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1 Press Release Panasonic Corporation February 28, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Investor Relations Contacts: Akira Kadota (Japan) Haruhiko Sezaki (Japan) Global Public Relations Office Investor Relations (Tel: ) (Tel: ) Panasonic News Bureau (Japan) (Tel: ) Jim Reilly (U.S.) (Tel: ) Yuko Iwatsu (U.S.) Panasonic Finance (America), Inc. (Tel: ) Hiroko Carvell (Europe) Panasonic Finance (Europe) plc Anne Guennewig (Europe) (Tel: ) (Tel: ) Panasonic Announces Proposed Senior Management Changes Osaka, Japan, February 28, Panasonic Corporation ([NYSE:PC/TSE:6752] Panasonic ), today announced the following changes of the members of the Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers, effective April 1, 2012, and proposed changes of the members of the Board of Directors, and the Board of Corporate Auditors effective June 27, These proposed changes will be submitted for and subject to approval at the company s ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on June 27, Members of the Board of Directors (Effective April 1) Chairman of the Board Vice Chairman of the Board Kunio Nakamura Masayuki Matsushita Fumio Ohtsubo Executive s Toshihiro Sakamoto In charge of Global Consumer Marketing Sector Takahiro Mori Yasuo Katsura In charge of Planning Representative in Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Director

2 Senior Managing Directors Ken Morita Ikusaburo Kashima Yoshihiko Yamada In charge of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property Director, Corporate Legal Affairs In charge of Corporate Risk Management, Corporate Information Security, Corporate Business Ethics, and Corporate International Affairs In charge of Industrial Devices Business Kazuhiro Tsuga Yoshiiku Miyata Director, Global Consumer Marketing Sector In charge of Design Kazunori Takami**, Appliances Managing Directors Makoto Uenoyama In charge of Accounting and Finance Directors Masatoshi Harada Takashi Toyama Yoshiyuki Miyabe Yoshiaki Nakagawa Ikuo Uno Representative in Kansai, Systems & Communications, Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd. In charge of Media & Spatial Design Laboratory General Manager, Construction Safety Regulations Administration Department In charge of Technology, New Business Strategy Office, and Panasonic Spin-up Fund In charge of Human Resources, General Affairs, and Social Relations Director, Corporate Diversity Promotion In charge of e-work Promotion Office and Facility Management Masayuki Oku Honorary Chairman of the Masaharu Matsushita Board and Executive Advisor, Member of the Board Notes: The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors,, Executive s and Senior Managing Directors are Representative Directors and severally represent the company. Ikuo Uno and Masayuki Oku are outside directors of the company as stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 15 of the Law of Japan.

3 2. Members of the Board of Corporate Auditors (Effective April 1) Senior Corporate Auditors Masahiro Seyama Corporate Auditors Yoshihiro Furuta Yasuo Yoshino Ikuo Hata Hiroyuki Takahashi Chairman, Panasonic Group Auditors Meeting Note: Yasuo Yoshino, Ikuo Hata and Hiroyuki Takahashi are outside corporate auditors. 3. Executive Officers (Effective April 1) Senior Managing Executive Shusaku Nagae In charge of Solution Business Officers, Seiichiro Sano Takumi Kajisha** Managing Executive Officers Yutaka Takehana Toshiaki Kobayashi Yoshihisa Fukushima Hideaki Kawai Laurent Abadie In charge of Special Task In charge of Corporate Communications, Advertising, Corporate Citizenship, and CSR Office Director, Corporate for Government & Public Affairs In charge of External Affairs Director, Electronic Components and Materials Business Group Industrial Devices In charge of Intellectual Property Director, Corporate Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights Operations General Manager, Corporate Planning Group Regional Head for Europe & CIS Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Europe Ltd. Managing Director, Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH

