FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 7, 2014
ADVANTEST CORPORATION
Toshio Maruyama, Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
Stock Code Number: 6857, TSE first section
Ticker Symbol: ATE, NYSE
CONTACT:
Yoshiaki Yoshida
Director, Managing Executive Officer &
Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations Group
Phone: +81-(0)3-3214-7500
Announcement regarding Change of Representative Director, and President & CEO
Advantest Corporation (the “Company”) announces the following change of Representative Director, and President & CEO, which was approved at the board of directors’ meeting held today.
| 1. | Reason for the Change: |
Mr. Haruo Matsuno, the former Representative Director, President & CEO, has entered into a long-term medical treatment due to a sudden illness.
| 2. | Names, Titles and Date of Change for the new Representative Director, and the former and the new President & CEO: |
| Name | New Title | Former Title | Date of Change |
(Newly appointed) Shinichiro Kuroe | Representative Director, President & CEO | Director, Corporate Vice President | August 7, 2014 appointed |
| Haruo Matsuno | Representative Director | Representative Director, President & CEO | August 7, 2014 |
3. Brief Personal History of the New Representative Director, President & CEO:
| Date of Birth | Brief Personal History | Number of Shares of the Company held |
| March 30, 1959 | April 1981 Joined the Company June 2005 Executive Officer June 2009 Director, Managing Executive Officer June 2013 Director, Corporate Vice President | 3,728 Shares |
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