Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the following change in its Corporate Officer.

Outline of the Change in Corporate Officer (As of July 1, 2018)

[New Corporate Officer]

Name   As of July 1, 2018 Olav Schulte   Senior Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Automotive Solution Business Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation  

See below for brief biography of the newly appointed Corporate Officer.

Biography of the Newly Appointed Corporate Officer

Name: Olav Schulte   DATE OF BIRTH       January 15th, 1967   Oct 1990 Joined Behr GmbH   Apr 1995 Joined Whirlpool / Bauknecht Hausgeräte GmbH   Jan 1997 Joined Johnson Electric Engineering GmbH   May 2001 R&D Manager and General Manager, Johnson Electric Engineering GmbH   Feb 2004 R&D Manager, Automotive Actuators, IMS Gear GmbH   Feb 2006 Managing Director, Star Corporation / Berger Elektronik GmbH   Sep 2011 Technical Director, Norgren GmbH   May 2013 Managing Director & COO, Nidec Motors & Actuators Europe   Oct 2013 Managing Director & CEO, Nidec Motors & Actuators Europe  

About Renesas Electronics Corporation

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) delivers trusted embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance the way people work and live—securely and safely. A global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power, and SoC products and integrated platforms, Renesas provides the expertise, quality, and comprehensive solutions for a broad range of Automotive, Industrial, Home Electronics, Office Automation and Information Communication Technology applications to help shape a limitless future. Learn more at renesas.com.

JapanRenesas Electronics CorporationGen Takahashi, + 81-3-6773-3001gen.takahashi.uj@renesas.com