Mr. Keiichiro Kuboniwa nominated to be R&I's New President

February 21, 2007

Keiichiro Kuboniwa (Mr.)On February 21, 2007, The Board of Directors of Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I)nominated the current Executive Vice President Mr. Keiichiro Kuboniwa (61) to assume the position of President and Representative Director, and the current President Mr. Yasuhiro Harada (61) to assume the position of Chairman and Representative Director. The above personnel will be appointed formally after the shareholders meeting on March 26, 2007.


Biography of the New President and Representative Director

Name: Keiichiro Kuboniwa (Mr.)
Born: July 19, 1945 in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Mar 1969: Graduated from Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics
Apr 1969: Joined The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
Mar 2000: Director of the Board, General Affairs, Nikkei Inc.
Mar 2003: Managing Director, Representative of Nagoya Office, Nikkei Inc.
Mar 2005: Senior Managing Director, Treasury and Accounting, Nikkei Inc.
Mar 2006: Executive Vice President, Representative Director, R&I