2007'02.01.Thu
OMRON China Appoints New Managing Director

March 21, 2006

BEIJING, March 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- OMRON (China) Co., Ltd. announced on March 21, 2006, the appointment of a new managing director for its regional headquarters in China. Toshio Yamashita, formerly deputy managing director at OMRON's China headquarters, has assumed the position. OMRON revealed that it is experiencing a rapid growth in China of its five main businesses, including Industrial Automation, Electronic Components, Automotive Electronics, Social Systems, and Healthcare equipment. Prior to his new role, Toshio Yamashita took various positions at OMRON, including director of centralized purchasing, head of the business reform office, as well as deputy general manager for OMRON's China headquarters. His extensive experience is expected to help the company further accelerate the pace of realizing the sales target of $1.33 billion in the Chinese market by 2007. Former managing director, Yasuhira Minagawa, took up the leadership in 2002 and has since contributed greatly to strengthening the function of OMRON's China division, and as a result, OMRON China became one of OMRON's regional-level headquarters in 2004. Yasuhira Minagawa will officially retire after the company's general shareholder meeting that will be held in June 2006. About OMRON Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation is a global leader in the field of automation. Established in 1933 and headed by President and CEO Hisao Sakuta, OMRON has more than 26,000 employees in over 35 countries working to provide products and services to customers in a variety of fields including industrial automation, electronic components, social systems (ticket gate machines, ticket vending machines, and traffic control), and healthcare. OMRON's relationship with China dates back 30 years ago. OMRON established the first healthcare equipment facility, OMRON (Dalian) Co., Ltd., in Dalian in 1991; in 1994, OMRON became the first Japanese electronics company approved by the Chinese authorities to set up a local investment company -- OMRON (China) Co., Ltd.; currently, with approximately 8,000 employees, OMRON (China) Co., Ltd has formed a comprehensive management system consisting of R&D, design, manufacturing, logistics and centralized purchasing, and has invested more than US$200 million in China. OMRON has come out with a "Gear Change" strategy, i.e., investing an additional 30 billion JP yen in China from 2004 to 2006, with the aim of growing its revenue of China business to US$1.33 billion by 2007. While increasingly expanding its business, OMRON also carries out activities promoting social business and social responsibility. For example, OMRON's China facilities make efforts to employ the handicapped, with the target of meeting or exceeding the country's statutory employment proportion of handicapped people by March 2008. In addition, OMRON has donated RMB3 million to social welfare institutions to promote participation of the handicapped in the society. As China continues rapid economic growth, OMRON is pleased to cooperate with relevant Chinese organizations for joint creation, further localization, and contribution to China's prosperity. For more information, please contact: Jia Wei OMRON (China) Co., Ltd. Tel: +86-10-5869-3232 Email: weijia@ap.omron.com Resume of Toshio Yamashita: Current Position: managing director for OMRON (China) Co., Ltd. Birth Date: November 28th, 1948 Final Schooling: graduate from the Kagoshima University's Engineering Department (March 1971) Work Record: April 1971 - join OMRON Tateisi Electronics Co. (now OMRON Corporation) March 1998 - director of manufacture improvement for manufacture headquarters of OMRON Corporation June 2001 - director of purchasing reform for business headquarters in OMRON Corporation June 2002 - director of centralized purchasing for business reform headquarter in OMRON Corporation March 2005 - head of business reform office in OMRON (China) Co., Ltd. July 2005 - deputy managing director of OMRON (China) Co., Ltd. March 2006 - managing director of OMRON (China) Co., Ltd. Up to now Hobbies: Chinese chess, and cuisine SOURCE OMRON (China) Co., Ltd.
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