| February 25, 2005 |
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| Change of Board Members effective April 1, 2005 |
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| At an extraordinary meeting of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.,
Board of Directors today, it has been resolved to change the responsibility of some Board
members effective April 1, 2005. |
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| (name) |
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(new position) |
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(current position) |
| Tetsuo Shiota |
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Senior Managing Director |
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Managing Director |
| Katsue Yoshida |
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Senior Managing Director |
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Managing Director |
| Toshio Shimizu |
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Senior Managing Director |
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Managing Director |
| Shigenori Ishii |
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Managing Director |
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Director |
| Yoshiyuki Ota |
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Managing Director |
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Director |
| Mamoru Shozui |
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Managing Director |
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Director |
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Isao Akiba will be non-executive Director and will assume
responsibility as President of Daito Corporation, a "K" Line’s Group Company
effective March 30, 2005.
Yoshio Iinuma will be Director, Assistant to President. |
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| The responsibilities of Board of Directors as of April
1,2005 are shown in the attached. |
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| For more details, kindly contact as follows: |
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| Naoki Kawamura, General Manager, Investor & Public
Relations |
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| Board of Directors as of April 1, 2005 |
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| (title) |
(name) |
(responsibilities) |
| Chairman |
Yasuhide Sakinaga* |
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| President |
Hiroyuki Maekawa* |
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| Senior Managing Director |
Yoichi Hasegawa* |
Car Carrier Planning & Development Group, Car Carrier
Business Group, Corporate Planning Group, Finance Group and China & Emerging
Business Area Division |
| Senior Managing Director |
Tetsuo Shiota* |
Human Resources Group, General Affairs & Legal Group, IR
& PR Group, Information System Group and Accounting Group |
| Senior Managing Director |
Katsue Yoshida* |
LNG Group, Thermal Coal Group, Tanker Group, Marine Safety
Administration Group and Maritime Cost Administration Group |
| Senior Managing Director |
Toshio Shimizu* |
KLTL Planning Group, Containerships Business Group,
Container Transport Managing Group, Port Business Group and Containership Sales Sector |
| Managing Director |
Nobuya Kamisaka |
Containership Sales Sector, KLTL Planning Group and
President of "K"Line (Japan) Ltd. |
| Managing Director |
Satoru Kuboshima |
Human Resources Group, Information System Group and
Accounting Group |
| Managing Director |
Fumito Kawamata |
CEO of "K"Line Holding (Europe) Ltd. |
| Managing Director |
Shigeru Soda |
Environment Team of Maritime Safety Administration Group,
Ship Planning Group and Coal & Iron Ore Carrier Group |
| Managing Director |
Norio Tsutsumi |
Environment Team of Maritime Safety Administration Group and
Ship Planning Group |
| Managing Director |
Toshinori Morita |
Car Carrier Planning & Development Group and Car Carrier
Business Group |
| Managing Director |
Shigenori Ishii |
Thermal Coal Group |
| Managing Director |
Yoshiyuki Ota |
Bulk Carrier Group |
| Managing Director |
Mamoru Shozui |
General Affairs & Legal Group, IR & PR Group,
Corporate Planning Group, China & Emerging Business Area Division and Finance
Group |
| Director |
Isao Shintani |
Board Counselor |
| Director |
Isao Akiba |
Non-executive Director |
| Director |
Yoshio Iinuma |
Assistant to President |
| Director |
Hisashi Yasui |
LNG Group |
| Director |
Toshio Suzuki |
President and CEO of "K"Line America, Inc. |
| Director |
Kozo Eguchi |
Marine Safety Administration Group, Maritime Cost
Administration Group and Human Resources Group |
| Director |
Takumi Yoshii |
Car Carrier Planning & Development Group and Car Carrier
Business Group |
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| * Marked Directors represent the Company. |