Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Takashi "Tim" Yoshii as President of KMA effective November 1, 2005.

He succeeds Mr. Junichi "John" Shiraishi who will serve as the Executive Advisor to both KMA and the newly formed Kubota Industrial Equipment Company (KIE) until his eventual return to Japan.

Mr. Yoshii has over 30 years of experience in R&D and Planning. He has been instrumental in bringing to fruition many of the high volume product lines currently manufactured by KMA.

We appreciate your continued support of Kubota.