East Japan Railway : Notice Regarding Changes in Directors and Corporate Auditors, etc.

Notice Regarding Changes in Directors and Corporate Auditors, etc.

(Translation)
May 19, 2015
To whom it may concern:

Company Name:	East Japan Railway Company
Name of Representative:	Tetsuro Tomita President and CEO
Securities Code:	9020 Tokyo Stock Exchange (First Section) Nagoya Stock Exchange (First Section)
Contact Person:	Akira Yakushi General Manager, Public Relations Department
Tel:	[phone]

Notice Regarding Changes in Directors and Corporate Auditors, etc.
The board of directors of East Japan Railway Company resolved at its meeting held on May 19, 2015, to propose changes in Directors and Corporate Auditors and nominate Corporate Auditor candidates for election at the 28th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 23, 2015, as described below.
The relevant resolutions are expected to be adopted at the 28th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.

1. Retiring Directors

Executive Director Tsukasa Haraguchi (to serve as Vice President and Representative Director of East Japan Marketing & Communications, Inc.)
Executive Director Takashi Sawamoto (to serve as President and Representative Director of JR East Facility Management Co., Ltd.)

2. Corporate Auditor Candidates to be Reelected

Corporate Auditor Shigeo Hoshino Corporate Auditor Hajime Higashikawa Corporate Auditor Yoshio Ishida
Mr. Shigeo Hoshino and Mr. Hajime Higashikawa are outside Corporate Auditor candidates. Additionally, the following persons will be elected or retire as Executive Officers.
(New Senior Executive Officers) as of June 23, 2015
Senior Executive Officer
Deputy Director General of Railway
Operations Headquarters;
In charge of Marketing Department, Railway Operations Headquarters; Tourism Promotion
Masao Hino (currently Executive Officer; Deputy Director General of Life-style Business Development Headquarters)
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Senior Executive Officer
Deputy Director General of Railway
Operations Headquarters;
In charge of Information Systems
Planning Department, Corporate
Planning Headquarters;
In charge of Technology Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters;
In charge of Customer Service Quality Reformation Department, Railway Operations Headquarters
Tadao Maekawa (currently Executive Officer; General Manager of Administration Department)
(New Executive Officers) as of June 23, 2015

Executive Officer General Manager of Investment Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters	Katsumi Ise	(currently General Manager of Facilities Department, Railway Operations Headquarters*)
Executive Officer General Manager of Technology Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters; Executive Director of Research & Development Center of JR East Group	Atsushi Yokoyama	(currently Director of Technical Center, Research & Development Center of JR East Group)
Executive Officer General Manager of Life-style Business Development Headquarters	Tetsushiro Matsuzaki	(currently President and Representative Director of JR East Logistics Co., Ltd.)
Executive Officer General Manager of Personnel Department	Yoichi Kise	(currently General Manager of Personnel Department; Director of JR East General Education Center)
Executive Officer General Manager of Hachioji Branch Office	Mikio Uchida	(currently General Manager of Inquiry & Audit Department)
Executive Officer General Manager of Omiya Branch Office	Mikiko Sakamoto	(currently General Manager of Customer Service Quality Reformation Department, Railway Operations Headquarters)
Executive Officer General Manager of Niigata Branch Office	Toshinori Hazuma	(currently General Manager of Life-style Business Development Headquarters)
Executive Officer General Manager of Nagano Branch Office	Masatoshi Kawai	(currently Transport & Rolling Stock Department, Railway Operations Headquarters (JR Chiba Railway Services Co., Ltd.))

* To be reassigned as General Manager of Investment Planning Department, Corporate Planning
Headquarters as of June 1, 2015.
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(Retiring Executive Officers) as of June 22, 2015

Executive Officer General Manager of Technology Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters; Executive Director of Research & Development Center of JR East Group	Tatsuo Odaka	(to serve as Director and Senior Executive Officer of TOTETSU KOGYO CO., LTD.)
Executive Officer General Manager of Hachioji Branch Office	Hiroshi Sato	(to serve as Senior Executive Director of JR East Rail Car Technology & Maintenance Co., Ltd.)
Executive Officer General Manager of Niigata Branch Office	Taichiro Sekimori	(to serve as Vice President and Director of Tokky Co., Ltd.)
Executive Officer General Manager of Nagano Branch Office	Koji Uchida	(to serve as President and Representative Director of SENKEN CO., LTD.)

