October 2, 2006 Press Release Announcement of Organizational and Personnel Changes Effective October 1, 2006 (2) KENWOOD Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Company; President and CEO: Haruo Kawahara; Head Office: Hachioji, Tokyo) is pleased to announce the following organizational changes and personnel transfers, effective October 1, 2006. In its News Release dated of September 20, 2006, the Company had already announced the organizational and personnel changes in its core Level 1 and Level 1.5 Units, which form the core of the Company. In the current News Release, in the wake of these earlier changes, we would like to announce these personnel changes will primarily take place in the Level 2 Units. Personnel Transfers Name New Duties Previous Duties Makoto Shirasu General Manager, Consumer Business Product Design Operation of Car Electronics Consumer Div. General Manager, Consumer Business Product Design Operation of Car Electronics Consumer Div. Assistant to General Manager, Product Design Operation of Car Electronics OEM Div. Osamu Suto Chief Engineer of Car Electronics Multimedia Div. Chief Engineer of Strategic Technologies Development Center Chief Engineer of Car Electronics Multimedia Div. Chief Engineer of Strategic Technologies Development Center SeniorManager, AMS*1 Dept. of Car Electronics Multimedia Div. Yasushi Deura Senior Manager, Product Management &Systems Development Dept. of Communications Equipment Div. Manager, Product Management Group, Product Management & Systems  Development Dept.of Communications Equipment Div. Nobuyuki Shimada Senior Specialist, Engineering Dept.1 of Communications Equipment Div. Senior Manager of Engineering Dept.2 of Communications Equipment Div. Fumihiko Higashijo Senior Specialist, Engineering Dept.1 of Communications Equipment Div. Senior Manager of Product Management & Systems Development Dept. of  Communications Equipment Div. Masaru Wada Senior Manager, Engineering Dept.2 of Communications Equipment Div. Manager, Engineering Group 2 of Engineering Dept.1 of Communications Equipment Div. Makoto Sakurai Senior Manager, Engineering Dept.3 of Communications Equipment Div. Manager, Software Development Group 1 of Engineering Dept.2 / Specialist, Engineering & Planning Group of Product Management & Systems Development Dept. of  Communications Equipment Div. Hiroyuki Hori Senior Specialist, Advanced Technologies Development Dept. of Strategic Technologies Development Center Senior Specialist, AMS*1 Systems Development Dept. of Car Electronics Multimedia Div. Senior Specialist, Advanced Technologies Development Dept. of Strategic Technologies Development Center Senior Specialist, MM*2 Systems Development Dept. of Car Electronics Multimedia Div. Yasuyuki Nakajima Senior Manager, E-Business Management Dept., Consumer Business Operation of   Consumer Business Sector Senior Manager, E-Business Management Dept. of Consumer Business Sector Assistant to General Executive of Strategic Technologies Development Center Toshihiko Tamura Assistant to General Manager, Car Electronics Business Management Operation of Car Electronics Consumer Div. President of KENWOOD Electronics Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd. Assistant to General Manager, Consumer Business Management Operation of   Consumer Business Sector President of KENWOOD Electronics Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd. Noriyuki Koike Senior Manager, PSI*3 Management Dept., Consumer Business Management Operation of Car Electronics Consumer Div. Leader, PSI*3 Innovation Project, Consumer Business Operation of Consumer Business Sector Senior Manager, PSI*3 Management Dept., Consumer Business Management Operation of Consumer Business Sector Hiroshi Watanabe Senior Manager, Business Management & Administration Dept., Car Electronics Business Management Operation of Car Electronics Consumer Div. Senior Specialist, PSI*3 Management Dept., Consumer Business Management Operation / Senior Specialist, Speaker System Div. of Consumer Business Sector Toru Kawauchi Senior Manager, Car Electronics Marketing Dept. of Car Electronics Consumer Div. Senior Manager, Business Planning Dept.,  Consumer Business Management Operation of Consumer Business Sector Yasuki Ishii Assistant to Senior Manager, Car Electronics   Marketing Dept. / Senior Manager, Car Electronics Domestic Sales Dept. of Car Electronics Consumer Div. Senior Manager, Domestic Sales and Marketing Dept. of Car Electronics Consumer Div. Yasushi Nakayama Senior Manager, Business Management Dept. of Home Electronics Div. Assistant to General Manager, Consumer Business Operation of Consumer Business Sector Senior Specialist, PSI*3 Management Dept., Consumer Business Management Operation of Consumer Business Sector Senior Specialist of Home Electronics Div.   *1 AMS:Advanced Multimedia Systems *2 MM: Multimedia *3 PSI: Production, Sales And Inventory The KENWOOD Corporation is “Reaching out to discover, inspire and enhance the enjoyment of life” as part of its bold, new vision for the future. A leader in “Mobile & Home Multimedia Systems”, KENWOOD is comprised of three business units (Car Electronics, Communications and Home Electronics), 11 domestic and 22 overseas subsidiaries around the world. 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