For immediate release
April 28, 2015
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Makita Corporation
Shiro Hori, President, Representative Director
6586

Announcement of Changes in Managements
Makita Corporation announces that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, has resolved on the followingchanges in managements.
The change of Directors Board Member will be officially implemented upon approval at the 103rd Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 25, 2015 and resolution of the Board of Directors to be held
following the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
1. Changes in Directors (scheduled to take effect on June 25, 2015)
Newly appointed directors
NameTakashi Tsuchiya
Masaki Yoshida

New Title
Director, Corporate Officer, General Manager ofDomestic Sales Marketing Headquarters
Director, Corporate Officer, Assistant General
Manager of Production Headquarters (in charge ofChina Plant)

Present Title
Corporate Officer, General Manager of Domestic
Sales Marketing Headquarters: Tokyo Area
Vice President of Makita (China) Co., Ltd.
and Makita (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.

Newly appointed outside director
Name
Masahiro Sugino

Present Title
Advisor of LIXIL Corporation

Retirement as a board member
NameTadashi Asanuma

Present Title
Director, Corporate Officer, in charge of Domestic Sales and General Manager of Domestic Sales
Marketing Headquarters
Note: After retiring, Tadashi Asanuma will serve as an Advisor for the company.

Changes of position
NameTadayoshi Torii

New Title
Director, Managing Corporate Officer,

Tetsuhisa Kaneko

Director, Corporate Officer, General Manager ofProduction Headquarters

Present Title
Director, Managing Corporate Officer, in charge ofProduction and General Manager of Production
Headquarters
Director, Corporate Officer, General Manager ofProduction Headquarters (in charge of China Plant)

2. Changes in Corporate Officers[Scheduled to take effect on June 25, 2015]
Newly appointed corporate officers
NameTomoharu Yasuda
Shinichi Sakamoto
Atsunobu Iwakura
Hideki Shimazoe

New Title
Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager ofDomestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: TokyoArea
Corporate Officer, in charge of Asia Sales andManaging Director of Makita China Sales
Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager ofDomestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: Osaka
Area
Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager ofDomestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: Nagoya
Area and Rabbit Sales Department

English Translation of press release originally issued in JapanesePresent Title
General Manager of Nagoya Sales Department
Managing Director of Makita China SalesManager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters
General Manager of Rabbit Sales Department

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Retirements as a corporate officer
NameToshio Hyuga

Present Title
Corporate Officer, General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: Osaka Area

Tamiro Kishima

Corporate Officer, in charge of OPE

Note 1: OPE stands for “Outdoor Power Equipment,” which are used for outdoor works such gardening, agriculture andforestry.
Note 2: After retiring, Toshio Hyuga and Tamiro Kishima will serve as an Advisor for the company.
New management system (Date of assuming offices: June 25, 2015)
1. Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board MembersName
Masahiko Goto

Official Title
Chairman, Representative Director

Shiro Hori

President, Representative Director

Tadayoshi Torii

Director, Managing Corporate Officer

Tomoyasu KatoDirector, Corporate Officer

General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters

Hisayoshi Niwa

Director, Corporate Officer

General Manager of Quality Headquarters

Shinichiro Tomita

Director, Corporate Officer

General Manager of Purchasing Headquarters

Tetsuhisa Kaneko

Director, Corporate Officer

General Manager of Production Headquarters

Yoji Aoki

Director, Corporate Officer

General Manager of Administration Headquarters

Tomoyuki OtaDirector, Corporate Officer

Munetoshi Goto

Director, Corporate Officer

Assistant General Manager of Research and DevelopmentHeadquarters
General Manager of International Sales Headquarters

Takashi Tsuchiya

Director, Corporate Officer

General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters

Masaki Yoshida

Director, Corporate Officer

Akiyoshi Morita

Outside Director

Masahiro Sugino

Outside Director

Assistant General Manager of Production Headquarters (incharge of China Plant)
Advisor of Aichi Steel Corporation
Advisor of Showa Denko Corporation
Advisor of LIXIL Corporation

Toshihito Yamazoe

Standing Audit & Supervisory BoardMember
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board
Member (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside)

Haruhito Hisatsune
Michiyuki Kondo
Fusahiro Yamamoto

Position

LawyerCertified Public Accountant

2. Corporate officers
NameTim Donovan

Official Title
Corporate Officer

Takashi Omote

Corporate Officer

Yasushi Fukaya

Corporate Officer

Tomoharu Yasuda

Corporate Officer

Shinichi Sakamoto

Corporate Officer

Atsunobu Iwakura

Corporate Officer

Hideki Shimazoe

Corporate Officer

English Translation of press release originally issued in Japanese

Position
President of Makita Corporation of America and in charge ofBrazil Plant
In charge of Central and South America Sales and President ofMakita do Brasil Ferramentas Elétricas Ltda.
In charge of Europe Sales
Assistant General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing
Headquarters: Tokyo AreaIn charge of Asia Sales and Managing Director of Makita
China Sales
Assistant General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing
Headquarters: Osaka Area
Assistant General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing
Headquarters: Nagoya Area and Rabbit Sales Department2