Change of Representative Dire

RNS Number : 5505U

Konami Corporation

15 May 2008

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 15, 2008 KONAMI CORPORATION Kagemasa Kozuki Representative Director and CEO Stock code number: 9766 at TSE1 Contact: Noriaki Yamaguchi Representative Director and CFO  Tel: [phone]

Notice Concerning Change of Representative Director

KONAMI CORPORATION hereby announces that, pursuant to the resolution adopted at the Board of Directors meeting held on May 15, 2008, the following personnel change in Representative Director shall be made as set out below:

• Personnel Change in Representative Director

Name	New Position	Former Position
Kimihiko Higashio	Representative Director and Vice President and CAO	Director and CAO
Kagehiko Kozuki	Director  Representative Director and Chairman of the Board, Konami Sports & Life Co.,Ltd	Representative Director Representative Director and Chairman of the Board, Konami Sports & Life Co.,Ltd

• Reasons for Personnel Change

In order to further improve our business performance, we will strengthen our management structure.

• Appointment Date

May 15, 2008

• Profile of the Representative Director to be newly appointed 

Name: Kimihiko Higashio

Place of Birth: Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Birth: September 24, 1959

Business Career: 

December 1997     Joined KONAMI CORPORATION

January 2000         Executive Corporate Officer (Kansai Region Representative)

May 2003              Executive Corporate Officer (Division President, Human Resources)

June 2005              Director and Division President, Human Resources

March 2006           Director and CHO

April 2007             Director and CAO

(to present)

 

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