Announcement of Changes in Representative Directors, Directors, Statutory Auditors and Executive Officers
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd., announces that, at a meeting of the NSG Board of Directors held today, the below-mentioned changes in the positions of representative directors, directors, statutory auditors and executive officers were tentatively decided. The decisions will be made official by resolutions at the 141st Ordinary Shareholders' General Meeting which will be held on June 28, 2007and at a meeting of the NSG Board of Directors to be held following the shareholders meeting.
1. Changes in Representative Directors (effective as of June 28, 2007)
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( Current Position )
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( New Position )
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Tomoaki Abe
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Representative Director/Vice Chairman
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Director Vice Chairman
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Masakuni Nitta
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Director/Senior Managing Officer
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Representative Director
Executive Vice President
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2. Changes in Directors (effective as of June 28, 2007)
(1) Candidates for new directors
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Director
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Hiroyoshi Koshiba
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Director
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Pat Zito
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Director
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Mike Powell
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Director
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Takeshi Horiguchi
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Director
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Takashi Murakami
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(2) Retiring directors
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Director
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Toshikazu Kondo
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Director
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Kazuyuki Izumi
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3. Changes in Statutory Auditors (effective as of June 28, 2007)
(1) Candidates for new statutory auditors
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Statutory Auditor (full time)
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Naotaka Todoroki
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(currently, Managing Officer)
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Statutory Auditor
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Akihiko Nakamura
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(Corporate Adviser, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd )
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Statutory Auditor
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Isao Watanabe
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(Chartered Accountant)
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(2) Retiring statutory auditors
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Statutory Auditor (full time)
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Kiyohiko Ichinohe
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Statutory Auditor
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Isao Uchigasaki
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Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.)
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Statutory Auditor
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Shoichi Ohi
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(Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokyo Denki University)
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4. Changes in Executive Officers (effective as of June 28, 2007)
(1) Candidates for new executive officers
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Executive Vice President
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Stuart Chambers
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(currently, Director, Head of Flat Glass Business and Head of BP Business Line)
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Senior Executive Officer
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Pat Zito
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(currently, Head of Automotive Business Line)
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Senior Executive Officer
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Mike Powell
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(currently, General Manager of Corporate Finance Dept., Flat Glass Support Functions)
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Senior Executive Officer
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Tim Izzett
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(currently, General Manger of Corporate Human Resources Dept., Corporate Headquarters and General Manger of Human Resources Dept., Flat Glass Support Functions)
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Senior Executive Officer
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Vito Sassanelli
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(currently, Deputy General Manager of Production, Automotive Business Line)
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Senior Executive Officer
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Stephen Pownall
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(currently, General Manager of Corporate Information Systems Dept., Corporate Headquarters and General Manager of Information Systems Dept., Flat Glass Support Functions)
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Senior Executive Officer
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Paul McKeon
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(currently, General Manager of Manufacturing Operations & Technology and General Manager of Float manufacturing Division of Manufacturing Operations & Technology, BP Business Line)
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Senior Executive Officer
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Mark Lyons
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(currently, General Manager of BP Regional Operations, BP Business Line)
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Senior Executive Officer
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Tom Rae
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(currently, General Manger of Procurement Dept., Flat Glass Support Functions)
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Executive Officer
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Minoru Imanishi
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(currently, General Manager of BP Japan and General Manager of Sales Div., BP Business Line)
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Executive Officer
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Tony Shaw
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(currently, Deputy General Manger of Region VP, Automotive Business Line)
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Executive Officer
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Paul Ruddlesdin
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(currently, Deputy General Manager of OE Sales and Marketing, Automotive Business Line
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Executive Officer
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Vittore de Leonibus
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(currently, General Manger of Engineering Div., BP Business Line)
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(2) Retiring executive officers
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Executive Officer
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Toru Ito
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(Expected to become an Officer)
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Executive Officer
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Itsuo Umemoto
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(Expected to become an Officer)
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Executive Officer
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Yoshinobu Kato
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(Expected to become an Officer)
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Executive Officer
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Takao Kawasaki
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Expected to become an Officer)
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Executive Officer
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Chiharu Hisamoto
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(Expected to become an Officer)
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Executive Officer
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Masaaki Funaki
