UNION BANK OF CA. CEO MASAAKI TANAKA NAMED TO MUSEUM BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum today announced the appointment of Mr. Masaaki Tanaka, President and Chief Executive Officer of UnionBanCal Corp. and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank of California, N.A., to the institution’s Board of Governors, effective immediately. The Trustees held their quarterly meetings at the National Museum in Little Tokyo on August 1 and 2, 2008.

Members of the National Museum’s Board of Governors serve as advisors to the institution, as well as ambassadors. The Museum’s Governors, who are located throughout the U.S. and Japan, meet annually during the spring at the National Museum. United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawai`i is the Chair of this body.

Mr. Tanaka was named President and CEO of UnionBanCal and Union Bank in May 2007. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Tanaka served as an Executive Officer of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU) in Tokyo and as BTMU’s General Manager, Corporate Planning Division. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is UnionBanCal’s majority shareholder.

A graduate of the University of Tokyo, Mr. Tanaka earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. His career in banking, spanning 30 years, began with The Mitsubishi Bank (a predecessor to BTMU). He first came to the United States in 1982, working for the former Bank of Tokyo, which ultimately became Union Bank of California. Mr. Tanaka was named Manager of BTMU’s North American Planning Division in New York City in 1989.

"We are honored that Mr. Tanaka has joined as a Governor for the Japanese American National Museum," stated Akemi Kikumura Yano, President and CEO of the National Museum. "Union Bank of California has been a longtime supporter of the Japanese American National Museum and of many other activities and organizations in the Japanese community. Mr. Tanaka’s well-established leadership in the Japanese American community and in the financial services industry makes him an ideal person to help our Museum as it extends its work both nationally and internationally."

"I look forward to serving on the Board of Governors and feel honored to be associated with the many fine programs and educational activities the Museum has produced over the years and look forward to assisting them in their endeavors," said Mr. Tanaka.

Currently, the National Museum’s Board of Governors includes over 50 individuals. The Japanese American National Museum is a private, nonprofit national organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the story of Americans of Japanese ancestry as an integral part of U.S. history. Founded in 1985, it opened to the public in 1992 and operates two main facilities, including a renovated former Buddhist temple building and an 85,000-square-foot Pavilion in Los Angeles’ historic Little Tokyo.