Tokyo, February 20, 2001--- Following a meeting today in Tokyo, the Board of Directors of Fujitsu Limited announced the following executive changes, to take effect April 1, 2001 and pending approval at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting in late June.
Board Member Changes to Be Effective as of April 1, 2001
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
| Tadayasu Sugita | Senior Executive Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Akio Moridera | Senior Executive Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Takashi Takaya | Senior Executive Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Masaru Takei | Executive Vice President | Senior Vice President |
| Kazuo Murano | Senior Vice President | Member of the Board |
| Noboru Ogi | Senior Vice President | Member of the Board |
| Hiroaki Kurokawa | Senior Vice President | Member of the Board |
| Koichi Ota | Senior Vice President | Member of the Board |
| Keizo Fukagawa | Member of the Board | Senior Executive Vice President |
| Tatsuhiko Otaki | Member of the Board | Executive Vice President |
| Isao Suzuki | Member of the Board | Executive Vice President |
| Hiroshi Oshima | Member of the Board | Senior Vice President |
| Tatsuzumi Furukawa | Member of the Board | Senior Vice President |
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Concurrent with the changes above, Mr. Tatsuhiko Otaki will also become Advisor to Fujitsu Support and Service Inc., and Mr. Hiroshi Oshima will become Advisor to Fujitsu FIP Corporation.
Board Member Resignations Following Annual Shareholders' Meeting (late June, 2001)
| Name | Position (as of June 2001) |
| Keizo Fukagawa | Member of the Board |
| Tatsuhiko Otaki | Member of the Board |
| Isao Suzuki | Member of the Board |
| Hiroshi Oshima | Member of the Board |
| Tatsuzumi Furukawa | Member of the Board |
| Ryusuke Hoshikawa | Member of the Board |
| Hidetoshi Shibagaki | Member of the Board |
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- Concurrent with the resignations above, the following appointments are anticipated:
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Mr. Keizo Fukagawa will become Executive Advisor to Fujitsu Limited; |
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Mr. Tatsuhiko Otaki will become Advisor to Fujitsu Limited and President of Fujitsu Support and Service Inc.; |
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Mr. Isao Suzuki will become Advisor to Fujitsu Limited and President of Fujitsu Business Systems Ltd.; |
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Mr. Hiroshi Oshima will become Advisor to Fujitsu Limited and Vice President of Fujitsu FIP Corporation; |
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Mr. Tatsuzumi Furukawa will become Advisor to Fujitsu Limited and Vice President of NIFTY Corporation; |
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Mr. Ryusuke Hoshikawa will become Advisor to Fujitsu Limited and President of Fujitsu LSI Technology Ltd.; and |
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Mr. Hidetoshi Shibagaki will become Executive Advisor to Fujitsu Limited. |
New Appointments to the Board of Directors Pending Approval at
Annual Shareholders' Meeting (late June, 2001)
| Name | New Appointment | Current Position |
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| Michiyoshi Mazuka | Member of the Board | Group President
Sales Group, Industries |
| Toshihiko Ono | Member of the Board | Group Executive Vice President
Electronic Devices Group |
| Michio Atarashi | Member of the Board | Group Executive Vice President
System Engineering Group |
| Yasushi Tajiri | Member of the Board | CEO
Amdahl Corp. |
| Takashi Aoki | Member of the Board | Group President
Computer Systems Group |
| Ichiro Komura | Member of the Board | Group Senior Vice President
Information Processing Administration Group |
| Kazuhiko Kato | Member of the Board | General Manager
Controller and Accounting Division |
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About Fujitsu
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of Internet- based information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates worldwide -- including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting -- it had consolidated revenues of 5.26 trillion yen ($49.6 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. Fujitsu's pace-setting technologies, world-class computing and telecommunications platforms, and global corps of over 60,000 systems and services experts make it uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the Internet to help its customers succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group has 188,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries.
Internet: http://www.fujitsu.com/
Press contacts
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Fujitsu Limited, Public Relations
Tel: +81-3-3215-5236 (Tokyo)
Fax: +81-3-3216-9365
E-mail: pr@fujitsu.com
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