June 26, 1998Management

Asahi Glass Announces the Change of the president

We announce that, at the extraordinary board of directors' meeting held after the General Shareholders' Meeting held on June 26, 1998, Asahi Glass officially decided to change the principal directors including the president and they took their new posts respectively on the same day.

New Title Present Title
Chairman & CEO Hiromichi Seya President & CEO
Vice Chairman Yasuhiko Furukawa Senior Executive Vice President
President Shinya Ishizu Executive Vice President
Director & General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division

Mr. Jiro Furumoto, who was a member of the Board & Executive Advisor, retired from the Board on the same day.

For your reference, the following is a personal profile of Mr. S. Ishizu.

Personal Profile of Mr. Shinya Ishizu

1. Name : Shinya Ishizu
2. Title : President
3. Date of birth : August 23, 1938
4. Place of birth : Tokyo
5. Education : March, 1962
Graduated from Hitotsubashi University
Department of Law
6. Business Experience :
Member of the Board since March, 1994.
June, 1998 President
June, 1997 Executive Vice President
Director & General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division
June, 1996 Managing Director
Director & General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division
June, 1995 Director & General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division
March, 1993 General Manager, Osaka Sales Office
April, 1990 General Manager, Fukuoka Sales Office
October, 1988 Director & General Manager,
Fine Ceramics Division
April, 1962 Joined Asahi Glass
Contact
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
K.Imoto,General Manager
Corporate Communications Div.
TEL: 81-3-3218-5519