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Panasonic takes leave of Joachim Reinhart
President and COO of Panasonic Europe passed away on 26 December

Wiesbaden (ots)

Panasonic Europe is deeply saddened and
distressed about the bereavement of its President and Chief Operating
Officer Joachim Reinhart who passed away on 26 December 2008 after a 
short period of serious illness.
With his energy, experience and creative power, Joachim Reinhart 
had significantly contributed to the success of our company for about
25 years in different leading positions. His working relationship 
with Panasonic can be traced back to 1983 when he took over the 
management of the joint venture Matsushita Bosch (MB) Video GmbH. He 
commenced working at Panasonic in 1988 where he started as Managing 
Director of Matsushita Audio Video GmbH in Germany.
As from 2001, Mr. Reinhart as President and Chief Operating 
Officer of Panasonic Europe led successfully the European business 
operations of the company and - since 2004 - he also served as 
Executive Officer and was the first European member in the management
of our global Corporation in Japan. We will miss his very special 
personality which often helped to bridge the gap between Japanese and
European cultures.
With his long lasting industry experience and passionate 
commitment, Joachim Reinhart influenced not only Panasonic positively
but also represented our company successfully in leading positions of
German and European industry associations such as EICTA (European 
Information & Communications Technology Industry Association) where 
he has been member of the Executive board, JBCE (Japanese Business 
Council in Europe) where Joachim Reinhart was President and at ZVEI 
(Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V.) where 
he served as member of the board as well as a member of the advisory 
board.
We will forever keep an honorable memory of Joachim Reinhart at 
Panasonic.
Contact:

Contact:

Anne Guennewig
Manager Corporate Communications
Panasonic Europe Ltd.
Niederlassung Deutschland
Hagenauer Strasse 43
D-65203 Wiesbaden
Tel. +49-(0)611-23 54 57
Fax +49-(0)611-23 51 85
GSM: +49-(0)173-6282 508
e-mail anne.guennewig@eu.panasonic.com