Toshiba Appoints Mark Simons President and Chief Executive Officer of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc

Business Wire, June 16, 2008

IRVINE, Calif. -- Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS), today designated Mark Simons to become the company's next president and chief executive officer. Simons will succeed Masa Fukakushi, who will become chairman and chief executive officer of Toshiba America, Inc. Simons will have responsibilities for TAIS's group business, which comprises four separate units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, Storage Device Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division. Fukakushi and Simons will take up their new duties effective today.

Prior to his new position, Simons served more than 15 years at TAIS, most recently as the vice president and general manager, and before that as vice president of sales, for Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division. During his tenure, Simons was responsible for driving the performance and establishing the company's laptop computer business as an industry leader.

"Toshiba is one of the world's great companies, with a proud history of innovation, outstanding talent and enviable positions in many of its product lines," said Mark Simons, president, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. "It's a tremendous honor for me to step into my new role as TAIS president. I'm confident that with the company's leading technologies and attractive markets, coupled with the TAIS management team's focus on execution, that we will be able to continue the momentum Masa Fukakushi started."

Jeff Barney will succeed Simons as vice president and general manager for Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division. Barney will lead the company's multi-billion dollar laptop computer business in the United States. His vision is to further grow Toshiba's dominant position in the retail market for laptop computers and expand small business markets.

"As the recognized leader of innovation, we look beyond features and specifications to find the human benefit of our solutions," said Jeff Barney, vice president and general manager, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. "We want customers to connect with our products and trust that they will become a meaningful resource in their lives."

Barney, an Orange County, Calif. native, began his career with Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. more than 19 years ago upon graduating from California State University, Fullerton.

About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS)

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, Storage Device Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these divisions provide mobile products and solutions, including industry leading portable computers; projectors; imaging products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics applications; and telephony equipment and associated applications.

TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of information products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, which is a global leader in high technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems, as well as major infrastructure systems. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 198,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing $76 billion. For more information on Toshiba's leading innovations, visit the company's Web site at www.toshiba.com.

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Toshiba Appoints New President and CEO for Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

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