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 2011

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.

Form 20-F  x    Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1):         

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7):         

 

 

 

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This Form 6-K consists of:

 

  1. News release issued on February 22, 2011, 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/    MASAHITO YAMAMURA

  Masahito Yamamura, Attorney-in-Fact
  General Manager of Investor Relations
  Panasonic Corporation

Dated: February 24, 2011

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February 22, 2011

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

   

Media Contacts:

    Investor Relations Contacts:
Akira Kadota (Japan)    Makoto Mihara (Japan)
International PR    Investor Relations
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   (Tel: +1-212-698-1360)
Jim Reilly (U.S.)   
(Tel: +1-201-392-6067)    Hiroko Carvell (Europe)
   Panasonic Finance (Europe) plc
Anne Guennewig (Europe)    (Tel: +44-20-3008-6887)
(Tel: +49-611-235-457)   

Panasonic Announces Proposed Senior Management Changes

Osaka, Japan, February 22, 2011 - Panasonic Corporation ([NYSE:PC/TSE:6752] “Panasonic”), today announced the following changes of the members of the Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers, effective April 1, 2011, and proposed changes of the members of the Board of Directors, and the Board of Corporate Auditors effective June 24, 2011. 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 24, 2011.

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   Toshihiro Sakamoto  

In charge of Domestic Consumer Marketing

General Director, Consumer Products Marketing

In charge of Domestic Customer Satisfaction; Design

 

 

Takahiro Mori

  

 

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

 

 

Yasuo Katsura

  

 

Representative in Tokyo

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Title

  

Name

  

Responsibilities

Senior Managing Directors   Hitoshi Otsuki  
 

 

Ken Morita

  

 

In charge of Manufacturing Innovation; Facility Management; Quality Administration; FF Customer Support & Management;

Environmental Affairs; Motor Business Administration Office

 

 

Ikusaburo Kashima

  

 

In charge of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property; Corporate Risk Management, Corporate Information Security, Corporate Business Ethics; Legal Consultation & Solutions Center; Corporate International Affairs

 

 

Junji Nomura

  

 

In charge of Promoting Energy Solutions Business

 

 

Yoshihiko Yamada**

  

 

In charge of Industrial Sales

Director, Corporate Industrial Marketing & Sales Division

Managing Directors   Kazunori Takami   President, Home Appliances Company
 

 

Makoto Uenoyama

  

 

In charge of Accounting, Finance

General Manager, Corporate Finance & IR Group

In charge of Global Finance Administration Center

 

 

Masatoshi Harada

  

 

Representative in Kansai

 

 

Takashi Toyama**

  

 

President, Systems & Communications Company, President, Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.

Directors   Ikuo Uno  
 

 

Masayuki Oku

  
 

 

Masashi Makino

  

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.

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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.

3. Executive Officers (Effective April 1)

 

Title

  

Name

  

Responsibilities

Senior Managing Executive Officers   Shusaku Nagae*   In charge of Lighting Company; Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd. President, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
 

 

Seiichiro Sano*

  

 

President, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

 

 

Kazuhiro Tsuga**

  

 

President, AVC Networks Company

 

 

Yoshiiku Miyata**

  

 

In charge of Overseas Operations

Managing Executive Officers   Takumi Kajisha   In charge of Corporate Communications; Advertising; Corporate Citizenship; CSR Office
 

 

Yutaka Takehana

  

 

Director, Corporate Division for Government & Public Affairs

 

 

Toshiaki Kobayashi

  

 

President, Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd.

 

 

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

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Title

  

Name

  

Responsibilities

Managing Executive Officers   Hideaki Kawai**   General Manager, Corporate Planning Group
 

 

Yoshiyuki Miyabe**

  

 

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

 

 

Laurent Abadie**

  

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for Europe; Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Europe Ltd.; Managing Director, Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH

 

 

Yorihisa Shiokawa**

  

 

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

 

 

Yoshiaki Nakagawa**

  

 

In charge of Personnel, General Affairs, Social Relations

In charge of e-Work Promotion Office

Executive Officers   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

 

 

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, Digital AVC Products Marketing Division, Consumer Products Marketing
 

 

Yoshio Ito

  

