Form 6-K
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FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of February 2010

Commission File Number: 1-6784

Panasonic Corporation

Kadoma, Osaka, Japan

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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This Form 6-K consists of:

 

  1. News release issued on February 22, 2010, by Panasonic Corporation (the registrant), announcing proposed senior management changes.


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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Panasonic Corporation
By:  

/S/    YUKITOSHI ONDA

  Yukitoshi Onda, Attorney-in-Fact
  General Manager of Investor Relations
  Panasonic Corporation

Dated: February 24, 2010


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February 22, 2010

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   
Media Contacts:    Investor Relations Contacts:

Akira Kadota (Japan)

   Makoto Mihara (Japan)

International PR

   Investor Relations

(Tel: +81-3-6403-3040)

   (Tel: +81-6-6908-1121)

Panasonic News Bureau (Japan)

   Yuko Iwatsu (U.S.)

(Tel: +81-3-3542-6205)

   Panasonic Finance (America), Inc.
   (Tel: +1-212-698-1365)

Jim Reilly (U.S.)

   Hiroko Carvell (Europe)

(Tel: +1-201-392-6067)

   Panasonic Finance (Europe) plc
   (Tel: +44-20-7562-4400)

Anne Guennewig (Europe)

  

(Tel: +49-611-235-457)

  

Panasonic Announces Proposed Senior Management Changes

Osaka, Japan, February 22, 2010 - Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic [NYSE symbol: PC]), today announced the following changes of the members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers, effective April 1, 2010, and proposed changes of the members of the Board of Directors, effective June 25, 2010. These proposed changes will be submitted for and subject to approval at the company’s ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on June 25, 2010.

1 . Members of the Board of Directors (Effective April 1)

 

Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Chairman of the Board   Kunio Nakamura  
Vice Chairman of the Board   Masayuki Matsushita  
President   Fumio Ohtsubo  
Executive Vice Presidents   Koshi Kitadai  
 

 

Toshihiro Sakamoto

 

 

In charge of Domestic Consumer Marketing / General Director, Consumer Products Marketing / In charge of Domestic Customer Satisfaction and Design

 

 

Takahiro Mori

 

 

In charge of Planning, Corporate Division for Promoting Systems & Equipment Business, Electrical Supplies Sales, Project Sales and Building Products Sales

 

 

Yasuo Katsura

(promoted)

 

 

Representative in Tokyo / Director, Corporate Division for Government & Public Affairs


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Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Senior Managing Directors   Hitoshi Otsuki   In charge of Overseas Operations
 

 

Ken Morita

 

 

President, AVC Networks Company

 

 

Ikusaburo Kashima

(promoted)

 

 

In charge of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property, Corporate Business Ethics, Legal Consultation & Solutions Center and Corporate International Affairs

 

 

Junji Nomura

(promoted)

 

 

In charge of Technology and Corporate Division for Promoting Energy Solutions Business

Managing Directors   Kazunori Takami   President, Home Appliances Company / In charge of Lighting Company
 

 

Makoto Uenoyama

(promoted)

 

 

In charge of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems

 

 

Masatoshi Harada

(promoted)

 

 

In charge of Personnel, General Affairs, Social Relations and e-Work Promotion Office

Directors   Ikuo Uno  
 

 

Masayuki Oku

 
 

 

Masashi Makino

 

 

In charge of Manufacturing Innovation, Facility Management, Quality Administration, FF Customer Support & Management and Environmental Affairs / Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs Division

Honorary Chairman of the

Board and Executive Advisor, Member of the Board

  Masaharu Matsushita  

 

Notes:   The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Managing Directors are Representative Directors and severally represent the company.
  Ikuo Uno and Masayuki Oku are outside directors of the company as stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 15 of the Company Law of Japan.

2. Members of the Board of Corporate Auditors (Effective April 1)

 

Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Senior Corporate Auditors   Kenichi Hamada   Chairman, Panasonic Group Auditors Meeting
 

 

Masahiro Seyama

 
Corporate Auditors   Yasuo Yoshino  
 

 

Ikuo Hata

 
 

 

Hiroyuki Takahashi

 

Note: Yasuo Yoshino, Ikuo Hata and Hiroyuki Takahashi are outside corporate auditors.


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3. Executive Officers (Effective April 1)

 

Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Managing Executive Officers   Yoshihiko Yamada   In charge of Industrial Sales
 

 

Kazuhiro Tsuga

 

 

President, Automotive Systems Company

  Takumi Kajisha   In charge of Corporate Communications, Advertising, Corporate Citizenship and CSR Office
 

 

Ikuo Miyamoto

 

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for Asia and Oceania / Managing Director, Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

 

 

Yoshiiku Miyata

 

 

Senior Vice President / Director, Visual Products and Display Devices Business Group / In charge of PDP Business and Overseas Operations, AVC Networks Company

 

 

Yutaka Takehana

 

 

Representative in Kansai / In charge of Corporate Risk Management and Corporate Information Security

 

 

Toshiaki Kobayashi

(promoted)

 

 

President, Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd.

