FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September 2010
Commission File Number: 1-07952
KYOCERA CORPORATION
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,
Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
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Form 20-F x Form 40-F
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| /s/ Shoichi Aoki |
| Shoichi Aoki |
| Director, |
| Managing Executive Officer and |
| General Manager of |
| Corporate Financial & Accounting Group |
Date: September 27, 2010
Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBITS
| 1. | Changes in Corporate Organization and Executive Officer Assignments | |
To All Persons Concerned
| Name of Company Listed: | Kyocera Corporation | |
| Name of Representative: | Tetsuo Kuba, President and Director | |
| (Code number: 6971, The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, The First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange) | ||
| Person for inquiry: | Shoichi Aoki Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Financial & Accounting Group (Tel: +81-75-604-3500) | |
Changes in Corporate Organization and Executive Officer Assignments
This is to advise you that Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba) has decided to change its corporate organization and assignments of executive officers, as follows:
1. Changes in Corporate Organization (as of October 1, 2010)
| 1) | In order to strengthen research & development (R&D) departments, the following will be consolidated into the newly established Corporate R&D Group: Corporate R&D Group for Components and Devices, Corporate R&D Group for Equipment and Systems, Corporate Production Technology & Development Group. |
| 2) | In order to enhance operational efficiency, the Corporate Business Systems Administration Group and the Corporate Financial & Accounting Group will be consolidated into the newly established Corporate Financial and Business Systems Administration Group. |
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2. Changes in Assignments of Directors and Executive Officers (as of October 1, 2010)
| Name |
Title* [(New) Assignment] |
Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Tatsumi Maeda | Vice President and Representative Director
Vice President and Executive Officer
[(General Manager of Corporate R&D Group)
General Manager of Corporate Solar Energy Group] |
Vice President and Representative Director
Vice President and Executive Officer
[General Manager of Corporate Solar Energy Group
General Manager of Corporate Electronic Components Group] | ||
| Shoichi Aoki | Director
Managing Executive Officer
[(General Manager of Corporate Financial and Business Systems Administration Group)] |
Director
Managing Executive Officer
[General Manager of Corporate Financial & Accounting Group] | ||
| Keijiro Minami | Senior Executive Officer
[(General Manager of Corporate Components and Devices R&D Division, Corporate R&D Group)] |
Senior Executive Officer
[General Manager of Corporate R&D Group for Components and Devices] | ||
| Gen Takayasu | Senior Executive Officer
[(General Manager of Corporate Electronic Components Group)] |
Senior Executive Officer
[Deputy General Manager of Corporate Electronic Components Group] | ||
| Junichi Jinno | Executive Officer
[(General Manager of Marketing Division, Corporate New Business Division)] |
Executive Officer
[General Manager of Corporate R&D Group for Equipment and Systems] | ||
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| Name |
Title* [(New) Assignment] |
Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Yoichi Yamashita | Executive Officer
[(General Manager of Corporate Production Technology & Development Division, Corporate R&D Group)] |
Executive Officer
[General Manager of Corporate Production Technology & Development Group] | ||
| Tsuyoshi Egami | Executive Officer
[(General Manager of Corporate Mobile Product Development Division, Corporate Communication Equipment Group)] |
Executive Officer
[Deputy General Manager of Corporate Mobile Communication Equipment Engineering Division, Corporate Communication Equipment Group] | ||
| Takeshi Oda | Executive Officer
[(General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment R&D Division, Corporate R&D Group)] |
Executive Officer
[General Manager of Corporate Mobile Communication Equipment Engineering Division, Corporate Communication Equipment Group] | ||
| * | There will be no changes to titles |
3. Executive Officer to Resign (as of September 30, 2010)
Masakazu Mitsuda: Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Business Systems Administration Group
Masakazu Mitsuda will be appointed as a Director of Kyocera Kinseki Corporation at the company’s extraordinary shareholders meeting to be held on October 1, 2010; after which he will take the title and assignment of Executive Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Finance & Administration Group at the company’s board of directors meeting.
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