TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED

Announcement on Changes in Corporate Director, Audit & Supervisory Board Member, and Personnel Changes

Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) announces that its Board of Directors has decided on the list of candidates for Corporate Director and Audit & Supervisory Board Member on April 26, 2016. The official resolution on these matters will be made at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 17, 2016.
Additionally, TEL announces that the following personnel changes have been decided in connection with the changes in Corporate Director above.

1. Changes in Corporate Director and Audit & Supervisory Board Member
 (i) Eleven Candidates for Corporate Director
 Tetsuo Tsuneishi
 Toshiki Kawai
 Hirofumi Kitayama
 Tetsuro Hori
 Gishi Chung
 Masami Akimoto
 Sadao Sasaki
 Tatsuya Nagakubo
 Tetsuro Higashi
 Hiroshi Inoue (Outside Director)
 Charles Ditmars Lake II (Outside Director) *

 *current position
 President, Member of the Board of Directors, Aflac International Incorporated
 Representative and Chairman, Aflac Japan

 (ii) Two Candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member
 Shojiro Mori
 Ryuji Sakai(Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member)

 (iii) Three Retiring Corporate Directors
 Hikaru Ito
 Kenji Washino
 Masahiro Sakane (Outside Director)


2.Personnel Changes for Corporate Director Effective on June 17th, 2016 *
*The effective date for overseas subsidiaries depends on registration procedure of each country.

NameContinuing Position*New PositionCurrent Position
Hikaru ItoChairman of the Board,
Tokyo Electron (Shanghai) Ltd.
Chairman of the Board,
Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd.
Chairman of the Board,
Tokyo Electron Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Member of the Board,
Tokyo Electron (Kunshan) Ltd.
Corporate Director,
EVP & General Manager,
 Global Field Division
Member of the Board,
Tokyo Electron America, Inc.
Manager,
TEL Technology Center, America, LLC
Member of the Board,
TEL FSI, Inc.
Member of the Board,
Tokyo Electron Europe Ltd.
Member of the Board,
Tokyo Electron Korea Ltd.
Chairman of the Board,
Tokyo Electron (Shanghai) Logistic Center Ltd.
Member of the Board,
Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd.
Member of the Board,
Tokyo Electron Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Kenji WashinoSVP & General Manager
Member of the Board,
TEL NEXX, Inc.
General Manager,
ATSBU
Corporate Director,
 Deputy General Manager,
Global Field Division,
Member of the Board,
Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc.
Chairman of the Board,
Tokyo Electron America, Inc.
Manager,
TEL Technology Center, America, LLC
Member of the Board,
TEL Epion Inc.
Chairman of the Board,
Tokyo Electron Europe Ltd.



3. Personnel Changes for Representative Directors of Subsidiary Effective on June 17th, 2016*
*The effective date for overseas subsidiaries depends on registration procedure of each country.

NameContinuing Position*New PositionCurrent Position
Archie HwangVice Chairman of the Board,Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd.Chairman of the Board,

Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd.

Masaaki HataMember of the Board,Tokyo Electron Singapore Pte. Ltd.General Manager,
Taiwan RegionPresident & Member of the Board,
Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd.
Deputy General Manager,
Taiwan Region
Senior Executive Vice President & Member of the Board,

Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd.
Chairman of the Board,

Tokyo Electron Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Ryuichi KomatsubaraFellow (Special mission)General Manager,
 Taiwan Region
President & Member of the
Board,
Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd.



4. Personnel Changes for Executive Officers Effective on June 17th, 2016

NameContinuing Position*New PositionCurrent Position
Hideyuki TsutsumiSVP & General ManagerGeneral Manager, Global Field DivisionDeputy General Manager(ES/TPS)
Yuichi AbeSenior Manager,

 Marketing of Back End Process,

 Development & Production Division

VP & General Manager
 ATSBUGM


** Some Continuing Positions of Subsidiary's Board of Directors are abbreviated.