Advantest Corporation announced the following change of representative director, president and CEO, which was approved at the board of directors meeting held on January 26, 2017. Yoshiaki Yoshida appointed as representative director, president and CEO of the company with effect from January 26, 2017 and Shinichiro Kuroe resigned as representative director, president and CEO of the company with effect from January 26, 2017. The reason for change, the company management system should enhanced for the purpose of expansion of the company business.