KENWOOD Corporation


June 1, 2005
Press Release

Announcement of Organizational and Personnel Changes Effective June 1, 2005


KENWOOD Corporation (President & CEO: Haruo Kawahara; Head Office: Hachioji, Tokyo) is pleased to announce the implementation of the following organizational and personnel changes effective June 1, 2005.

1.  Principal Organizational Changes

KENWOOD Americas Headquarters Preparatory Office was established as of November 15, 2004, and was reestablished as the KENWOOD Americas Headquarters that will gain overall control of KENWOOD U.S.A. as of June 1, 2005.
This integrates the management of the three sales companies of US, Canada and Latin America into one, aiming to reinforce as well as expand KENWOOD's business in the Americas. With this corporate organizational change, KENWOOD's operational management structure for the Americas, Europe and Asia reaches its fully implemented state.
Additionally, the wireless business transferred from Toyo Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. was fused with KENWOOD's extant wireless radio business. The TY Project under the Communications Equipment Division was dissolved for organizational unification and the new business title of PS Management was created in order to enhance activities toward profit and loss management and the goal accomplishment of the profit and loss plan.

2.  Changes in Executive Officers' Posts

The following executive officer's duties are altered in accordance with above organizational change.

Name New Duties Previous Duties
Yoshihiko Ueno Senior Vice President & Executive Officer
Assistant to CEO; Engineering
Senior Vice President & Executive Officer
General Executive of Communications Equipment Div.
General Manager of Yokohama Business Center
Hiroshi Komatsuzaki Executive Vice President & Executive Officer
General Executive of Communications Equipment Div.
General Manager of Yokohama Business Center
Executive Vice President & Executive Officer
Assistant to CEO; Communications Equipment Business
Hiroyuki Taki Senior Vice President & Executive Officer
Deputy General Executive, Vice President, PS Business and Senior Manager, Business Management Dept. of Communications Equipment Div.
Senior Vice President & Executive Officer
Deputy General Executive, Senior Manager, Business Management Dept. and Leader, TY Project of Communications Equipment Div.
Sadaharu Kato Vice Executive
Assistant to CEO; Supporting Speaker System Div.
Vice Executive
General Executive of Speaker System Div.
Assistant to General Executive of Home Electronics Div.


3.  Personnel Transfers

Name New Duties Previous Duties
Osamu Yonahara General Executive of Speaker System Div. Assistant to Senior Manager of KENWOOD Americas Headquarters Preparatory Office
President (part time) of KENWOOD Electronics Canada Inc.
President (part time) of KENWOOD Electronics Latin America S.A.
Kazuhiro Aigami Vice President, Overseas Marketing Management and Senior Manager, Overseas Sales Dept. of Communications Equipment Div. Senior Manager, Overseas Sales Dept. of Communications Equipment Div.


4.  Personnel Transfer of Subsidiaries

Name New Duties Previous Duties
Mikio Kamimura Chairman of KENWOOD U.S.A. Corp.
Representative of KENWOOD Americas Headquarters
President of KENWOOD Electronics Canada Inc.
President of KENWOOD Electronics Latin America S.A.
Senior Manager of KENWOOD Americas Headquarters Preparatory Office



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 comprises three business units (Car Electronics, Communications and Home Electronics) and 36 subsidiaries around the world.

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KENWOOD Corporation (Japan)
Tel: +81-426-46-6724
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Updated September 27, 2005 (C) 2005 KENWOOD Corporation