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Nippon Paper Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has informally approved the following personnel changes involving directors of major Group companies.
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.: as of June 24
1. Transfer of Directors
| Katsunori Ohashi | currently a Managing Director
To be appointed a Corporate Auditor |
| Noboru Hasegawa
| currently a Managing Director and General Manager of Kushiro Mill
To be appointed a Senior Managing Director and General Manager of the Technical & Engineering Division (in charge of environmental conservation and safety & disaster prevention) |
| Yasushi Kurata | currently a Director, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of International Dept.
To be appointed a Managing Director and General Manager of the China Business Promotion Division |
| Yutaka Mochizuki | currently a Director and General Manager of the Chengde Project Development Office
To be appointed General Manager of Kushiro Mill |
| Takeshi Ohsawa | currently a Director and General Manager of the Marketing & Sales Management Division
To be concurrently General Manager of the Marketing Dept. |
| Yoshio Haga | currently a Director and Deputy General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division
To be appointed General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division |
| Hideki Fujiwara | currently a Director, Deputy General Manager of Research & Development Division and General Manager of R&D Planning Dept.
To be appointed General Manager of the Research & Development Division |
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2. Newly appointed Directors
| Masahiro Hirakawa | currently General Manager of Fushiki Mill
To be appointed a Director |
| Hiromi Kurata | currently General Manager of Asahikawa Mill
To be appointed a Director |
| Tetsu Nakayama | currently Deputy General Manager of the Technical & Engineering Division and General Manager of the Plant Engineering Dept.
To be appointed a Director |
| Tetsumi Oko | currently Deputy General Manager of Ishinomaki Mill
To be appointed a Director |
3. Resigning Directors and others
| Nobuyuki Otsuki | currently a Senior Managing Director and General Manager of the Technical & Engineering Division
To be appointed the Executive Vice President of Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co., Ltd. (as of June23) |
| Toshio Inoue | currently a Managing Director and General Manager of the Research & Development Division
To be appointed President and Representative Director of Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd. (as of June 20) |
| Akio Uwano | currently a Director, Deputy General Manager of the Personnel & General Affairs Division and General Manager of the Personnel Dept.
To be appointed a Managing Director of Crecia Corporation (as of June 22) |
| Yoshinari Inoue | currently a Corporate Auditor |
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4. Organizational reform as of June 24
Partial reform of the head office organization: the Chengde Project Development Office is to be abolished and the China Business Development Office is to be established.
The transfer of Representative Directors was previously announced on April 25, 2005.
Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co., Ltd.: as of June 23
1. Newly appointed Executive Director
| Nobuyuki Otsuki | currently a Managing Director and General Manager of Technical & Engineering Division of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
To be appointed Executive Vice President |
2. Transfer of Directors
| Tatsuya Maeda | currently a Senior Managing Director
To be appointed a Director |
| Ryosuke Ikeuchi | currently a Director and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division
To be appointed a Managing Director, General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of the Financial Division |
| Mineo Tsuyama | currently a Director and General Manager of the Paper & Specialty Paper Sales Division
To be appointed a Managing Director |
| Morio Kimura | currently a Director and General Manager of the Linerboard and Corrugating Medium Sales Division
To be appointed a Managing Director |
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3. Newly appointed Directors and others
| Takeshi Izumi | currently Deputy General Manager of the Technical & Engineering Division
To be appointed a Director |
| Kenichi Hanabuchi | currently General Manager of the Corporate Planning Dept.
To be appointed a Director, Deputy General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Dept. |
| Akito Hamashima | currently General Manager of the Personnel Dept.
