Current position is indicated in the ()President and Chief Executive Officer: Kenichi Urushibata(Executive Vice President)
Senior Managing Executive Officer: Tetsuji Maruyama(Managing Executive Officer)
Senior Managing Executive Officer: Masahito Tsutsui(Managing Executive Officer)

Senior Managing Executive Officer: Hajime Okada(Managing Executive Officer)
Managing Executive Officer: Daisuke Kitamura(Executive Officer / President of Sumidenso Vietnam Co., Ltd.)Managing Executive Officer: Norichika Shimoda
Managing Executive Officer: Yukimitsu Hattori(Executive Officer)(Executive Officer)

Managing Executive Officer: Osamu Okamoto(Executive Officer)
Managing Executive Officer: Isao Okada(Executive Officer)
Managing Executive Officer: Takeharu Ito(Executive Officer)

8. New Executive Officers

Current position is indicated in the ()Executive Officer: Masanori Ibuki(General Manager, Business Development Division, Global Business Group)
Executive Officer: Takashi Yashima(General Manager, Human Resources Department, Administration Group)
Executive Officer: Ryo Kakuma(General Manager, Sales & Marketing Planning Department,
Electrical Components Sales & Marketing Group)
Executive Officer: Shigeki Furukawa(Division Manager, Division1, Western Customers Group)
9. Leave of Executive Officers
President and Chief Executive Officer: Fumiyoshi Kawai<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. >Executive Vice President: Masami Makido<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser >Executive Vice President: Hidekazu Azuma<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser >Senior Managing Executive Officer: Takahiro Kato
<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser >Senior Managing Executive Officer: Eiji Saijo<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser >Managing Executive Officer: Tetsuya Suto
<Scheduled to be inaugurated as President of SEAPS Vietnam Co., Ltd.>Managing Executive Officer: Takahiro Izutsu<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Audit & Supervisory Board Member >Managing Executive Officer: Chikara Horie<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Adviser >Executive Officer: Kazuya Komada<Scheduled to be inaugurated as Commissioned officer ><Reference>

Brief biography of the new Representative Director
Name: Kenichi Urushibata
Date of birth: January 27, 1957
Summary of career
April 1980
Started working for Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
April 2010
General Manager, Sales Division (Eastern Japan),Automotive Business Unit
June 2011
Executive Officer/ General Manager, Sales Division (Eastern Japan),Automotive Business Unit
January 2012 Executive Officer/Deputy General Manager, Automotive Business Unit
June 2013
Executive Officer/ Director of Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
/Deputy General Manager, Automotive Business Unit
June 2015
Executive Officer/Executive Officer of Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
/President of Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze GmbH.
/President of SEAUTO GmbH.
June 2017Managing Executive Officer,/Director of Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
April 2020
Director Executive Vice President of Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.