February 28, 2017

TOKYO, Japan, February 28, 2017—Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) today announced the following changes in its Members of the Board, which will become effective following the adoption of the resolutions at the 15th Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on March 30, 2017.

1. Executive Personnel Changes (As of March 30, 2017)

1.1) New Member of the Board

Kenichi Hattori
Outside Director

1.2) Retiring Member of the Board

Mikihide Katsumata
Outside Director

Brief biography of the new Member of the Board

Name
(Date of Birth)
Brief Biography
Kenichi Hattori
(March 24, 1960)
April 1988 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (currently, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Electrotechnical Laboratory (currently, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) as Researcher
April 1990 Joined McKinsey & Company as Consultant
July 1992 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (currently, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Electrotechnical Laboratory (currently, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) as Senior Researcher
November 1996 Joined Arthur D Little as Senior Manager
July 1999 Joined Bain & Company as Principal
October 2001 Joined Roland Berger as Associate Director
June 2004 Joined Sony Corporation, HQ Institute of Strategy as Chief Strategist
July 2014 Joined Intellectual Ventures LLC, Invention Development Fund as Director
March 2016 Joined Innovation Network Corporation of Japan as Strategic Investment Group Managing Director (to present)

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