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STACIE ERRERA PROMOTED TO CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER OF TAMRON USA, INC.

14-Year Tamron Veteran Takes on New Responsibilities for
Photo and Industrial Optics Divisions

March 1, 2004, Commack, NY— Mr. Takashi Inoue, President of Tamron USA, Inc. announced the promotion of Stacie Errera to the position of Chief Marketing Officer effective immediately.

In this new role, Errera will continue to manage all corporate communications and will assume additional responsibilities in the areas of sales, marketing and product management. "Stacie has done an outstanding job working to develop and implement effective marketing programs. Dealers have realized significant sales increases of Tamron products, as well as greater profits, due to her creative and tireless efforts. Her promotion to this newly created position is well deserved," stated Michael J. Traina, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Stacie will continue to report directly to Tak Inoue, President of Tamron USA. She will direct the activities of Lisa Keller, Public Relations & Internet Supervisor; Ken Hubbard, Advertising and Trade Show Supervisor; Andre Costantini, Creative and Technical Supervisor; Ruben Cruz, Technical representative & School Liaison; and Carrie Schelmety, Administrative Assistant.

She joined Tamron in 1990 as a sales representative for the Fotovix products (digital video capture in its infancy) in the entire New York/New Jersey metro area. Within a year she was handling the sales of photo lenses as well. In 1995, Hank Nagashima, then president of Tamron USA, capitalized on her creative skills and appointed her to the position of Advertising Manager. By 1997, Stacie handled all of the company’s communications and was promoted to Director of Marketing Communications in 1999. Today she manages a five-member in-house creative and technical team that handles all aspects of advertising, public relations, trade shows, sales meetings, dealer trainings, field communications, and more for Tamron’s photo lens, Bronica and Industrial Optics divisions.

Errera began her career in the photo industry in 1986 after graduating from The State University of New York College at Oneonta and joining a photo specialty retailer as a sales associate. She became that company’s video products buyer shortly thereafter and handled outside sales and bidding opportunities for the company. Nagashima hired her in 1990 after she successfully sold the fledgling Fotovix products into schools and government agencies.

Stacie resides in Northport, New York, with her husband and 2-year old daughter.

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