To be appointed a Director, Deputy General Manager of the Personnel & General Affairs Division and General Manager of the Personnel Dept. |
| Hirotoshi Ishikawa | To be appointed a Corporate Auditor |
4. Resigning Directors and others
| Shigeru Kagaya | currently a Senior Managing Director |
| Hisaharu Oshima | currently a Managing Director and General Manager of the Financial Division |
| Hiromitsu Yui | currently a Director |
| Terukiyo Ohno | currently a Corporate Auditor |
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Crecia Corporation: as of June 22
1. Newly appointed Directors and others
| Akio Uwano | To be appointed a Managing Director |
| Akihiko Kodama | To be appointed a Director |
| Tetsuro Okahara | To be appointed a Corporate Auditor |
2. Resigning Directors and others
| Hiroyuki Kamiyama | currently a Senior Managing Director |
| Takeyoshi Mori | currently a Corporate Auditor |
Nippon Paper-Pak Co., Ltd.: as of June 16
1. Transfer of Executive Directors
| Masayuki Usui | currently President and Representative Director
To resign and be appointed a Corporate Adviser |
| Toshihiro Maeda | currently a Senior Managing Director
To be appointed President and Representative Director |
2. Transfer of Directors
| Isao Kuroiwa | currently a Managing Director
To be appointed a Senior Managing Director |
| Hiroshi Ochiai | currently a Director
To be appointed a Managing Director |
3. Resigning Director
| Hitoshi Nomura | currently a Senior Managing Director |
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Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd.: as of June 20
1. Transfer of Executive Directors
| Akira Machihara | currently President and Representative Director
To resign and be appointed a Corporate Adviser |
| Toshio Inoue | currently a Managing Director and General Manager of the Research & Development Division of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
To be appointed President and Representative Director and concurrently a Director of the Nippon Paper Group, Inc. (as of June 29) |
2. Transfer of a Director
| Hisashi Hirahara | currently a Senior Managing Director
To be appointed a Director (part-time) and concurrently the President of Flowric Co., Ltd. (as of June 17) |
3. Newly appointed Directors
| Masamori Yoshii | To be appointed a Managing Director |
| Hiroshi Harada | To be appointed a Director |
4. Resigning Directors
| Masaru Mishima | currently a Managing Director
To be appointed the President of Sakurai Co., Ltd. (as of June 24) |
| Yasuhiro Kawaguchi | currently a Director |
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Nippon Paper Lumber Co., Ltd.: as of June 21
1. Transfer of Executive Directors
| Shinichiro Matsumura | currently President and Representative Director
To resign and be appointed a Corporate Adviser |
| Satoru Tanada | currently a Managing Director
To be appointed President and Representative Director |
2. Transfer of Directors
| Moto Nakamura | currently a Managing Director
To be appointed a Senior Managing Director |
| Kensei Nakai | currently a Director
To be appointed a Managing Director |
3. Newly appointed Directors
| Tatsuro Hamada | To be appointed a Director |
| Kunihiko Hayama | To be appointed a Director |
| Katsuo Narita | To be appointed a Director |
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San-Mic Shoji Co., Ltd.: as of June 23
1. Transfer of Executive Directors
| Akira Yokoyama | currently President and Representative Director
To resign and be appointed a Corporate Adviser |
| Koshi Yokota | currently the Executive Vice President
To resign and be appointed a Corporate Adviser |
| Toshio Yamamoto | currently President and Representative Director of Sakurai Co., Ltd.
To be appointed President and Representative Director |
2. Transfer of a Director
| Takao Monbayashi | currently a Director
To be appointed a Managing Director |
3. Newly appointed Director and others
| Yoshihiro Kurosawa | To be appointed a Director |
| Yuuich Katou | To be appointed a Corporate Auditor |
4. Resigning Director and others
| Yoichiro Shiozaki | currently a Managing Director |
| Masaaki Higuchi | currently a Corporate Auditor |
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Nippon Paper Development Co., Ltd.: as of June 20
1. Transfer of Executive Directors
| Ikuo Kuwajima | currently President and Representative Director
To resign and be appointed a Corporate Adviser |
| Yoshitaka Yoshimura | currently a Senior Managing Director
To be appointed President and Representative Director |
2. Transfer of a Director
| Toshio Shimamura | currently a Managing Director
To be appointed a Senior Managing Director |
3. Newly appointed Director
| Yasufumi Ogata | To be appointed a Director |
Sakurai Co., Ltd.: as of June 24
1. Transfer of Executive Directors
| Toshio Yamamoto | currently President and Representative Director
To resign and be appointed the President of San-Mic Shoji, Co., Ltd. (as of June 23) |
| Masaru Mishima | currently a Corporate Auditor
To be appointed President and Representative Director |
2. Newly appointed Directors and others
| Yoshihiro Suwa | To be appointed a Director |
| Kuniyoshi Takahashi | To be appointed a Director |
| Katsumi Nakayashiki | To be appointed a Director |
| Hiroshi Matsuo | To be appointed a Corporate Auditor |
3. Resigning Director
| Masaaki Tsuru | currently a Senior Managing Director |
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