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Press Room 2002
May14,2002
Mitsubishi Rayon Co.,Ltd.
Establishment of the Management Advisory Committee
On June 27, 2002, Mitsubishi Rayon (code # 3404, TSE Sec.1, Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Yoshiyuki Sumeragi) will establish a standing Management Advisory Committee. This Committee will be charged with improving the fairness and transparency of Company management as well as strengthening the quality of Mitsubishi Rayon’s overall corporate governance.
1. Overview of the Management Advisory Committee
(1) Members
The Committee will consist of five members: the Mitsubishi Rayon Chairman, the Corporate Auditor and Advisor, and two respected experts from outside the Companies.
(2) Functions
The Committee will focus heavily on compliance and shareholder concerns as they apply to Mitsubishi Rayon Group management practices. It will also employ its outsider status to provide the Mitsubishi Rayon President with suggestions and advice on the following:
1. Medium- to long-term management goals for the Group as a whole
2. Company presidential candidates or successors
3. Appropriate remuneration for the Company President
(3) Scope of Authority
While the Committee has no binding powers, the President is expected to carefully consider Committee recommendations when deciding on a course of action
(4) Dates Convened
The Committee will meet a minimum of three times annually (in March, May, and November), with additional meetings held as necessary
(5) Length of Appointment
Committee appointments are for one year, with possible reappointment
2. Current Committee Membership (present post)
Chairman:
Eiichi Taguchi (Chairman, Mitsubishi Rayon)
Hiromichi Seya (Chairman, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.)
Hiroyuki Itami (Professor, Hitotsubashi Univ.)
Masaaki Aoki (Corporate Auditor, Mitsubishi Rayon)
Yataro Nagai (Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Rayon)
Reference:
1. Brief history of Mr. Hiromichi Seya (as of May 14, 2002)
Name and Date of Birth October 7, 1930
Resident of Tokyo
Academic Background
MAR 1954 Graduated from Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
Career History
APR 1954 Entered Asahi Glass Company, Ltd.
MAR 1982 General Manager of Chemical Product Department
MAR 1985 Director & General Manager of Chemical Product Department
MAR 1987 Managing Director & Head of Chemical Product Headquarters
MAR 1988 Senior Managing Director
MAR 1990 Deputy President
APR 1992 President
JUN 1998 Chairman
Award Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Couronne from Kingdom of Belgium
2. Brief History of Mr. Hiroyuki Itami (as of May 14, 2002)
Name and Year of Birth 1945 (Aichi Prefecture)
Academic Background
MAR 1967 Graduated from Faculty of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University
MAR 1969 MA, Graduate school of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University
AUG 1972 Ph.D., Graduate school of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University
Career History
APR 1973 Full-time lecturer at Faculty of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University
SEP 1975 - AUG 1976 Visiting Assistant Professor at Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
APR 1977 Assistant Professor at Faculty of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University
SEP 1982 - AUG 1983 Visiting Associate Professor at Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
APR 1984 Professor at Faculty of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University
Research Field Corporate Strategies, Industrial Economics
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