The board of directors of Yorkey Optical International (Cayman) Limited announced that Mr. Kurihara Toshihiko (Mr. Kurihara) has been appointed as an executive Director and the chief executive officer of the Company with effect from 10 March 2017. In addition, the Board announces that Ms. Wu Shu-Ping (Ms. Wu) has ceased to be an authorised representative of the company (Authorised Representative) with effect from 10 March 2017. Mr. Kurihara, aged 63, joined the Group in July 2016 and is currently deputy general manager of Dongguan Yorkey Optical Machinery Components Ltd, an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Kurihara has served various positions in Pioneer Corporation (Pioneer). Mr. Kurihara joined Pioneer in 1977 and had served in many managerial positions in the pickup development and sales department of Pioneer from April 1992 to September 2009. Subsequently, from October 2009 to April 2012, Mr. Kurihara served as the chief executive officer of Pioneer Digital Design and Manufacturing Corporation.

He was an executive officer of Pioneer from June 2012 to June 2015. Mr. Kurihara was a consultant of Pioneer from June 2015 to June 2016.