CALIFORNIA - News from Sept. 2, 1988

Yamaha International Corp. has named Masahiko Arimoto president of its reorganized American operations. The operations of Yamaha Music Corp. USA have been merged into Yamaha Corp. of America to form a single business entity. The reorganized company will continue to have headquarters in Buena Park. Arimoto most recently served as general manager of the Asia-Oceania global region and was elected a director of the Japanese company in 1987.