Personnel Change Announcement

TOKYO, April 1, 2015 - Rakuten, Inc. (4755: Tokyo) today announced the following personnel change, which was approved by its Board of Directors on March 27, 2015.


Executive Officer-level Personnel Change (Effective April 1, 2015）
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■Name： Nagai Hiroyuki

■New Title： Senior Executive Officer
                         Rakuten Bank, Ltd.
                         President & CEO

■Previous Title： Executive Officer
                               Rakuten Bank, Ltd.
                               President & CEO
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■Name： Kevin Johnson

■New Title： Executive Officer
                         Ebates Inc.
                         CEO

■Previous Title： Ebates Inc.
                               CEO
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■Name：Tony Zito

■New Title： Executive Officer
                          Rakuten Marketing LLC
                          CEO

■Previous Title： Rakuten Marketing LLC
                                CEO
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■Name：Hideki Hirata

■New Title： Executive Officer
                         Rakuten, Inc.
                         Books Business
                         Business Manager
 
■Previous Title： Rakuten, Inc.
                               Books Business
                               Business Manager
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■Name：Olivier Mathiot

■New Title： Executive Officer
                          PRICEMINISTER S.A.S.
                          CEO

■Previous Title： PRICEMINISTER S.A.S.
                               CEO
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■Name：Jacinto Roca

■New Title： Executive Officer
                         Wuaki.TV, S.L.U.
                         CEO

■Previous Title： Wuaki.TV, S.L.U.
                               CEO
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■Name：Christian Macht

■New Title： Executive Officer
                         Rakuten Deutschland GmbH.
                         CEO

■Previous Title： Rakuten Deutschland GmbH.
                                 CEO
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■Name：Marc Vicente

■New Title： Executive Officer
                          Rakuten Spain, S.L.U.
                          CEO

■Previous Title： Rakuten Spain, S.L.U.
                                 CEO
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