4 Managing Executive Officers Yorihisa Shiokawa Jun Ishii** Mamoru Yoshida** Tsuyoshi Nomura** Regional Head for Asia, the Middle East & Africa Managing Director, Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. In charge of Sales and Channel Strategy for Japan, Global Consumer Marketing Sector, Panasonic Consumer Marketing Co., Ltd. Director, Display Network Products Business Group AVC Networks In charge of Manufacturing Innovation Director, Corporate Manufacturing Innovation In charge of Advanced Production Systems Development, Quality Administration, FF Customer Support & Management, Environmental Affairs, Procurement, Logistics, and Motor Business Administration Office Executive Officers Joseph Taylor Regional Head for North America Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Corporation of North America Toshiro Kisaka Masato Tomita Takeshi Uenoyama Shiro Nishiguchi In charge of Groupwide Cost Busters Project Project Manager, Groupwide Cost Busters Project Director, Corporate Procurement Director, Corporate Global Logistics In charge of Overseas Operations In charge of Device Technology General Manager, Device Strategy Office In charge of Advanced Technology Research Laboratories Acting Director, The Nakao Laboratory Director, AVC Marketing, Global Consumer Marketing Sector

5 Executive Officers Yoshiro Takemoto*, Manufacturing Solutions, Panasonic Factory Solutions Co., Ltd. Kenji Yamane* Yoshio Ito Hidetoshi Osawa Yukio Nakashima Kuniaki Matsukage Masato Ito Yasutomo Fukui Katsuhiko Fujiwara Masahisa Shibata Toshiyuki Takagi Shiro Kitajima, Healthcare, Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd. Senior Director, Display Devices Business Group AVC Networks Regional Head for China & Northeast Asia Chairman, Panasonic Corporation of China Director, Appliances Marketing, Global Consumer Marketing Sector Director, Lighting Business Group, Energy, Member of the Board, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. In charge of Information Systems Senior Director, Air Conditioning and Cold Chain Business Group Appliances, Automotive Systems Senior Director, Business Solutions Business Group AVC Networks, Panasonic Consumer Marketing of North America, Panasonic Corporation of North America

6 Executive Officers Machiko Miyai Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs Director, Corporate Electricity Saving Masahiro Ido* Satoshi Takeyasu* Takeo Endo* In charge of Planning Director, Customer Communication Center Director, Comprehensive Solutions Managing Director, Panasonic Consumer Marketing China, Panasonic Corporation of China 4. Resignation and Appointments of the Members of the Board of Directors (Effective June 27) Resignation: Chairman of the Board Kunio Nakamura Executive Advisor Executive s Toshihiro Sakamoto To take on the role of Corporate Advisor Takahiro Mori To take on the role of Corporate Advisor Senior Managing Directors Ken Morita To take on the role of Corporate Advisor Senior Managing Executive Officer Seiichiro Sano Managing Directors Makoto Uenoyama Retaining his position as Managing Executive Officer Masatoshi Harada Retaining his position as Managing Executive Officer Senior Corporate Auditor Masahiro Seyama Honorary Chairman of the Board and Executive Advisor, Member of the Board Masaharu Matsushita Honorary Chairman Assignments: (as of April 1) Chairman of the Board Fumio Ohtsubo**

7 Kazuhiro Tsuga** Executive Shusaku Nagae Former: Senior Managing Executive Officer Current: In charge of Solution Business, Managing Directors Hideaki Kawai Former: General Manager, Corporate Planning Group Current: Managing Executive Officer Mamoru Yoshida Current: Managing Executive Officer, and Director, Display Network Products Business Group, AVC Networks Senior Corporate Auditor Seiichiro Sano Former: Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Special Task 5. Members of the Board of Directors (Effective June 27) Chairman of the Board Vice Chairman of the Board Fumio Ohtsubo** Masayuki Matsushita Kazuhiro Tsuga** Executive s Yasuo Katsura Representative in Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Director Shusaku Nagae*, ** In charge of Solution Business, In charge of Corporate for Promoting Energy Solution Business Senior Managing Directors Ikusaburo Kashima In charge of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property Director, Corporate Legal Affairs In charge of Corporate Risk Management, Corporate Information Security, Corporate Business Ethics, and Corporate International Affairs Yoshihiko Yamada Yoshiiku Miyata Kazunori Takami In charge of Industrial Devices Business Director, Global Consumer Marketing Sector In charge of Design, Appliances