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(Reference material) Work Responsibilities of Directors

East Japan Railway Company

As of June 23, 2015 (scheduled)

New position	Name	Previous position
Chairman (Director)	Satoshi Seino	Chairman (Director)
Vice Chairman (Director) Technology and Overseas Related Affairs	Masaki Ogata	Vice Chairman (Director) Technology and Overseas Related Affairs
President and CEO (Representative Director)	Tetsuro Tomita	President and CEO (Representative Director)
Executive Vice President (Representative Director) Assistant to President; In charge of Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Life-style Business Development Headquarters	Yuji Fukasawa	Executive Vice President (Representative Director) Assistant to President
Executive Vice President (Representative Director) Assistant to President; In charge of Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of IT & Suica Business Development Headquarters	Naomichi Yagishita	Executive Vice President (Representative Director) Assistant to President
Executive Director Director General of Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Inquiry & Audit Department; In charge of Finance Department	Yuji Morimoto	Executive Director Director General of Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Inquiry & Audit Department; In charge of Finance Department
Executive Director Director General of Railway Operations Headquarters	Osamu Kawanobe	Executive Director Director General of Railway Operations Headquarters
Executive Director Director General of Life-style Business Development Headquarters; In charge of Personnel Department; In charge of Health & Welfare Department	Toshiro Ichinose	Executive Director Director General of Life-style Business Development Headquarters; In charge of Personnel Department; In charge of Health & Welfare Department
Executive Director Deputy Director General of Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Reconstruction Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Shinanogawa Power Station Improvement Department, Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Construction Department	Masahiko Nakai	Executive Director Deputy Director General of Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Reconstruction Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Shinanogawa Power Station Improvement Department, Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Construction Department
Executive Director General Manager of Tokyo Branch Office	Yasuyoshi Umehara	Executive Director General Manager of Tokyo Branch Office
Executive Director Director General of IT & Suica Business Development Headquarters; In charge of Public Relations Department; In charge of Legal Department; In charge of Administration Department; In charge of Olympics and Paralympics	Makoto Takahashi	Executive Director Director General of IT & Suica Business Development Headquarters; In charge of Public Relations Department; In charge of Legal Department; In charge of Administration Department; In charge of Olympics and Paralympics
Executive Director Deputy Director General of Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Facilities Department, Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Electrical & Signal Network System Department, Railway Operations Headquarters	Yasushi Fukuda	Executive Director Deputy Director General of Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Facilities Department, Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Electrical & Signal Network System Department, Railway Operations Headquarters
Executive Director In charge of Overseas Related Affairs	Takao Nishiyama	Executive Director In charge of Overseas Related Affairs
Director Stationmaster of Tokyo Station, Tokyo Branch Office	Takashi Eto	Director Stationmaster of Tokyo Station, Tokyo Branch Office
Director	Takeshi Sasaki	Director
Director	Tomokazu Hamaguchi	Director

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(Reference) Work Responsibilities of Executive Officers

East Japan Railway Company

As of June 23, 2015 (scheduled)

