Morgan Hill, California
October 1, 2009

David Armstrong will assume the position of President and CEO of Sakata Seed America. Mr. Armstrong will replace Paul Bennett, who is retiring after 12 years as Sakata Seed America's President and CEO. Mr. Armstrong will oversee research, production, marketing and distribution operations for Sakata Seed America, and its subsidiaries in Canada, US, Mexico and Central America.

Over his thirty year career in agriculture, Mr. Armstrong has held senior international management positions with seed industry leaders, and has worked in North America, Sakata’s global ornamentals business, based in The Netherlands.

Ko Matsunaga, Sakata Seed America’s Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has also retired. The position of Vice-President and CFO will be separated. Jerry Reimer has been appointed as Vice-President and Kazuyuki Matsuoka has been appointed CFO.

We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to Paul and Ko for their many contributions to Sakata. And welcome Dave, Jerry and Kaz as our new executive team working together to achieve much success for Sakata’s future.

Sakata Seed America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Sakata Seed Corporation and is located in Morgan Hill, California. The company provides high quality flower and vegetable seed.

Website: http://www.sakata.com

Published: October 15, 2009