Yoichi Morishita is Corporate Counselor of Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, Japan. Mr. Morishita joined the Panasonic ’s
board in 1987 and became chairman in 2000. He is an active participant
in the Japan Federal of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), most
recently serving as its vice chairman in 1999. Akihiro Tanii, senior
representative of Panasonic’s International Affairs Department,
represents Mr. Morishita on the Mansfield Foundation board.