FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2011
Commission File Number: 1-07952
KYOCERA CORPORATION
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,
Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| /s/ Shoichi Aoki |
| Shoichi Aoki |
| Director, |
| Managing Executive Officer and |
| General Manager of |
| Corporate Financial and Business Systems |
| Administration Group |
Date: March 29, 2011
Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | ||
| 1. |
Changes in Directors and Executive Officers | |
To All Persons Concerned
| Name of Company Listed: | Kyocera Corporation | |
| Name of Representative: | Tetsuo Kuba, President and Director | |
| (Code number: 6971, The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, The First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange) | ||
| Person for inquiry: | Shoichi Aoki Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Financial and Business Systems Administration Group (Tel: +81-75-604-3500) | |
Changes in Directors and Executive Officers
This is to advise you that Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba) resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors held on March 28, 2011 changes in directors and executive officers, as follows:
1. Changes in Titles and Assignments of Executive Officers (as from April 1, 2011)
| Name |
New Title [New Assignment] |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Nobuo Kitamura | Senior Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Solar Energy Group] |
Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Solar Energy Group] | ||
| Ken Ishii | Senior Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group] | ||
| Junichi Jinno | Executive Officer [General Manger of Corporate Legal and Intellectual Property Group] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Marketing Division, Corporate New Business Division] | ||
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2. New Candidate for Executive Officer (as from April 1, 2011)
| Name |
New Title [New Assignment] |
Present Title | ||
| Hiroshi Fure | Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Automotive Components Group] |
[General Manager of Corporate Automotive Components Group] | ||
3. Resignation of Executive Officers (as from March 31, 2011)
| Name |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | |
| Akiyoshi Okamoto | Managing Executive Officer [President of Shanghai KYOCERA Electronics Co., Ltd.] (China) * To become Advisor of Kyocera Corporation Corporate Development Group as of April 1, 2011 | |
| Eiichi Toriyama | Managing Executive Officer [President of KYOCERA Communications, Inc.] (North America) * To become Chairman of KYOCERA Communications, Inc. as of April 1, 2011 | |
| Osamu Nomoto | Senior Executive Officer [General Manger of Corporate Legal and Intellectual Property Group] * To become President and Representative Director of Japan Medical Materials Corporation as of April 1, 2011 | |
| Takenori Ugari | Senior Executive Officer [Deputy General Manger of Corporate Communication Equipment Group] * To become Advisor of Kyocera Corporation Corporate Purchasing Group as of April 1, 2011 | |
| Mitsuru Imanaka | Executive Officer [President of KYOCERA Fineceramics GmbH] (Germany) * To become Chairman of KYOCERA Fineceramics GmbH as of April 1, 2011 | |
| Takeshi Oda | Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment R&D Division, Corporate R&D Group] * No change to present assignment | |
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4. Resignation of Director and Executive Officer (as from late-June 2011)
| Name |
New Title |
Present Title | ||
| Yoshihiro Kano | Full-time Corporate Auditor * Scheduled to be elected at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late-June 2011 |
Director Managing Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Development Group] | ||
5. Resignation of Corporate Auditor (as from late-June 2011)
| Name |
Present Title | |
| Kokichi Ishibitsu | Full-time Corporate Auditor * To resign at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late-June 2011 | |
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