- TOKYO, Japan, April 30, 2020 -

Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") today announced that a meeting of its board of directors had provisionally approved the following executive personnel changes. The changes are subject to final approval at the company's annual general meeting scheduled to be held on June 25, 2020.
The lineup of executive officers from June 25 has also been approved.

Now in the second year of the Epson 25 Phase 2 Mid-Range Business Plan (FY2019-21), Epson has implemented these changes with the aims of further strengthening its corporate governance, and of accelerating its efforts to create a strong organization capable of generating ongoing improvements in corporate value and growth.

Appointments

• Susumu Murakoshi

  Director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

• Michiko Ohtsuka

  Director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Retirements

• Michihiro Nara

  Currently director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
  * Retirement due to expiry of term.

• Chikami Tsubaki

  Currently director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
  * Retirement due to expiry of term.

Appointments

• Junkichi Yoshida

  Executive officer (currently deputy general administrative manager, DX Division, and general manager, P Strategic Planning Department, Printing Solutions Operations Division)

• Samba Moorthy

  Executive officer (currently managing director, Epson India Pvt. Ltd.)

• Yoichi Yamada

  Executive officer (currently deputy chief operating officer, Printing Solutions Operations Division)

June 25, 2020

1. Directors

Minoru Usui	Chairman and Director
Yasunori Ogawa	President and Representative Director
Koichi Kubota	Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Tatsuaki Seki	Director, Managing Executive Officer
Masayuki Kawana	Director, Executive Officer
Toshiya Takahata	Director, Executive Officer
Hideaki Omiya	Director (outside director)
Mari Matsunaga	Director (outside director)
Taro Shigemoto	Director, Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Yoshio Shirai	Director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Susumu Murakoshi	Director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (new appointment)
Michiko Ohtsuka	Director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (new appointment)

Total: 12

2. Executive Officers (excludes executive officers jointly holding directorships)

Motonori Okumura	Managing Executive Officer
Junichi Watanabe	Managing Executive Officer
Hideki Shimada	Managing Executive Officer
Akihiro Fukaishi	Executive Officer
Yoshiyuki Moriyama	Executive Officer
Naoyuki Saeki	Executive Officer
Nobuyuki Shimotome	Executive Officer
Kazuyoshi Yamamoto	Executive Officer
Munenori Ando	Executive Officer
Hitoshi Igarashi	Executive Officer
Keith Kratzberg	Executive Officer
Isamu Otsuka	Executive Officer
Eiichi Abe	Executive Officer
Kazuhiro Ichikawa	Executive Officer
Keijiro Naito	Executive Officer
Yoshifumi Yoshida	Executive Officer
Andrea Zoeckler	Executive Officer
Yoshiro Nagafusa	Executive Officer
Satoru Hosono	Executive Officer
Fuminori Suzumura	Executive Officer
Akifumi Takei	Executive Officer
Junkichi Yoshida	Executive Officer (new appointment)
Samba Moorthy	Executive Officer (new appointment)
Yoichi Yamada	Executive Officer (new appointment)
Sunao Murata	Technology Officer
Tsuyoshi Kitahara	Technology Officer

Total: 26

3. Special Audit & Supervisory Officer

Akihiko Toeda

Special Audit & Supervisory Officer

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