Sumitomo Corporation announced that as of April 1, 2016 Hiroyuki Inohara appointed as Representative Director, Assistant to President and CEO, retires as Director after the ordinary general meeting of shareholders in June 2016 and will be appointed as Special Adviser; and as of April 1, 2016 Michihiko Kanegae appointed as Representative Director, Assistant to President and CEO, retires as Director after the ordinary general meeting of shareholders in June 2016 and will be appointed as Special Adviser. Masayoshi Tominaga, Hiroki Inoue, Kazunari Sakata, Masayuki Koda appointed as Corporate Officers; Keiichiro Kameyama appointed as Keiichiro Kameyama Deputy General Manager, Energy Division from the previous position of Assistant General Manager, Energy Division; Naruyuki Ando appointed as Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for East Asia from the previous position of General Manager, Electronics Business Department No.1; Hirokazu Higashino appointed as Corporate Officer, General Manager, Materials,Supplies & Real Estate Division; Takashi Yamana appointed as Corporate Officer, General Manager, Food & Agriculture Business Division from the previous position of General Manager, Grain & Oils Department; Hiroyuki Koike appointed as Corporate Officer, General Manager, Network Division from the previous position of General Manager, IT Solution Department, General Manager, Investment Development Department; Masatoshi Deguchi appointed as Corporate Officer, General Manager, Internal Auditing Department from the previous position of Corporate Officer, General Manager, Global Strategy & Assistant to CSO; Katsuya Okihiro appointed as Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for Japan Region, General Manager, Chubu Office from the previous position of Corporate Officer, Senior Assistant to Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Chubu Region, General Manager, Chubu Office; Koji Tamefusa appointed as Corporate Officer, General Manager, Risk Management Department No.5 from the previous position of Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa & CIS, General Manager, European Corporate Management Unit in Sumitomo Corporation Europe Group, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited; Tetsuro Tajima appointed as Corporate Officer, Assistant to General Manager, Food & Agriculture Business Division, SC Foods Co.,Ltd. from the previous position of General Manager, Food & Agriculture Business Division; Toshihisa Wakabayashi appointed as General Manager, HR, General Affairs, Legal & IT Group in Sumitomo Sumitomo Corporation (China) Holding Ltd. from the previous position of Corporate Officer, General Manager, Planning & Administration Department, Metal Products Business Unit of Sumitomo Corporation; Takeo Tokura appointed as Corporate Officer, General Manager, Planning & Coordination Department, Metal Products Business Unit from the previous position of Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for East Asia, General Manager, China Metal Products Business Unit in Sumitomo Corporation China Group, General Manager, Sumitomo Corporation (Shanghai) Limited; Shiko Furihata appointed as Corporate Officer, General Manager, Human Resources Department from the previous position of Corporate Officer, General Manager, Secretarial Department; Kei Sato appointed as Corporate Officer, General Manager, Lifestyle & Retail Business Division from the previous position of Corporate Officer, Deputy General Manager, Lifestyle & Retail Business Division, General Manager, Retail Business Department; Bin Haga appointed as Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa & CIS, General Manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa & CIS, from the previous position of Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa & CIS, COO of Sumitomo Corporation Europe Group, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited. Hiroaki Mizobuchi appointed as Adviser from the previous position of President of Sumitomo Corporation Kyushu Co.

Ltd., General Manager, Kyushu Office General Manager, Kyushu Office; Noriyuki Maruoka appointed as General Manager, Global Strategy & Coordination Department, Assistant to CSO from the previous position of General Manager, Corporate Coordination Group in Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Group, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Assistant to General Manager for the Americas; Tsuneyuki Okada appointed as Assistant to CAO Sumisho Administration Services Co.,Ltd. from the previous position of General Manager, Human Resources Department; Hideyuki Tsuchiya appointed as General Manager, Secretarial Department from the previous position of General Manager, Planning & Coordination Department, Kansai; Shogo Ishimaru as General Manager, Aerospace Department from the previous position of Deputy General Manager, Aerospace Assistant to General Manager, Ship, Aerospace & Transportation Systems Division; Akinori Kojima appointed as General Manager, Aircraft & Engine Leasing Department from the previous position of Assistant to General Manager, Aerospace Department; Hidemasa Kozawa appointed as General Manager, Transportation Systems & Infrastructure Business Department from the previous position of Assistant to General Manager, Transportation Systems & Infrastructure Business Department; Tetsu Taki appointed as General Manager, Automotive Sales and Marketing Department1 from the previous position of Assistant to General Manager, Automotive Manufacturing Business; Takeshi Noguchi appointed as General Manager, IPP & IWPP Department No.1 from the previous position of Assistant to General Manager, IPP & IWPP Department No.1; Kazumasa Watanabe appointed as General Manager, IT Solution Department, General Manager, Investment Development Department from the previous position of Assistant to General Manager, IT Solution Department, SCSK Corporation; Shiro Ishikawa appointed as General Manager, Retail Business Department from the previous position of General Manager, Direct Marketing Department Masashi Miyauchi appointed as General Manager, Direct Marketing Department from the previous position of Assistant to General Manager, Retail Business Department, Sumisho Brand Management Corporation.