| January 26, 2007 |
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| Change in Top Management with regard to
Executive Officers |
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| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has
decided in a board meeting held today on changes to Executive Officers, effective April 1,
2007. |
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| I. The list of responsibilities of
Executive Officers scheduled on and after April 1, 2007. |
| Please refer to Attachment 1. |
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| II. Executive Officers |
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| 1.Retirement |
| Present Position |
Name |
Scheduled new position |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Satoru Kuboshima |
Vice President of "K" Line Shipmanagement Co. Ltd. |
| Executive Officer |
Hisashi Yasui |
Managing Director of "K" Line Bulk Shipping (UK) Ltd. |
| Executive Officer |
Takumi Yoshii |
Director of Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co. Ltd. |
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| 2.New appointment |
| Name |
Present Position |
| Kiyoshi Terashima |
"K" Line (Europe) Ltd., Istanbul |
| Mamoru Mori |
"K" Line America, Inc., Richmond |
| Masami Sasaki |
GM Marine Safety Administration Group |
| Takashi Torizumi |
GM Accounting Group |
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| 3. Promotion |
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| Yoshikazu Minagawa, Jiro Asakura,
Takashi Saeki, Eizo Murakami will be promoted to Managing Executive Officer. |
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| For more details, kindly contact as follows: |
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| Masato Yamaguchi, General Manager, IR & PR
Group |
| Tel: +81-3-3595-5141 Fax: +81-3-3595-5001 |