Mr. Yasuhiro Harada nominated to be R&I's New President

February 23, 2005

On February 23, 2005, The Board of Directors of Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) nominated the current Executive Vice President Mr. Yasuhiro Harada to assume the position of President and Representative Director, and the current President and Representative Director Mr. Yoshiki Ikeda to assume the position of Chairman and Representative Director. The post of President of Financial Research Institute (FTRI), the subsidiary company of R&I, by which Mr. Harada served concurrently will be assumed by the current Executive Managing Director Yoshihiro Hayakawa. The above personnel will be appointed formally after the shareholder's meeting on March 18, 2005.
Biography of the New President and Representative Director
Yasuhiro Harada
Name Yasuhiro Harada
Born Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, June 1, 1945 (currently 59 years old)
Mar. 1968 Graduated Law School of Tokyo University
Apr. 1968 Joined The Bank of Japan
Jun. 1998 Senior Manager of Nagoya Branch, The Bank of Japan
Jun. 2000 Joined Rating and Investment Information, Inc., Managing Director and concurrently President of Financial Technology Research Institute, Inc.
Mar. 2001 Senior Executive Managing Director, Rating and Investment Information, Inc.
Mar. 2003 Executive Vice President, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. [PDF]