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Sumitomo Corporation Appoints New Chairman to U.S. Animal Healthcare Company Summit VetPharm, LLC

Date:11/29/2007

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA) announced the appointment of Mr. Koichi Isohata as Chairman of its newest subsidiary, animal healthcare company, Summit VetPharm, LLC. Mr. Isohata joins the Summit VetPharm management team after spending over 15 years as head of Sumitomo's Household Insecticides and Agrochemical business in Tokyo, and serving as general manager for the Petcare business in the Life Science Division, Chemical and Electronics Business Unit, in charge of the establishment of Summit VetPharm.

Summit VetPharm is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey and was founded by veterinarians and experienced industry professionals who share a deep respect for companion animals and veterinarians. Julia Stephanus, President and CEO of Summit VetPharm, has more than 25 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry where she has been closely involved in the commercial development and launch of breakthrough animal health care drugs such as Rimadyl(R) and Revolution(R).

"Mr. Isohata's leadership and talents will complement Ms. Stephanus' experience and knowledge in the industry and will be invaluable to Summit VetPharm as they continue to grow as a company and expand their product line," said Mr. Tatsuya Suto, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the SCOA Chemical Group. "He brings both high-level operational experience and a good understanding of the animal healthcare market."

Members of the Summit VetPharm management team include, Dr. Albert H. Ahn, DVM, Senior Director of Veterinary Services, with a 12 year career in the animal health industry working on major brands such as Heartgard(R) and the launch of Frontline(R); Monique Schwartz, Director of Marketing, with more than 27 years sales and marketing experience in animal health and parasiticides, having worked on the launch of Heartgard and Revolution; and Bruce Truman, Senior Director of Sales and Customer Service, with 15 years experience
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