Kyocera Corporation Company Culture

Mr. Tetsuo Kuba has been Corporate Advisor of Kyocera Corporation since June 2017. Mr. Kuba serves as the Chairman and President at Kyocera Korea Co. Ltd. Mr. Kuba served as Corporate Advisor of Kyocera Corporation since April 1, 2017. He served as the President and Executive Officer of Kyocera Corporation from April 1, 2009 to April 1, 2013. He served as a General Manager of Corporate Fine Ceramics Division and Corporate Semiconductor Components Group at Kyocera Corporation. He joined Kyocera in 1982. Mr. Kuba served as the Senior Managing Executive Officer of Kyocera from 2007 to April 2009, Managing Executive Officer from 2005 to 2007 and as an Executive Officer from 2003 to 2005. He serves as the Chairman of the Board at KYOCERA Optec Co., Ltd. He has been the Chairman of KYOCERA Crystal Device Corporation since April 1, 2013. He serves as the Chairman of KYOCERA Circuit Solutions, Inc., Kyocera International, Inc. and KYOCERA Connector Products Corporation. He served as Chairman of the Board at KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. until April 1, 2017. He served as the Chairman of AVX Corporation since April 1, 2015 until July 25, 2016. He served as the Chairman of Kyocera Corporation since April 1, 2013 until April 1, 2017 and served as its Director since 2008. He serves as a Director of KYOCERA MITA Corporation. He serves as a Director of Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd. He served as a Director of Nihon Inter Electronics Corporation. He served as a Director of AVX Corporation since May 18, 2009 until August 2, 2017. Mr. Kuba served as an Outside Director of KDDI Corporation since June 2013 and served as its Audit & Supervisory Board Member.

Mr. Hideo Tanimoto has been the President of Kyocera Corporation since February 2017. Mr. Tanimoto served as the General Manager of Corporate Fine Ceramics Group at Kyocera Corp., since April 1, 2015 and served as its Managing Executive Officer since April 2016 until February 2017 also served as its Executive Officer since April 1, 2015. He has been a Representative Director of Kyocera Corp. since June 2016 and Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. since April 2017. He has been a Director of AVX Corporation since August 2, 2017.

Mr. Junichi Jinno has been General Manager of Corporate Legal and Intellectual Property Group for Kyocera Corp. since April 1, 2011 and has been its Senior Executive Officer since April 1, 2013. Mr. Jinno served as an Executive Officer Kyocera Corp. until April 1, 2013. Mr. Jinno served as General Manager of Marketing Division and Corporate New Business Division at Kyocera from 2010 to April 1, 2011 and also served as its General Manager of Corporate R&D Group for Equipment & Systems. Mr. Jinno served as General Manager of Corporate Communication Systems Equipment Division at Kyocera.

Mr. Shoichi Aoki has been General Manager of Corporate Financial and Accounting Group of Kyocera Corp. since April 1, 2013 and has been its Managing Executive Officer since April 2009. Mr. Aoki serves as an Auditor at Nihon Inter Electronics Corporation. He served as a General Manager of Corporate Financial and Business Systems Administration Group from 2010 to April 1, 2013. He served as General Manager of Corporate Financial & Accounting Group for Kyocera Corp., until September 2010 and also served as its Executive Officer from 2005 to March 2009. He has been a Director of Kyocera Corp. since June 2009 and AVX Corp. since July 2012.

Mr. Robert E. Whisler, also known as Bob, serves as the President of Kyocera America, Inc. Mr. Whisler has been President of Kyocera International, Inc. since April 1, 2016. He has been Executive Officer for Kyocera Corp. since 2005 and has been its Director since 2016. He serves as a Director of Kyocera America, Inc. and Kyocera International, Inc.

Mr. Koichi Kano serves as a Managing Executive Officer at Kyocera Corp. until June 27, 2016 and has been its General Manager of Corporate Development Group since April 1, 2013. Mr. Kano served as Senior Executive Officer of Kyocera Corporation since June 27, 2016. He served as a Senior Executive Officer of Kyocera Corp. since April 1, 2015. Mr. Kano served as an Executive Officer of Kyocera Corp., since April 1, 2013 until April 1, 2015. Mr. Kano serves as a Director of Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd. Mr. Kano has been a Director of Kyocera Corp. since June 27, 2016 and AVX Corp. since July 20, 2016. Mr. Kano serves as a Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. and KYOCERA Crystal Device Corporation.

Mr. Hiroshi Fure serves as General Manager of Corporate Organic Materials Semiconductor Components Group at Kyocera Corp. and has been its Senior Managing Executive Officer since April 1, 2015. Mr. Fure served as an Executive Officer of Kyocera Corp., from April 1, 2011 to April 1, 2013 also Managing Executive Officer from April 1, 2013 to April 1, 2015 and General Manager of Corporate Automotive Components Group since April 2009. He has been a Director of Kyocera Corp., since June 2013. He has been a Director of AVX Corporation since August 2, 2017.

Mr. Ken Ishii has been Senior Managing Executive Officer of Kyocera Corp. since April 1, 2015 and also serves as its General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group since April 2009. Mr. Ishii served as Managing Executive Officer for Kyocera Corp. since April 1, 2012. Mr. Ishii served as President and Chairman of Kyocera Precision Tools Korea Co., Ltd. at Tools Korea Co., Ltd. Mr. Ishii served as Senior Executive Officer of Kyocera Corp. from April 1, 2011 to April 1, 2012. He served as an Executive Officer of Kyocera since 2009 until April 1, 2011. He has been a Director for Kyocera since June 27, 2012. Mr. Ishii served as a Corporate Auditor of Nipponkoa Insurance Co Ltd.

Mr. Norihiko Ina has been the President of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. since April 1, 2017 and served as its Senior General Manager of Corporate Sales Division until April 1, 2017 and President of KYOCERA Document Solutions America, Inc. since August 2011. Mr. Ina has been a Member of Management Board and Director at Ceyoniq Technology GmbH since April 09, 2017. He serves as a Managing Executive Officer of Kyocera Corporation and has been its Director since June 27, 2017. He served as Managing Executive Officer of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. He has been the President of Kyocera Mita America, Inc. since August 2011. He served as an Executive Officer at KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. He joined Kyocera Mita Corporation in 1987. He had a successful track record of proven leadership. From 1994 to 2008, he served as the President of Kyocera Mita UK and Senior Manager of Kyocera Mita Europe in Amsterdam. In 2008, he returned to KMC as Manager of the Sales and Planning departments for the American market. Since 2010, Mr. Ina has been with KMC's Business Strategy Division where he has focused on its initiatives aimed at further expansion of its document solution business. He has been a Director of Kyocera Document Solutions Australia Pty Ltd. since April 01, 2016. He has been a Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. since June 2014.