DENSO Corporation Announces Senior Management Changes

KARIYA, Japan, June 25, 2008 - DENSO Corporation today announced management changes, which were voted upon at today's shareholders meeting. These changes are effective today.

New Directors appointed to the Board:

• Koichi Fukaya, Vice Chairman (from President and CEO)
• Nobuaki Katoh, President and CEO (from Senior Managing Director)
• Hiromi Tokuda, Executive Vice President (from Senior Managing Director)
• Hikaru Sugi, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)
• Shinji Shirasaki, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)
New Managing Officers:
• Yoshiki Sekiguchi, Managing Officer (from General Manager of Sales Planning Department)
• Hiroyuki Murayama, Managing Officer (from General Manager of Corporate ePF Department)
• Hitoshi Tasaka, Managing Officer (from General Manager of ITS Engineering Department 2)
• Koji Arima, Managing Officer (from President of DENSO Manufacturing Italia S.p.A.)
• Katsuhisa Shimokawa, Managing Officer (from Chief Planner of Powertrain Control Systems Business Planning Center)
• Tatsuya Toyoda, Managing Officer (from General Manager of Daian New Plant Project Department)
Board of Director and Managing Officer retirements include:
• Oyuki Ogawa (from Executive Vice President)
• Masatoshi Ano (from Senior Managing Director)
• Sakae Kitazawa (from Managing Officer)

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 119,000 people in 32 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 totaled US$40.2 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to globaldenso.com or visit our media website at densomediacenter.com.

Source: DENSO

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