Executive Officers   Masaaki Fujita   In charge of Global Procurement / Director, Corporate Procurement Division / In charge of Global Logistics / Director, Corporate Global Logistics Division / In charge of Trading Company
 

 

Yoshihisa Fukushima

 

 

In charge of Intellectual Property / Director, Corporate Intellectual Property Division / President, Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company

 

 

Naoto Noguchi

 

 

President, Energy Company

 

 

Osamu Waki

 

 

President, Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.

 

 

Joseph Taylor

 

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for North America / Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Corporation of North America

 

 

Takashi Toyama

 

 

President, System Networks Company / President, Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.

 

 

Jun Ishii

 

 

In charge of New Business Promotion/ President, Panasonic Consumer Marketing Co., Ltd. / In charge of Corporate CS Division

 

 

Toshiro Kisaka

 

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for China and Northeast Asia / Chairman, Panasonic Corporation of China

 

 

Masato Tomita

 

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for CIS, the Middle East & Africa

 

 

Hideaki Kawai

 

 

General Manager, Corporate Finance & IR Group / In charge of Financial Operations Center

 

 

Takeshi Uenoyama

 

 

In charge of Device Technology / General Manager, Device Strategy Office / In charge of Advanced Technology Research Laboratories / Acting Director, The Nakao Laboratory


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Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Executive Officers   Shiro Nishiguchi  

Director, Corporate Marketing Division for Digital AVC Products, Consumer Products Marketing

 

  Yoshiyuki Miyabe  

In charge of Digital Network & Software Technology, Tokyo R&D Center, Overseas R&D Centers, New Business Strategy Office, Panasonic Spin-up Fund and acTVila Business Promotion

 

  Laurent Abadie  

Director, Corporate Management Division for Europe / Chairman & CEO Panasonic Europe Ltd.

 

  Yorihisa Shiokawa  

COO, Panasonic Europe Ltd. / Managing Director, Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH

 

  Yoshio Ito  

President, Lighting Company

 

  Hidetoshi Osawa  

Director, Corporate Communications Division

 

  Yoshiaki Nakagawa  

General Manager, Corporate Planning Group

 

  Mamoru Yoshida  

Senior Vice President / Director, Network Business Group, AVC Networks Company

 

  Tsuyoshi Nomura  

Director, Corporate Manufacturing Innovation Division / President, Advanced Production Systems Development Company

 

 

Nobuharu Akamine

(newly appointed)

 

Senior Vice President, System Networks Company and Executive Senior Vice President, Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.

 

 

Kuniaki Okahara

(newly appointed)

 

Director, Corporate Engineering Quality Administration Division / In charge of Corporate FF Customer Support & Management Division

 

 

Yukio Nakashima

(newly appointed)

  Director, Home Appliances and Wellness Products Marketing Division, Consumer Products Marketing

Note: Effective March 31, 2010, Hideo Kawasaki, Shigeru Omori and Koji Itazaki will retire from the office of Executive Officer.


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4. Resignation and Appointments of the Members of the Board of Directors (Effective June 25)

Resignation:

 

Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Executive Vice President   Koshi Kitadai   To be appointed Corporate Advisor, Panasonic Corporation

Appointments:

 

Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities (as of April 1)

Managing Director   Yoshihiko Yamada   In charge of Industrial Sales
Director   Takashi Toyama   President, System Networks Company / President, Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.

5. Members of the Board of Directors (Effective June 25)

 

Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Chairman of the Board   Kunio Nakamura  
Vice Chairman of the Board   Masayuki Matsushita  
President   Fumio Ohtsubo  
Executive Vice Presidents   Toshihiro Sakamoto   In charge of Domestic Consumer Marketing / General Director, Consumer Products Marketing / In charge of Domestic Customer Satisfaction and Design
  Takahiro Mori   In charge of Planning, Corporate Division for Promoting Systems & Equipment Business, Electrical Supplies Sales, Project Sales and Building Products Sales
  Yasuo Katsura   Representative in Tokyo / Director, Corporate Division for Government & Public Affairs
Senior Managing Directors   Hitoshi Otsuki   In charge of Overseas Operations
  Ken Morita   President, AVC Networks Company
  Ikusaburo Kashima   In charge of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property, Corporate Business Ethics, Legal Consultation & Solutions Center and Corporate International Affairs
  Junji Nomura   In charge of Technology and Corporate Division for Promoting Energy Solutions Business
Managing Directors  

Yoshihiko Yamada

(newly appointed)

  In charge of Industrial Sales
  Kazunori Takami   President, Home Appliances Company / In charge of Lighting Company
  Makoto Uenoyama   In charge of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems
  Masatoshi Harada   In charge of Personnel, General Affairs, Social Relations and e-Work Promotion Office


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Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Directors   Ikuo Uno  
  Masayuki Oku  
  Masashi Makino   In charge of Manufacturing Innovation, Facility Management, Quality Administration, FF Customer Support & Management and Environmental Affairs / Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs Division
 

 

Takashi Toyama

(newly appointed)

 

 

President, System Networks Company / President, Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.

