Mitsubishi Electric : Announces Members of Investigative Committee

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Mitsubishi Electric Announces Members of Investigative Committee

TOKYO, July 26, 2021 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(TOKYO: 6503) announced today that in response to the discovery of certain inspection practices concerning HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems) for railcars and other products for railcars manufactured at the company's Nagasaki Works (Togitsu- Cho, Nishisonogi-Gun, Nagasaki Prefecture), it has established an investigative committee consisting of external experts, as per the company's previous announcement Mitsubishi Electric Moves to Reform its

Quality Cultureon July 2.

The committee members (listed below) will now determine their specific investigative procedures and schedule. Mitsubishi Electric will fully cooperate with the investigation.

Members of Investigative Committee

Chair:	Hiroshi Kimeda, Partner (Attorney-at-law), Nishimura & Asahi
Members:	Mitsuhiro Umezu, Professor, Keio University (specialty: business ethics)
	Masahiko Munechika, Professor, Waseda University (specialty: quality management)

Purpose of Investigative Committee

• Investigate the facts surrounding certain inspection practices concerning HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems) for railcars and other products for railcars, elucidate the causes and formulate recommendations for preventing any recurrence.
• Also investigate the existence of any other inappropriate inspections concerning quality company-wide and, if found, elucidate the causes and formulate recommendations for preventing any recurrence.
• Investigate any related matter identified during the above investigations that are deemed relevant.

Future Actions

Mitsubishi Electric has asked the investigative committee to provide the results of its investigation and its proposals for measures to prevent recurrence by this coming September. In addition, the committee has been asked to carry out investigations across all company divisions simultaneously.

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About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

With 100 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment. Mitsubishi Electric enriches society with technology in the spirit of its "Changes for the Better." The company recorded a revenue of 4,191.4 billion yen (U.S.$ 37.8 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. For more information, please visit www.MitsubishiElectric.com

*U.S. dollar amounts are translated from yen at the rate of ¥111=U.S.$1, the approximate rate on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2021

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Profiles of Investigative Committee Members

Committee	Hiroshi Kimeda
Chair
Affiliation	Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (attorney-at-law)
	1993-2002		Public prosecutor
	1997-1998		Special Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
	1998-1999		Visiting researcher, Notre Dame Law School
Profile	1999-2001		Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
2001-2002		Planning and Coordination Bureau, Financial Services Agency
	2002		Registered as attorney, Tokyo Bar Association
	2002		Admitted to Nishimura Law Office (now Nishimura & Asahi)
	2005-2013		Visiting professor, Toin Yokohama Law School
Committee	Mitsuhiro Umezu, Ph.D.
Member
Affiliation	Professor, Keio University (specializing in business ethics)
	1985-1987		Lecturer, University of Illinois, Chicago
	1986-1992		Senior lecturer, Loyola University of Chicago
	1987-1992		Lecturer, Northwestern University
Profile	1992-2003		Lecturer, International Center, Keio University
2003-2005		Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University
	2005-2007		Assistant professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University
	2007-2020		Associate professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University
	2021-Present		Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University
Committee	Masahiko Munechika, Dr.
Member
Affiliation	Professor, Waseda University (specializing in quality management)
	1987-1992		Assistant, Department of Reaction Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
Profile	1992-1993		Lecturer, School of Science and Engineering (now Faculty of Science and
		Engineering), Waseda University
	1993-1999		Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
	1999-Present		Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

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