New position	Name	Previous position
Senior Executive Officer Deputy Director General of Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Reconstruction Planning; In charge of Shinagawa Development	Yoshihiro Kumamoto	Senior Executive Officer Deputy Director General of Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Reconstruction Planning; In charge of Shinagawa Development
Senior Executive Officer Deputy Director General of Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Shinagawa Development; In charge of Regional Revitalization; In charge of Tourism Strategy	Yasukazu Yokoyama	Senior Executive Officer Deputy Director General of Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Shinagawa Development; In charge of Regional Revitalization; In charge of Tourism Strategy
Senior Executive Officer Deputy Director General of Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Marketing Department, Railway Operations Headquarters; Tourism Promotion	Masao Hino	Executive Officer Deputy Director General of Life-style Business Development Headquarters
Senior Executive Officer Deputy Director General of Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Information Systems Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Technology Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters; In charge of Customer Service Quality Reformation Department, Railway Operations Headquarters	Tadao Maekawa	Executive Officer General Manager of Administration Department
Executive Officer General Manager of Shinagawa and Large-scale Developments Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters	Shinji Ariyama	Executive Officer General Manager of Shinagawa and Large-scale Developments Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Management Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters	Kiwamu Sakai	Executive Officer General Manager of Management Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Investment Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters	Katsumi Ise	General Manager of Investment Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Technology Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters; Executive Director of Research & Development Center of JR East Group	Atsushi Yokoyama	Director of Technical Center, Research & Development Center of JR East Group
Executive Officer General Manager of Transport Safety Department, Railway Operations Headquarters	Chiharu Watari	Executive Officer General Manager of Transport Safety Department, Railway Operations Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Marketing Department, Railway Operations Headquarters	Ryoji Akaishi	Executive Officer General Manager of Marketing Department, Railway Operations Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Transport & Rolling Stock Department, Railway Operations Headquarters	Tomomichi Ota	Executive Officer General Manager of Transport & Rolling Stock Department, Railway Operations Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Facilities Department, Railway Operations Headquarters	Itsuki Koshiishi	Executive Officer General Manager of Facilities Department, Railway Operations Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Electrical & Signal Network System Department, Railway Operations Headquarters	Yasuhiro Yamamoto	Executive Officer General Manager of Electrical & Signal Network System Department, Railway Operations Headquarters

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Executive Officer General Manager of Shinanogawa Power Station Improvement Department, Railway Operations Headquarters; General Manager of Construction Department	Ikuju Asami	Executive Officer General Manager of Omiya Branch Office
Executive Officer Deputy Director General of Life-style Business Development Headquarters	Kenichiro Arai	Executive Officer General Manager of Life-style Business Development Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Life-style Business Development Headquarters	Tetsushiro Matsuzaki	President and Representative Director of JR East Logistics Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Deputy Director General of IT & Suica Business Development Headquarters	Shinobu Noguchi	Executive Officer Deputy Director General of IT & Suica Business Development Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Personnel Department	Yoichi Kise	General Manager of Personnel Department; Director of JR East General Education Center
Executive Officer In charge of Personnel Department Business Renovation Project; Director of JR East General Education Center	Kunihiko Koike	Executive Officer General Manager of Mito Branch Office
Executive Officer General Manager of Administration Department	Akihiko Ishikawa	Executive Officer General Manager of Chiba Branch Office
Executive Officer Director of Structural Engineering Center	Shinichiro Nozawa	Executive Officer Director of Structural Engineering Center
Executive Officer General Manager of Yokohama Branch Office	Kunihiko Hirano	Executive Officer General Manager of Yokohama Branch Office
Executive Officer General Manager of Hachioji Branch Office	Mikio Uchida	General Manager of Inquiry & Audit Department
Executive Officer General Manager of Omiya Branch Office	Mikiko Sakamoto	General Manager of Customer Service Quality Reformation Department, Railway Operations Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Takasaki Branch Office	Masao Kuroiwa	Executive Officer General Manager of Takasaki Branch Office
Executive Officer General Manager of Mito Branch Office	Michikazu Mukouyama	Executive Officer General Manager of Investment Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Chiba Branch Office	Shinichi Fujimori	Executive Officer General Manager of Shinanogawa Power Station Improvement Department, Railway Operations Headquarters; General Manager of Construction Department
Executive Officer General Manager of Sendai Branch Office	Shigeru Matsuki	Executive Officer General Manager of Sendai Branch Office
Executive Officer General Manager of Morioka Branch Office	Seiji Shima	Executive Officer General Manager of Morioka Branch Office
Executive Officer General Manager of Akita Branch Office	Toshio Shiraishi	Executive Officer General Manager of Akita Branch Office
Executive Officer General Manager of Niigata Branch Office	Toshinori Hazuma	General Manager of Life-style Business Development Headquarters
Executive Officer General Manager of Nagano Branch Office	Masatoshi Kawai	Transport & Rolling Stock Department, Railway Operations Headquarters (JR Chiba Railway Services Co., Ltd.)
Executive Officer General Manager of Shinkansen Transport Department	Akira Oguri	Executive Officer General Manager of Shinkansen Transport Department

(Note) Effective as of June 1, 2015, a change of position will be made as described below.

New position	Name	Previous position
General Manager of Investment Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters	Katsumi Ise	General Manager of Facilities Department, Railway Operations Headquarters

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