Honorary Chairman of the

Board and Executive Advisor, Member of the Board

  Masaharu Matsushita  

 

Notes:

  The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Managing Directors are Representative Directors and severally represent the company.
  Ikuo Uno and Masayuki Oku are outside directors of the company as stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 15 of the Company Law of Japan.

6. Members of the Board of Corporate Auditors (Effective June 25)

 

Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Senior Corporate Auditors   Kenichi Hamada   Chairman, Panasonic Group Auditors Meeting
 

 

Masahiro Seyama

 
Corporate Auditors   Yasuo Yoshino  
 

 

Ikuo Hata

 
 

 

Hiroyuki Takahashi

 

 

Note:

  Yasuo Yoshino, Ikuo Hata and Hiroyuki Takahashi are outside corporate auditors.


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7. Executive Officers (Effective June 25)

 

Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Managing Executive Officers   Kazuhiro Tsuga   President, Automotive Systems Company
 

 

Takumi Kajisha

 

 

In charge of Corporate Communications, Advertising, Corporate Citizenship and CSR Office

 

 

Ikuo Miyamoto

 

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for Asia and Oceania / Managing Director, Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

 

 

Yoshiiku Miyata

 

 

Senior Vice President / Director, Visual Products and Display Devices Business Group / In charge of PDP Business and Overseas Operations, AVC Networks Company

  Yutaka Takehana   Representative in Kansai / In charge of Corporate Risk Management and Corporate Information Security
 

 

Toshiaki Kobayashi

 

 

President, Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd.

Executive Officers   Masaaki Fujita   In charge of Global Procurement / Director, Corporate Procurement Division / In charge of Global Logistics / Director, Corporate Global Logistics Division / In charge of Trading Company
 

 

Yoshihisa Fukushima

 

 

In charge of Intellectual Property / Director, Corporate Intellectual Property Division / President, Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company

 

 

Naoto Noguchi

 

 

President, Energy Company

 

 

Osamu Waki

 

 

President, Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.

 

 

Joseph Taylor

 

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for North America / Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Corporation of North America

 

 

Jun Ishii

 

 

In charge of New Business Promotion / President, Panasonic Consumer Marketing Co., Ltd. / In charge of Corporate CS Division

 

 

Toshiro Kisaka

 

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for China and Northeast Asia / Chairman, Panasonic Corporation of China

 

 

Masato Tomita

 

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for CIS, the Middle East & Africa

 

 

Hideaki Kawai

 

 

General Manager, Corporate Finance & IR Group / In charge of Financial Operations Center

 

 

Takeshi Uenoyama

 

 

In charge of Device Technology / General Manager, Device Strategy Office / In charge of Advanced Technology Research Laboratories / Acting Director, The Nakao Laboratory

 

 

Shiro Nishiguchi

 

 

Director, Corporate Marketing Division for Digital AVC Products, Consumer Products Marketing

 

 

Yoshiyuki Miyabe

 

 

In charge of Digital Network & Software Technology, Tokyo R&D Center, Overseas R&D Centers, New Business Strategy Office, Panasonic Spin-up Fund and acTVila Business Promotion

 

 

Laurent Abadie

 

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for Europe / Chairman & CEO Panasonic Europe Ltd.

 

 

Yorihisa Shiokawa

 

 

COO, Panasonic Europe Ltd. / Managing Director, Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH

 

 

Yoshio Ito

 

 

President, Lighting Company

 

 

Hidetoshi Osawa

 

 

Director, Corporate Communications Division


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Title

 

Name

 

Responsibilities

Executive Officers   Yoshiaki Nakagawa   General Manager, Corporate Planning Group
 

 

Mamoru Yoshida

 

 

Senior Vice President / Director, Network Business Group, AVC Networks Company

 

 

Tsuyoshi Nomura

 

 

Director, Corporate Manufacturing Innovation Division / President, Advanced Production Systems Development Company

 

 

Nobuharu Akamine

 

 

Senior Vice President, System Networks Company and Executive Senior Vice President, Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.

 

 

Kuniaki Okahara

 

 

Director, Corporate Engineering Quality Administration Division / In charge of Corporate FF Customer Support & Management Division

 

 

Yukio Nakashima

 

 

Director, Home Appliances and Wellness Products Marketing Division, Consumer Products Marketing

About Panasonic

Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company recorded consolidated net sales of 7.77 trillion yen (US$78.4 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2009. The company’s shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE: PC) stock exchanges. For more information on the company and the Panasonic brand, visit the company’s website at http://panasonic.net.

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