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(Expected to become an Officer)
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Executive Officer
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Seiichiro Honjo
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(Expected to become an Officer)
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Executive Officer
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Shinichiro Yokoyama
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(Expected to become an Officer)
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(For Convenient Reference)
After the changes, directors, statutory auditors and executive officers will be as follows (effective as of June 28, 2007):
1. Directors (12)
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Representative Director/Chairman & CEO
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Yozo Izuhara
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Director Vice Chairman
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Tomoaki Abe
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Representative Director
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Katsuji Fujimoto
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Representative Director
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Masakuni Nitta
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Director
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Stuart Chambers
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Director
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Hiroyoshi Koshiba
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Director
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Pat Zito
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Director
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Mike Powell
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Director
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Takeshi Horiguchi
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Director
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Takashi Murakami
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External Director
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Noritaka Kurauchi
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External Director
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Kozo Okumura
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2. Statutory Auditors (5)
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Statutory Auditor (full time)
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Togo Tanaka
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Statutory Auditor (full time)
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Naotaka Todoroki
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Statutory Auditor
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Kowashi Watanabe
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Statutory Auditor
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Akihiko Nakamura
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Statutory Auditor
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Isao Watanabe
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3. Executive Officers
(23: An asterisk (* indicates that the said executive officer serves concurrently as a director).
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* President
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Katsuji Fujimoto
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* Executive Vice President
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Stuart Chambers
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Head of Flat Glass Business and Head of BP Business Line
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* Executive Vice President
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Masakuni Nitta
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Senior Executive Officer
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Kazuyuki Izumi
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* Senior Executive Officer
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Hiroyoshi Koshiba
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General Manger of Corporate Finance Dept., Corporate Headquarters
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Senior Executive Officer
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Toshikazu Kondo
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General Manager of R&D Dept., Corporate Headquarters
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* Senior Executive Officer
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Pat Zito
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Head of Automotive Business Line
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* Senior Executive Officer
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Mike Powell
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General Manger of Business Finance Dept., Flat Glass Support Functions
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Senior Executive Officer
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Tim Izzett
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General Manager of Corporate Human Resources Dept., Corporate Headquarters and General Manager of Human Resources Dept., Flat Glass Support Functions
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Senior Executive Officer
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Vito Sassanelli
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Deputy General Manager of Production, Automotive Business Line
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Senior Executive Officer
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Stephen Pownall
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General Manager of Corporate Information Systems Dept., Corporate Headquarters and General Manager of Information Systems Dept., Flat Glass Support Functions
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* Senior Executive Officer
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Takeshi Horiguchi
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General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Headquarters
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Senior Executive Officer
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Paul McKeon
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General Manager of Manufacturing Operations & Technology and General Manager of Float manufacturing Div. of Manufacturing Operations & Technology, BP Business Line
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* Senior Executive Officer
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Takashi Murakami
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Head of Speciality Glass Material Business
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Senior Executive Officer
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Mark Lyons
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General Manager of BP Regional Operations, BP Business Line
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Senior Executive Officer
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Tom Rae
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General Manager of Procurement Dept., Flat Glass Support Functions
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Executive Officer
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Minoru Imanishi
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General Manager of BP Japan and General Manager of Sales Div., BP Business Line
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Executive Officer
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Tony Shaw
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Deputy General Manger of Region VP, Automotive Business Line
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Executive Officer
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Tsunefumi Nakagawa
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General Manager of GF Business Line, Speciality Glass Material Business
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Executive Officer
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Toshiyuki Nakazawa
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General Manager of Corporate General Affairs Dept., Corporate Headquarters
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Executive Officer
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Keiji Yoshikawa
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Head of IT Business Line and General Manager of Planning Office, Speciality Glass Material Business
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Executive Officer
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Paul Ruddlesdin
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Deputy General Manager of OE Sales & Marketing, Automotive Business Line
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Executive Officer
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Vittore de Leonibus
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General Manager of Engineering Div., BP Business Line
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