Announcing Official Organizational Restructuring and Personnel Changes

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Announcing Official Organizational Restructuring and Personnel Changes

March 3, 2015

Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. hereby announces the following organizational restructuring and personnel changes.

Organizational Restructuring (Effective March 16, 2015)
We are shifting our production structure to a headquarters-controlled system, in order to establish a steadfast operating base capable of responding to the rapid market changes that surround our digital entertainment business.

Production Division 1(New Division)
Production Division 2(New Division)
Production Division 3(New Division)
Production Management Division(New Division)
Sales Division(New Division)
Public Relations and Promotion Division
Intellectual Property Division(New Division)

Division Director (Effective March 16, 2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position
Katsunori Okita	Executive Director Division Manager, Production Division 1	Executive Director
Sadaaki Kaneyoshi	Executive Director Division Manager, Production Division 3 General Manager, Production Department 4 General Manager, Production Department 8	Executive Director
Shoji Dewa	Division Manager, Production Division 2 General Manager, Production Department 3	Senior Content Officer
Kazutaka Kubota	Division Manager, Production Management Division	Content Officer
Shinji Hirano	Division Manager, Sales Division General Manager, International Sales	General Manager of EU Branch, Global Business Division
Yoshihiko Ota	Division Manager, Intellectual Property Division	Content Officer

General Manager (Effective March 16, 2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position
Yoshitaka Nishimura	General Manager, Production Department 1, Production Division 1	Senior Producer
Masato Okuaki	General Manager, Production Department 2, Production Division1	Content Officer
Kyo Takashimizu	General Manager, Production Department 5, Production Division 3	Content Officer
Koji Kobayashi	General Manager, Production Department 6, Production Division 3	Senior Producer
Tatsuya Sato	General Manager, Production Department 7, Production Division 3	Senior Producer
Hirotaka Ishikawa	General Manager, Production Management Department, Production Management Division	Director of Creative Support Center
Hirofumi Mamitsu	General Manager, Manufacturing Management Department, Production Management Division	Manager, Manufacturing Management Department, Manufacturing Management Division, Kanagawa Office
Takahiro Ichikawa	General Manager, Domestic Sales Department, Production Management Division	General Manager, Domestic Sales Department
Yoshihito Kato	General Manager, Intellectual Property Department, Intellectual Property Division	Manager, Patent Group, Intellectual Property Department

Overseas Offices (Effective March 16, 2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position
Yasuyuki Yamaji	General Manager, U.S. Branch, International Sales Department, Sales Division (President, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.)	General Manager, Corporate Management Department, KONAMI CORPORATION
Tomotada Tashiro	General Manager, EU Branch, International Sales Department, Sales Division (President, Konami Digital Entertainment B.V.)	Deputy Division Manager, Global Business Division