 

Senior Vice President, Director, Display Devices Business Group, AVC Networks Company

 

 

Hidetoshi Osawa

  

 

Director, Corporate Communications Division

 

 

Mamoru Yoshida

  

 

Senior Vice President, Director, Display Network Products Business Group, AVC Networks Company

 

 

Tsuyoshi Nomura

  

 

Director, Corporate Manufacturing Innovation Division

In charge of Advanced Production Systems Development Company

 

 

Nobuharu Akamine

  

 

Senior Vice President, Systems & Communications Company, 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
  Kuniaki Matsukage*  

President, Lighting Company

Senior Managing Director; Director of Lighting Manufacturing Business Unit, Senior Managing Director Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.

  Masato Ito*  

President, Energy Company

Senior Vice President; Company President of Mobile Energy Company, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

  Yasutomo Fukui*   In charge of Information Systems
  Katsuhiko Fujiwara*  

Senior Vice President

In charge of Air Conditioning and Energy Business

Home Appliances Company

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Title

   

Name

   

Responsibilities

Executive Officers    Masahisa Shibata*    President, Automotive Systems Company
  

 

Toshiyuki Takagi*

   

 

Senior Vice President

Director, Network Systems Business Group

AVC Networks Company

  

 

Shiro Kitajima*

   

 

COO, Panasonic Corporation of North America; President, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company

  

 

Machiko Miyai*

   

 

Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs Division

Note: Effective March 31, 2011, Ikuo Miyamoto will retire from the office of Managing Executive Officer, and Naoto Noguchi and Osamu Waki will retire from the office of Executive Officer.

4. Resignation and Appointments of the Members of the Board of Directors (Effective June 24)

Resignation:

 

Title

   

Name

   

Responsibilities

Senior Managing Directors    Hitoshi Otsuki    To be appointed Corporate Advisor, Panasonic Corporation
  

 

Junji Nomura

   

 

To be appointed Corporate Advisor, Panasonic Corporation, concurrently retaining his position as in charge of Promoting Energy Solutions Business

Director    Masashi Makino    To be appointed Corporate Advisor, Panasonic Corporation
Senior Corporate Auditor    Kenichi Hamada   

Appointments:

 

Title

   

Name

   

Responsibilities (as of April 1)

Senior Managing Directors    Kazuhiro Tsuga    Senior Managing Executive Officer, President, AVC Networks Company
  

 

Yoshiiku Miyata

   

 

Senior Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Overseas Operations

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Title

   

Name

   

Responsibilities

Managing Directors    Yoshiyuki Miyabe   

Managing Executive Officer

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

  

 

Yoshiaki Nakagawa

   

 

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Personnel, General Affairs, Social Relations

In charge of e-Work Promotion Office

Senior Corporate Auditor    Yoshihiro Furuta   

Former: Director, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.

In charge of Corporate Overseas Business

Chairman, Panasonic Electric Works (China) Co., Ltd.

5. Members of the Board of Directors (Effective June 24)

 

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; Design

  

 

Takahiro Mori

   

 

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

Building Products Sales

  

 

Yasuo Katsura

   

 

Representative in Tokyo

Senior Managing Directors    Ken Morita   

In charge of Manufacturing Innovation; Facility Management; Quality Administration; FF Customer Support & Management;

Environmental Affairs; Motor Business Administration Office

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Title

   

Name

   

Responsibilities

Senior Managing Directors    Ikusaburo Kashima    In charge of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property; Corporate Risk Management, Corporate Information Security, Corporate Business Ethics; Legal Consultation & Solutions Center; Corporate International Affairs
  

 

Yoshihiko Yamada

   

 

In charge of Industrial Sales

Director, Corporate Industrial Marketing & Sales Division

  

 

Kazuhiro Tsuga*

   

 

President, AVC Networks Company

  

 

Yoshiiku Miyata*

   

 

In charge of Overseas Operations

Managing Directors    Kazunori Takami    President, Home Appliances Company
  

 

Makoto Uenoyama

   

 

In charge of Accounting, Finance

General Manager, Corporate Finance & IR Group

In charge of Global Finance Administration Center

  

 

Masatoshi Harada

   

 

Representative in Kansai

  

 

Takashi Toyama

   

 

President, Systems & Communications Company, President, Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.

