* Ken Kikuchi has been named president...

* Ken Kikuchi has been named president of Uniden Valencia Inc. and Valenica Inagiku Inc., both units of Uniden Corp. of Tokyo.

Kikuchi, 48, will oversee operations of the Valencia Country Club, a private golf course in Valencia, and the Inagiku, a Japanese-style public restaurant at the club, both owned by Uniden. He succeeds Ed Tanabe, who will assume new duties with Uniden in Japan.