Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. announces that the Company's new Board Members, Executive Officers, and Corporate Auditors were elected at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors' Meeting held on March 28. Details appear below.
With this new team, we are fully committed to further driving the expansion of our businesses. We look forward to your ongoing support and understanding.

March 28, 2008

Yoshinari Kudo President and CEO Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.

Members of the Board
■		Shikio Ohtake				Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
■		Yoshinari Kudo				Representative Director
■		Katsuhiko Namba
■		Kiyonari Nakai
■		Takashi Takenaka
■		Nobuyuki Murofushi
■		Hajime Nagasaka
■		Naoshi Takahashi
■		Yoshio Kumakura				External Director
Executive Officers
■		Yoshinari Kudo				President and CEO
■		Katsuhiko Namba				Deputy President and CFO		Corporate Administration Div.
■		Kiyonari Nakai		(promoted)		Senior Executive Officer		CTO, Carbon Black Div.
■		Takashi Takenaka				Managing Executive Officer		Deputy CTO, R&D Strategy Div., Fine Carbon Div.
■		Nobuyuki Murofushi				Managing Executive Officer		Graphite Electrode Div.
■		Hajime Nagasaka		(promoted)		Managing Executive Officer		Carbon Black Div., Osaka Branch
■		Shigeto Mori		(promoted)		Managing Executive Officer		R&D Strategy Div., Graphite Electrode Div., Houfu Plant
■		Hiroshi Hirama		(promoted)		Managing Executive Officer		President, Tokai Carbon (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
■		Naoshi Takahashi				Executive Officer		Corporate Planning Div.
■		Hideki Saito				Executive Officer		Fine Carbon Div.
■		Masahiro Saeki				Executive Officer		Friction Materials Div.
■		Yuji Serizawa				Executive Officer		Fine Carbon Div.
■		Tatsuo Abe				Executive Officer		Corporate Administration Div.
■		Hideo Toko		(newly appointed)		Executive Officer		Carbon Black Div.
■		Masanao Hosoya		(newly appointed)		Executive Officer		Corporate Administration Div.
Corporate Auditors
■		Tsunehisa Samukawa
■		Masahiro Kusaba				External Auditor
■		Masanobu Dohki				External Auditor
■		Ryuichi Sato		(newly appointed)		External Auditor
Kohta Himeno (Managing Executive Officer) and Ryoji Murota (Managing Executive Officer) both retired upon the expiration of their terms of office. Kohta Himeno has assumed the position of counselor and Ryoji Murota has assumed the position of advisor for the Company respectively.