8 Managing Directors Takashi Toyama In charge of Planning General Manager, Corporate Planning Group In charge of Information Systems Directors Hideaki Kawai* Yoshiyuki Miyabe Yoshiaki Nakagawa Mamoru Yoshida* Ikuo Uno Masayuki Oku In charge of Accounting and Finance In charge of Technology, New Business Strategy Office, and Panasonic Spin-up Fund In charge of Human Resources, General Affairs, and Social Relations Director, Corporate Diversity Promotion In charge of e-work Promotion Office and Facility Management Director, Display Network Products Business Group AVC Networks Notes: The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors,, Executive s and Senior Managing Directors are Representative Directors and severally represent the company. Ikuo Uno and Masayuki Oku are outside directors of the company as stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 15 of the Law of Japan. 6. Members of the Board of Corporate Auditors (Effective June 27) Senior Corporate Auditors Seiichiro Sano* Corporate Auditors Yoshihiro Furuta Yasuo Yoshino Ikuo Hata*** Chairman, Panasonic Group Auditors Meeting Hiroyuki Takahashi Note: Yasuo Yoshino, Ikuo Hata and Hiroyuki Takahashi are outside corporate auditors. * newly appointed ** promoted *** reappointed

9 7. Executive Officers (Effective June 27) Takumi Kajisha Senior Managing Executive Officers In charge of Corporate Communications, Advertising, Corporate Citizenship, and CSR Office Managing Executive Officers Yutaka Takehana Makoto Uenoyama Toshiaki Kobayashi Masatoshi Harada Yoshihisa Fukushima Laurent Abadie Yorihisa Shiokawa Jun Ishii Tsuyoshi Nomura Director, Corporate for Government & Public Affairs In charge of External Affairs Senior In charge of Administration Director, Electronic Components and Materials Business Group Industrial Devices Representative in Kansai In charge of Intellectual Property Director, Corporate Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights Operations Regional Head for Europe & CIS Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Europe Ltd. Managing Director, Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Regional Head for Asia, the Middle East & Africa Managing Director, Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. In charge of Sales and Channel Strategy for Japan, Global Consumer Marketing Sector, Panasonic Consumer Marketing Co., Ltd. In charge of Manufacturing Innovation Director, Corporate Manufacturing Innovation In charge of Advanced Production Systems Development, Quality Administration, FF Customer Support & Management, Environmental Affairs, Procurement, Logistics, and Motor Business Administration Office

10 Executive Officers Joseph Taylor Regional Head for North America Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Corporation of North America Toshiro Kisaka Masato Tomita Takeshi Uenoyama Shiro Nishiguchi In charge of Groupwide Cost Busters Project Project Manager, Groupwide Cost Busters Project Director, Corporate Procurement Director, Corporate Global Logistics In charge of Overseas Operations In charge of Device Technology General Manager, Device Strategy Office In charge of Advanced Technology Research Laboratories Acting Director, The Nakao Laboratory Director, AVC Marketing, Global Consumer Marketing Sector Yoshiro Takemoto Kenji Yamane Yoshio Ito Hidetoshi Osawa Yukio Nakashima, Manufacturing Solutions, Panasonic Factory Solutions Co., Ltd., Healthcare, Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd. Senior Director, Display Devices Business Group AVC Networks Regional Head for China & Northeast Asia Chairman, Panasonic Corporation of China Director, Appliances Marketing, Global Consumer Marketing Sector Kuniaki Matsukage Director, Lighting Business Group

11 Executive Officers Masato Ito, Energy, Member of the Board, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Yasutomo Fukui Katsuhiko Fujiwara Masahisa Shibata Toshiyuki Takagi Shiro Kitajima Machiko Miyai Masahiro Ido Satoshi Takeyasu Takeo Endo In charge of Information Systems Senior Director, Air Conditioning and Cold Chain Business Group Appliances, Automotive Systems, Systems & Communications, Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd. In charge of Media & Spatial Design Laboratory General Manager, Construction Safety Regulations Administration Department, Panasonic Consumer Marketing of North America, Panasonic Corporation of North America Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs Director, Corporate Electricity Saving In charge of Planning Director, Customer Communication Center Director, Comprehensive Solutions Managing Director, Panasonic Consumer Marketing China, Panasonic Corporation of China About Panasonic Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company recorded consolidated net sales of 8.69 trillion yen (US$105 billion) for the year ended March 31, The company's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE:PC) stock exchanges. For more information on the company and the Panasonic brand, visit the company's website at - more ### -