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Name ULVAC, Inc.
Trademark ULVAC
Established August 23, 1952
Representative Hidenori Suwa, President and CEO
Capital 20,873,042,500 yen
Number of employees 1,811 (as of June 30, 2009)
Business areas Development, manufacture, sales, customer support and machinery importing/exporting activities related to vacuum equipment, peripheral devices and vacuum components for the display, Solar cell, semiconductor, electronics, electrics, metals, machinery, automotive, chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries, and for universities and research centers. Research guidance and technical consulting on all aspects of vacuum technology.

Major Shareholders

Nippon Life Insurance Company
Taiyo Fund, L.P.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd.
 (Trust account)
Association of Employee Shareholders of ULVAC
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.
  (Trust Account)
Inabata & Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Corporation
(as of December 31, 2009)

Banks

Mizuho Bank
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
The Bank of Yokohama
The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company
The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
The Norinchukin Bank
Development Bank of Japan Inc.

Patents Held (as of June 30, 2009)

Japanese patents Overseas patents
・Japanese patents 　 789
  　  
・USA 　 91 　 ・China 　 46
・UK 　 30 　 ・Korea 　 74
・Germany 　 53 　 ・Taiwan 　 64
・France 　 27 　 ・Others 　 45
・Netherlands 　 20 　 　 　 　

Board of Directors and Auditors (as of July 1, 2010)

Chairman Dr. Kyuzo Nakamura
President and CEO Hidenori Suwa
(In charge of Internal Auditing Division)
Senior Managing Director Dr. Hiroyuki Yamakawa
(General Manager of R&D Planning Department, in charge of Intellectual Property & Licensing Department, Research & Development Division, Tsukuba Institute for Super Materials, Institute for Semiconductor & Electronics Technologies)
Senior Managing Director Yoshihiro Tsunemi
(In charge of administration part, affiliate business)
Senior Managing Director Yoshio Sunaga
(General Manager of Material Business Group)
Director Junki Fujiyama
(General Manager of Semiconductor & Electronics Global Business Unit, in charge of Control Solutions Division)
Director Takeo Kato
(General Manager of Procurement Center, in charge of Corporate Production Control Office, Industrial Engineering Center, Corporate Safety & Health Department)
Director Yoshifumi Sato
(General Manager of Accounting Department, in charge of Personnel Department)
Director Mitsuru Motoyoshi
(General Manager of Management Planning Department, in charge of General Administration Department)
Director Dr. Narishi Gonohe
(General Manager of Semiconductor Equipment Division)
Director Masasuke Matsudai
(General Manager of Flat Panel Display Equipment Division, in charge of PV Division)
Director Hideyuki Odagi
(General Manager of Advanced Electronics Equipment Division)
Director Hiroyuki Hirano
(General Manager of Industrial Equipment Division, in charge of Components Division)
Director Masatoshi Yamamoto
(General Manager of Corporate Sales Division, in charge of Corporate Customers Support Division, Sales & Marketing Planning Department)
Director Nakamura Takao
(General Manager of Finance Department)
Director Kazuya Saito
(General Manager of Chiba Institute for Super Materials)
Director Kiyoshi Ujihara
Director Yoshinobu Nakano
Corporate Auditor Nobuo Ohi
Corporate Auditor Hironobu Machidori
Auditor Senshu Asada
Auditor Kouichi Komiyaji
Auditor Minoru Hara