Contact: Dan Alf 
DENSO SALES CALIFORNIA, INC.
(310) 513-7353
                                                                                                                               dan_alf@denso-diam.com


RICHARD SHIOZAKI
Sr. Vice President
DENSO SALES CALIFORNIA, INC.

As senior vice president, Richard Shiozaki directs the Aftermarket Sales Group, Aftermarket Planning 
Group, Commercial and Industrial Systems Group and the Corporate Service Group for DENSO Sales 
California, Inc., the more than $324 million affiliate of one of the world's largest automotive component 
suppliers, DENSO Corporation. 

Shiozaki joined DENSO Sales California in 1986 as a member of the Marketing Department.  In 1988, he 
moved to the Toyota Sales and Sales Planning Department.  In 2001, he worked on the development and 
expansion of the Advantex project with Toyota Motor Corporation.  Shiozaki then moved to Aftermarket 
Sales and Customer Service in 2002, was appointed vice president of the Aftermarket Sales Group and 
Corporate Service Group in 2004.  Shiozaki was appointed senior vice president in 2005.

As senior vice president, Shiozaki is responsible for Technical Services, Sales Planning, Customer 
Service, U.S. and Latin America Automotive Aftermarket, Heavy Duty OEM Aftermarket, OE Sales, 
Aftermarket Planning, Marketing, Heat Management, Robotics Sales and Planning.  He also oversees 
Accounting, Business Planning, Human Resources and Corporate Administration. 

A native Californian, Shiozaki graduated with a bachelor's degree in Marketing from California State 
University, Los Angeles, in 1982.  Prior to joining DENSO Sales California, he worked in advertising in 
the grocery food industry.  Shiozaki's hobbies include golfing, kayaking and fly-fishing.

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