Japan Productivity Center (Chairman, Mr. Jiro Ushio) announced its new management team in its board meeting held on June 26, 2009 as follows:

Chairman, Mr. Jiro Ushio
Vice Chairman, Mr. Takeo Shiina
Vice Chairman, Mr. Naoyuki Akikusa (New appointment)
Vice Chairman, Mr. Tsuyoshi Takagi
Vice Chairman, Mr. Kiyoshi Ochiai
Vice Chairman, Mr. Hiroshi Kato
Vice Chairman, Mr. Takeshi Sasaki
President, Mr. Tsuneaki Taniguchi
Managing Director, Mr. Masayoshi Matsukawa
Director, Mr. Shiro Seki (New appointment)
Director, Mr. Osamu Yokokawa (New appointment)
Director, Nobuyuki Tsunoda (New appointment)

Mr. Tomoo Koike and Mr. Kazuo Motoishi, both of whom retired the post of Managing Director were appointed to the post of Full-time Advisor.