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Mr. Higashinaka Appointed to New Position of Chief Human Resource Officer of SATO Holdings Corporation

Tokyo, Japan, December 4, 2013 SATO, a leader in barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions, announced today the appointment of Mr. Kōji Higashinaka to the position of Chief Human Resource Officer (CHO).

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In this new role, Mr. Higashinaka will be responsible for the Group’s overall HR strategy worldwide, including recruitment, training, organizational development and talent management. One of his primary aims will be to nurture and groom globally-minded employees into next-generation leaders so as to better meet the needs of SATO’s customers worldwide.

“At SATO, our long-term strategy is to pursue the globalization of our business and the maximization of customer value, and so cultivating highly-skilled, internationally-oriented leaders is essential for us,” said Kaz Matsuyama, President & CEO of SATO Holdings Corporation. “I look forward to Mr. Higashinaka taking the lead in helping us achieve these goals with his expertise and track record of success.”

Mr. Higashinaka brings a wealth of experience to this role, having worked in a variety of high-level HR and labor management positions at multinational organizations including Kureha Corporation and Johnson & Johnson. Prior to joining SATO, Mr. Higashinaka was head of HR and an executive officer at AIU Insurance Company Ltd.

Commenting on his new role, Mr. Higashinaka said, “I am very excited to be joining SATO Group as Chief Human Resource Officer. I will endeavor to do my utmost in contributing towards the building of a corporate culture and organization dedicated to pursuing Ceaseless Creativity to establish a strong foundation for sustainable company growth and development.”

About SATO

SATO (TOKYO:6287) is a global auto-ID solutions provider for leading manufacturing, logistics, retail, food & beverage, health care companies. With a bottom-up understanding of on-site use applications, SATO tags items with identifiers to improve supply chain flows of tomorrow by solving managerial and operational challenges of today. An industry pioneer with 79 years of expertise and a 5,000+ strong global workforce in 27 countries, SATO engineers solutions to streamline operations, boost accuracy, support sustainability initiatives, provide assurance and emotional connections, extending value all the way to the consumer. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, it reported revenues of JPY 116,179 million (USD 1.05 billion*). More information about SATO can be found at www.satoworldwide.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.

*Conversion is based on an average exchange rate of 1 US Dollar = 110.92 Japanese Yen

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