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Biography

Kaoru Yano

President(Representative Director)

(Date of Birth: February 23, 1944)


Kaoru Yano was appointed President of NEC Corporation effective April 1, 2006, after serving as the Senior Executive Vice President.

During his tenure as Senior Executive Vice President, Yano's responsibilities included company-wide management and R&D, and held a key position in driving the technological advancement of the NEC group.

Yano joined NEC in 1966. He spent the first two decades in the development of communications equipment, and was then assigned to NEC America, where he led the development and sales team of communications business for the North American market. He has since then held key positions mainly in the network infrastructure business for both Japanese and global markets, and has been instrumental in re-inventing the business to respond to the rapid change in the marketplace brought on by the Internet and shift to IP technologies.

Throughout his career, Yano has focused on driving innovation through advanced technologies, and building strong relationships with a diverse field of customers including telecommunications carriers, public sectors and enterprises worldwide.

Yano has resided in the US on three separate occasions, one of which is at the Graduate School of Stanford University where he received a master's degree in Science in Electronics Engineering and is known for his broad international perspectives.

Business Career

April 1966 Joined NEC Corporation
November 1985 NEC America, Inc.
July 1990 General Manager, Transmission Division, NEC Corporation
June 1994 Executive General Manager, Transmission Operations Unit
June 1995 Associate Senior Vice President and Member of the Board
June 1998 Associate Senior Vice President, NEC Corporation President, NEC USA, Inc.
June 1999 Senior Vice President and Member of the Board, NEC Corporation President, NEC USA, Inc.
December 2000 Senior Vice President and Member of the Board, Company Deputy President, NEC Networks
April 2002 Senior Vice President and Member of the Board, Company President, NEC Networks
October 2002 Executive Vice President and Member of the Board, Company President, NEC Networks
April 2003 Executive Vice President and Member of the Board
June 2004 Senior Executive Vice President and Member of the Board(Representative Director)
April 2006 President(Representative Director)(to present)

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