  

 

Yoshiyuki Miyabe*

   

 

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

  

 

Yoshiaki Nakagawa*

   

 

In charge of Personnel, General Affairs, Social Relations

In charge of e-Work Promotion Office

Directors    Ikuo Uno   
  

 

Masayuki Oku

   

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.

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6. Members of the Board of Corporate Auditors (Effective June 24)

 

Title

   

Name

   

Responsibilities

Senior Corporate Auditors    Masahiro Seyama   
  

 

Yoshihiro Furuta*

   

 

Chairman, Panasonic Group Auditors Meeting

Corporate Auditors    Yasuo Yoshino***   
  

 

Ikuo Hata

   
  

 

Hiroyuki Takahashi

   

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

 

* newly appointed
** promoted
*** reappointed

7. Executive Officers (Effective June 24)

 

Title

   

Name

   

Responsibilities

Senior Managing Executive Officers    Shusaku Nagae   

In charge of Lighting Company; Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd.

President, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.

  

 

Seiichiro Sano

   

 

President, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

Managing Executive Officers    Takumi Kajisha    In charge of Corporate Communications; Advertising; Corporate Citizenship; CSR Office
  

 

Yutaka Takehana

   

 

Director, Corporate Division for Government & Public Affairs

  

 

Toshiaki Kobayashi

   

 

President, Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd.

  

 

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

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Title

   

Name

   

Responsibilities

Managing Executive Officers    Yoshihisa Fukushima   

In charge of Intellectual Property

Director, Corporate Intellectual Property Division, President, Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company

  

 

Hideaki Kawai

   

 

General Manager, Corporate Planning Group

  

 

Laurent Abadie

   

 

Director, Corporate Management Division for Europe; Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Europe Ltd.; Managing Director, Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH

  

 

Yorihisa Shiokawa

   

 

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

Executive Officers    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

  

 

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, Digital AVC Products Marketing Division, Consumer Products Marketing

  

 

Yoshio Ito

   

 

Senior Vice President, Director, Display Devices Business Group, AVC Networks Company

  

 

Hidetoshi Osawa

   

 

Director, Corporate Communications Division

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Title

   

Name

   

Responsibilities

Executive Officers    Mamoru Yoshida    Senior Vice President, Director, Display Network Products Business Group, AVC Networks Company
  

 

Tsuyoshi Nomura

   

 

Director, Corporate Manufacturing Innovation Division

In charge of Advanced Production Systems Development Company

  

 

Nobuharu Akamine

   

 

Senior Vice President, Systems & Communications Company, 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

  

 

Kuniaki Matsukage

   

 

President, Lighting Company

Senior Managing Director; Director of Lighting Manufacturing Business Unit, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.

  

 

Masato Ito

   

 

President, Energy Company

Senior Vice President; Company President of Mobile Energy Company, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

  

 

Yasutomo Fukui

   

 

In charge of Information Systems

  

 

Katsuhiko Fujiwara

   

 

Senior Vice President

In charge of Air Conditioning and Energy Business

Home Appliances Company

  

 

Masahisa Shibata

   

 

President, Automotive Systems Company

  

 

Toshiyuki Takagi

   

 

Senior Vice President

Director, Network Systems Business Group

AVC Networks Company

  

 

Shiro Kitajima

   

 

COO, Panasonic Corporation of North America; President, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company

  

 

Machiko Miyai

   

 

Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs Division

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8. Establishment of Systems & Communications Company (Effective April 1, 2011)

Visual, communication and IT systems are being integrated within the BtoB systems business. In order to achieve further growth in this business field, Panasonic will integrate the operations of System Networks Company of Panasonic Corporation, which has the edge in the visual and fixed communication equipment and the sales of their systems, and Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., which have a competitive advantage in the field of mobile communication business.

In line with this integration, the company will dissolve System Networks Company to establish Systems & Communications Company.

The newly established Systems & Communications Company will incorporate Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd. and Panasonic System Solutions Japan Co., Ltd.

About Panasonic Corporation

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 7.42 trillion yen (US$79.4 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2010. 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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