Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced that Koichi Kusano has been appointed to a Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan, so he will be resigning from Audit and Supervisory Board Member on January 31, 2019. Therefore, the company will appoint Hiroshi Kimeda, a substitute Audit and Supervisory Board Member, as an Audit and Supervisory Board Member on January 31, 2019. Hiroshi Kimeda is an Outside Director of Advance Create Co., Ltd. He previously held positions as Public Prosecutor at Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and Special Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office.