LAWSON Announces Personnel Changes

2009/01/20

LAWSON, INC. has announced personnel changes of the executive members.

Executive personnel changes (Effective as from March 1, 2009)

New Positions	Name	Current Positions
In charge of Merchandizing & Logistics Division Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board	Toru Moriyama	General Manager, Merchandizing & Logistics Division Senior Executive Vice Presidentc Member of the Board
CFO(Chief Financial Officer) General Manager, Management Services Office Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board	Yoshiyuki Yahagi	CFO(Chief Financial Officer) General Manager, Management Services Office General Manager, Corporate Planning Office Executive Vice President Member of the Board

Personnel changes (Effective as from February 28, 2009)

New Positions Name Current Positions

Adviser
(Chair man,
BestPractice Inc.) Shigeru Niikura Executive Assistant to CEO
In Charge of Store Operation Support Office
Senior Vice President

Adviser
(In Charge of CSR Promotion) Yoshio Shinozaki General Manager,
CSR Promotion Office
Senior Vice President

Personnel changes (Effective as from March 1, 2009)

New Positions Name Current Positions

In charge of Corporate Business Strategy Division
Senior Executive Vice President Takatoshi Kawamura COO (Chief Operating Officer)
In charge of Operating Division
Senior Executive Vice President

General Manager,
Entertainment & Service Development Division
Senior Vice President Noriyuki Nobayashi Assistant to General Manager,
Merchandizing & Logistics Division
General Manager,
Marketing Division
Senior Vice President

General Manager, Merchandizing & Logistics Division
Senior Vice President Hajime Nakai Deputy General Manager,
Merchandizing & Logistics Division
Senior Vice President

General Manager,
Marketing Strategy Group
General Manager,
Branch Support
Senior Vice President Syuichi Imagawa General Manager,
Kinki LAWSON Branch
Deputy Senior Vice President

General Manager,
Human Resources Office
Senior Vice President Kei Murayama General Manager,
Human Resources Office
Deputy Senior Vice President

General Manager,
Corporate Business Strategy Division
Senior Vice President Ichiro Kijima General Manager,
Corporate Business Development Division
Assistant to General Manager
Merchandizing & Logistics Division
General Manager,
Finance Corporate Business Dept, Corporate Business Development Division
Deputy Senior Vice President

Executive Vice President VALUE LAWSON Inc.
Assistant to General Manager,
Merchandizing & Logistics Division
Senior Vice President Atsushi Maeda Executive Vice President VALUE LAWSON Inc.
Assistant to General Manager,
Merchandizing & Logistics Division
Senior Vice President

General Manager,
Quality Control Office
Deputy Senior Vice President Hajime Kawamura General Manager,
Quality Control Office

General Manager,
Kinki LAWSON Branch
Deputy Senior Vice President Yasuhiro Iseki Deputy General Manager,
Kinki LAWSON Branch
General Manager,
Osaka-Wakayama Regional Office

General Manager,
Chugoku & Shikoku LAWSON
Deputy General Manager
Marketing Strategy Group
Deputy Senior Vice President Manabu Matsuura General Manager,
Chugoku & Shikoku LAWSON Branch

Deputy General Manager,
Kanto LAWSON Branch
Assistant to General Manager,
General Affairs Office
Deputy Senior Vice President Nobuyoshi Tanaka Deputy General Manager, Kanto LAWSON Branch
Deputy Senior Vice President

Deputy General Manager,
Kyusyu LAWSON Branch
General Manager,
Kyusyu Regional Office
Deputy Senior Vice President Hiroyuki Endo Deputy General Manager,
Kyusyu LAWSON Branch
General Manager,
Kyusyu Regional Office

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