These documents have been translated from Japanese originals for reference purposes only. In the event ofany discrepancy between these translated documents and the Japanese originals, the originals shall prevail.
May 10, 2016

NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION (6849)
Stock Exchange Listing: 1st section Tokyo Stock Exchange
Head Office: Tokyo
Representative: Hirokazu Ogino, President and COO
Contact: Takashi Seo, Operating Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Dept.
Phone: +81 / 3-5996-8003

Nihon Kohden Announces Appointment of Directors after theTransition to a Company with Audit & Supervisory Committee
Nihon Kohden today announced that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 10, 2016,
the resolution was passed to appoint the Directors of the Company after the transition to a Company withAudit & Supervisory Committee.
The formal decision on these appointments is to be made at the 65th Ordinary General Meeting ofShareholders and the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on June 28, 2016.

1. Candidates for Directors (excluding Directors Serving as Audit & Supervisory CommitteeMembers)
Name

New title

Current title

Fumio Suzuki

Representative Director

Same as on the left

Hirokazu OginoRepresentative Director

Same as on the left

Hiroshi Aida

Corporate Director

Same as on the left

Yoshito Tsukahara

Corporate Director

Same as on the left

Takashi Tamura

Corporate Director

Same as on the left

Tadashi Hasegawa

Corporate Director

Same as on the left

Kazuteru Yanagihara

Corporate Director

Same as on the left

Fumio Hirose

Corporate Director

Same as on the left

Masaya Yamauchi

Outside Director

Same as on the left

Minoru Obara

Outside Director

Same as on the left

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2. Candidates for Directors Serving as Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
Name

Kazuhiko Ikuta

New title
Corporate Director serving

Operating Officeras an Audit & Supervisory

Responsible for Corporate

Committee Member

GovernanceOutside Director serving as
Masahiro Kawamura

Current title

an Audit & Supervisory
Committee Member

Outside Audit & Supervisory
Board Member

Outside Director serving as
Shigeru Kawatsuhara

an Audit & SupervisoryPart-time Advisor of TOKO, INC.

Committee Member
Note) Mr.Shigeru Kawatsuhara is a new candidate. He meets all requirements of Tokyo Stock Exchange
concerning independent director. The company will submit the notification of his appointment as
an independent director to the Exchange.

3. Candidate for Substitute Director Serving as an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Name

New title
Substitute Outside Director

Sumio Moriwaki

Current title
Attorney, Ishii Law Officeserving as an Audit &Supervisory Committee
MemberSubstitute Audit & Supervisory
Board Member of the Company

4. Retirement of Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Toshinobu Mayuzumi
Masami Sugiyama
Osamu KatoNote) Retirement will be effective at the closing of 65th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders tobe held on June 28, 2016.

5. Change in Operating Officers (effective on June 28, 2016)(1) Appointment of a new operating officer
Name

New title
Operating OfficerSyuuichi Kurita

General Manager, Human
Resources Department

2Current title
General Manager, Human
Resources Department

(2) Retirement of Operating Officers
Kazuhiko Ikuta
Shinji Yamamori(Reference) Members of Board of Directors and Operating Officers as of June 28, 2016
Board of Directors (excluding Directors serving as Audit & Supervisory Committee Members)
NameTitle
Fumio Suzuki

Representative Director

Hirokazu Ogino

Representative Director

Hiroshi Aida

Corporate Director

Yoshito Tsukahara

Corporate Director

Takashi Tamura

Corporate Director

Tadashi Hasegawa

Corporate Director

Kazuteru Yanagihara

Corporate Director

Fumio Hirose

Corporate DirectorMasaya Yamauchi

Outside Director

Minoru Obara

Outside Director

Directors serving as Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
NameTitle

Kazuhiko Ikuta

Corporate Director serving as an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Masahiro Kawamura

Outside Director serving as an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Shigeru Kawatsuhara

Outside Director serving as an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Operating Officers
NameTitle

Fumio Suzuki

Chairman and CEO

Hirokazu Ogino

President and COO

Hiroshi Aida

Yoshito Tsukahara

Senior Operating Officer
General Manager, Import Business Operations
Senior Operating Officer
General Manager, Recurring Business Division
Senior Operating Officer

Takashi Tamura

Responsible for Customer ServiceGeneral Manager, Sales Operations
3NameTadashi Hasegawa

Kazuteru Yanagihara

Title
Senior Operating Officer
Responsible for Accounting, Legal Affairs and Human Resources
Operating Officer
General Manager, Strategic Technology Operations
Operating Officer

Fumio Hirose

Responsible for Corporate Strategy
General Manager, Ventilator & Anesthesia Device Business Operations

Eiichi Tanaka

Shigeru Hirata

Toshihiko Hiraoka

Yasuhiro Yoshitake

Yoshiaki Uematsu

Makoto Magara

Shuhei Morinaga

Kazuomi Shimoda

Masato Semba

Takashi Seo

Masahiko Kumakura

Naoyuki Muraki

Syuuichi Kurita

Operating OfficerPresident, Nihon Kohden Tomioka Corporation
Operating Officer
General Manager, Finance Department
Operating Officer
General Manager, IT Solutions Business Operations
Operating Officer
General Manager, International Operations
Operating Officer
General Manager, General Affairs Department
Operating Officer
General Manager, Biomedical Instrument Business Operations
Operating Officer
General Manager, Monitoring Business Operations
Operating Officer
President, Nihon Kohden Tokyo Corporation
Operating Officer
General Manager, Quality Management Division
Operating Officer
General Manager, Corporate Strategy Department
Operating Officer
President, Nihon Kohden Kansai Corporation
Operating Officer
General Manager, Information Systems Department
Operating Officer
General Manager, Human Resources Department

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