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Mitsubishi Electric Announces Members of Investigative Committee
TOKYO, July 26, 2021 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that in responseto the discovery of certain inspection practices concerning HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioningsystems) for railcars and other products for railcars manufactured at the company’s Nagasaki Works (TogitsuCho, Nishisonogi-Gun, Nagasaki Prefecture), it has established an investigative committee consisting ofexternal experts, as per the company’s previous announcement Mitsubishi Electric Moves to Reform its
Quality Culture on July 2.
The committee members (listed below) will now determine their specific investigative procedures andschedule. Mitsubishi Electric will fully cooperate with the investigation.
Members of Investigative Committee
Chair:Hiroshi Kimeda, Partner (Attorney-at-law), Nishimura & Asahi
Members: Mitsuhiro Umezu, Professor, Keio University (specialty: business ethics)
Masahiko Munechika, Professor, Waseda University (specialty: quality management)
Purpose of Investigative Committee
 Investigate the facts surrounding certain inspection practices concerning HVAC (Heating, Ventilation andAir Conditioning systems) for railcars and other products for railcars, elucidate the causes and formulate
recommendations for preventing any recurrence.
 Also investigate the existence of any other inappropriate inspections concerning quality company-wide
and, if found, elucidate the causes and formulate recommendations for preventing any recurrence.
 Investigate any related matter identified during the above investigations that are deemed relevant.
Future Actions
Mitsubishi Electric has asked the investigative committee to provide the results of its investigation and its
proposals for measures to prevent recurrence by this coming September. In addition, the committee has beenasked to carry out investigations across all company divisions simultaneously.
###About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
With 100 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical andelectronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite
communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment.
Mitsubishi Electric enriches society with technology in the spirit of its “Changes for the Better.” The company
recorded a revenue of 4,191.4 billion yen (U.S.$ 37.8 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. For
more information, please visit www.MitsubishiElectric.com*U.S. dollar amounts are translated from yen at the rate of ¥111=U.S.$1, the approximate rate on the Tokyo
Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2021
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Profiles of Investigative Committee Members
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ProfileHiroshi Kimeda
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (attorney-at-law)
1993-2002
Public prosecutor
1997-1998
Special Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
1998-1999
Visiting researcher, Notre Dame Law School
1999-2001
Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice2001-2002
Planning and Coordination Bureau, Financial Services Agency
Registered as attorney, Tokyo Bar Association
2002
Admitted to Nishimura Law Office (now Nishimura & Asahi)
2002
2005-2013
Visiting professor, Toin Yokohama Law School
Mitsuhiro Umezu, Ph.D.
Professor, Keio University (specializing in business ethics)
1985-1987
Lecturer, University of Illinois, Chicago
1986-1992
Senior lecturer, Loyola University of Chicago
1987-1992
Lecturer, Northwestern University
1992-2003
Lecturer, International Center, Keio University
2003-2005
Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University
2005-2007
Assistant professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University
2007-2020
Associate professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University2021-Present Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio UniversityMasahiko Munechika, Dr.
Professor, Waseda University (specializing in quality management)
1987-1992
Assistant, Department of Reaction Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
1992-1993
Lecturer, School of Science and Engineering (now Faculty of Science andEngineering), Waseda University
1993-1999
Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
1999-Present Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

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