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In recognition of his contributions to the fields of greenhouse gases reduction and commitment to efficiency in Toshiba’s daily operations, Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation has been honored with the Akira Inoue Award for Environmental, Health and Safety Excellence. The award, which is presented by SEMI annually, aims to honor those in the industry who have displayed an outstanding achievement in raising awareness of environmental issues in their day-to-day work. Presentation of the award took place at the SEMICON Japan President’s Reception in Tokyo on December 2nd, 2008.

Mr. Nishida has served as Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation since June 2005, and has been with the company since 1975. His receipt of the award was based on contributions such as the company’s provision of environmentally conscious products, the reduction of energy-oriented CO2 emissions and of chemicals used in the industry, and increased efficiency in the company’s use of resources. He started the “Toshiba Group Environmental Vision 2050,” which was introduced in 2007 and aims to enhancing environmental efficiency of products and business processes, while also working to reduce global CO2 emissions.

Mr. Nishida joins past recipients of the Akira Inoue Award including Pasquale Pistorio, former CEO of STMicroelectronics; Craig Barrett, former CEO of Intel Corporation; Isao Uchigasaki, Chairman of the board of Hitachi Chemical Company; Chang-Gyu Hwang, President and CEO of the Semiconductor Business of Samsung Electronics; and Richard K. Templeton, President and CEO of Texas Instruments Incorporated, who received the award in 2007.