Curriculum Vitae of New Chairman & CEO and New President & COO
May 9, 2001

YOSHIDA, Shoichiro
Chairman &
Chief Executive Officer
| Born : | Tokyo, 1932-08-25 | |
| Education : | 1956-03 | Graduated from the Department of Technology (Precision Engineering major), The University of Tokyo |
| Occupation : | 1956-04 | Joined Nippon Kogaku K.K. (Nikon Corporation after 1988-04) |
| 1979-03 | Appointed General Manager of Designing Department, Industrial Supplies & Equipment Division |
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| 1983-06 | Elected Member of the Board / Director of Industrial Supplies & Equipment Division |
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| 1987-06 | Elected Managing Director | |
| 1989-06 | Elected Senior Managing Director | |
| 1993-06 | Elected Executive Vice President | |
| 1997-06 | Elected President | |
| Hobby : | Reading and Golf | |

SHIMAMURA, Teruo
President &
Chief Operational Officer
| Born : | Hokkaido, 1941-03-18 | |
| Education : | 1964-03 | Graduated from the Department of Science (Physics major), Tohoku University |
| Occupation : | 1964-04 | Joined Nippon Kogaku K.K. (Nikon Corporation after 1988-04) |
| 1985-12 | Appointed General Manager of Sales Department, Industrial Supplies & Equipment Division |
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| 1995-06 | Elected Member of the Board / Director of Industrial Supplies & Equipment Division |
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| 1997-06 | Elected Managing Director, General Manager of IC&LCD Equipment Division | |
| 1999-10 | Elected Managing Director, President of Precision Equipment Company | |
| Hobby : | "Go" (the Board Game with White & Black Stones) | |
- The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice.
