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From the Ocean Floor to the Depths of Space

Since commercializing the world's first fish finder in 1948, FURUNO has supplied many types of products for the marine electronics market. By using its exclusive ultrasonic and electronics technologies, FURUNO has developed various types of products that were the first in Japan or the world to offer particular functions or capabilities. Today, FURUNO is a full-line manufacturer of marine electronics products with operating bases over 79 countries around the world. The company has a well-established brand backed by a solid position in the marine electronics industry that includes a roughly 50% share of the global marine radar market.

Technology for Visibility of the Invisible World

FURUNO leverages its core Sensing, Processing and Communications Technologies to achieve its business objective of meeting society's needs for equipment and systems that provide reliable information. Today, FURUNO is advancing into logistics, medical care, aviation and other new fields. The objective is to steadily expand its sphere of activities beyond the seas to encompass the land, the skies and space.

Outline

As of Feb 28, 2009
Company Name FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Incorporated May 23, 1951
Headquarters 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo. 662-8580, Japan
Capital (million yen) 7,534
Number of Employees 2,574
Net sales (million yen) 87,585

Directors and Corporate Auditors

As of May 28, 2009
Chairman Kiyoyuki Furuno
President Yukio Furuno
Senior Managing Director Hiroyuki Mori
Managing Director Hidetoshi Tanigaki
Managing Director Hiroshi Iino
Managing Director Muneyuki Koike
Managing Director Ryozo Izawa
Director Yutaka Wada
Director Shinji Ishihara
Director Kazuma Waimatsu
Corporate Auditor Yuzuru Sakai
Corporate Auditor Koji Tsurusaki
Corporate Auditor Masanao Iechika
Corporate Auditor Kenichi Yoshimoto
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