Star Micronics Co. Ltd. announced that at a meeting of the Board of Directors it resolved to introduce an Executive Officer System. Accompanying this move, the company will appoint executive officers and change the work responsibilities entrusted to the officers. As effective date of Introduction of the System from March 1, 2012, Satomi Jojima, Director; Hiroshi Tanaka, Director; Takashi Kuramae, Director; Junichi Murakami, Director; Mamoru Sato, Director; Takayuki Aoki and Hiroyuki Sugiura as Director and Executive Officers. The company announced changes in officer's areas of responsibility. Mamoru Sato, Director General Manager, Special Products Division to a new responsibilities of Director and Executive Officer, Vice General Manager, General Administration Headquarters; Takayuki Aoki, Executive Manager, Sales and Marketing Department, Special Products Division to a new responsibilities of Executive officer General Manager, Special Products Division; Hiroyuki Sugiura, Executive Manager, Manufacturing Department, Machine Tools Division to a new responsibilities of Executive officer Senior Vice General Manager, Machine Tools Division, Executive Manager, Manufacturing Department, Machine Tools Division.