A&D RUS established

A&D RUS established

Reported by Daisuke Shibazaki, Chief Sales Officer, A&D RUS

A&D recently acquired a dealer in Russia and established a subsidiary called "A&D RUS" in July 2006 in Moscow. A&D RUS began operations in September 2006 with approximately 400 employees. To announce the establishment of this A&D subsidiary, A&D RUS held a press conference on both October 30th in Moscow and on October 31st in St. Petersburg. Journalists from numerous publications, including newspapers and magazines were invited to both conferences. Mr. Hikaru Furukawa, the president of A&D Company Limited and Mr. Masatake Eto, A&D's managing director, also attended both conferences. Mr. Yuri Grotov, who has worked with A&D for a number of years, has been selected as President of A&D RUS and Mr. Saburo Shimizu, who has extensive knowledge of the Russian market, has been selected as A&D RUS's Vice-president.

We took this opportunity to announce our future plans in Russia. Russia is currently one of the world's fastest growing markets and is also one of the BRIC countries. A&D has established a subsidiary in Russia in order to strengthen our business in this area. We have had considerable success in the consumer medical market in Russia and are confident that we can also develop and profit from weighing and DSP business in Russia in the near future.