01-Oct-2013

APPOINTMENT

Managing Director

Executive

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Japanese

Graduated from Oita University (Faculty of Economics) in March 1986, with a Bachelor's degree.

Mr Akira Nishimura joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (now known as Panasonic Corporation)("MEI")in April 1986 upon his graduation and after being exposed to the extensive corporate training program to learn all aspects of the entire Matsushita/ Panasonic organization, he was assigned to the Personnel Section, Personnel Department, Precision Motor Division, MEI.

In July 1991, he was then assigned to the Personnel Department of National Micro Motor Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of MEI and in October 1994, he was promoted as Coordinator of Precision Motor Division Support Team, Personnel Support Group , H.Q. of MEI. He became a Senior Coordinator of the Corporate Personnel Department, H.Q. of MEI in April 1996. Two years later, he was assigned to the Human Resources Strategy Promotion Office, H.Q. of MEI, as an Assistant Councilor.

In December 2005, Mr Nishimura was made the Manager to Human Resources Strategy Promotion Team, Human Resources Development Office, H.Q. of MEI. He was then promoted to the position of General Manager of the Human Resources Group, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company, MEI, in July 2008. With his strong involvement in the human resource matters within the Panasonic Corporation Group, he was promoted to the position of Director in April 2012, taking charge of the Human Resource & General Affairs Center, Appliances Company of Panasonic Corporation. He held this position until his appointment to Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad.

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