| January 29, 2009 |
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| Change of Representative Directors and Executive Officers |
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| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has decided in a board meeting held today on changes of Representative Directors and Executive Officers. |
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| 1. Change of Representative Directors as of April1, 2009. |
| (1) |
Eiichi Suzuki, Yoichi Hasegawa, Tetsuo Shiota and Katsue Yoshida will resign from this responsibility. |
| (2) |
Toshinori Morita and Takashi Saeki will assume this responsibility. |
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| 2. Change of Executive Officers |
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| (1) Retirement as of March 31, 2009 |
| Present Position |
Name |
Scheduled New position |
| Vice President |
Eiichi Suzuki |
Continue as Director of "K" Line |
Senior Executive
Officer |
Yoichi Hasegawa |
Continue as Director of "K" Line and will assume Advisor
of Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd. |
Senior Executive
Officer |
Tetsuo Shiota |
Continue as Director of "K" Line |
Senior Executive
Officer |
Katsue Yoshida |
Continue as Director of "K" Line and will assume CEO of "K"
Line Offshore AS |
Managing Executive
Officer |
Shigeru Soda |
Advisor of "K" Line |
Managing Executive
Officer |
Tsutsumi Norio |
Continue as Director of "K" Line |
Managing Executive
Officer |
Shigenori Ishii |
Will assume Advisor of Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen |
Managing Executive
Officer |
Kozo Eguchi |
Continue as Director of "K" Line and will assume Managing
Director of Daito Corporation |
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| (2) New Appointment as of April 1, 2009 |
| New Position |
Name |
Present Position |
| Executive Officer |
Kenjiro Takenaga |
General Manager, Environment Management Division |
| Executive Officer |
Yoshiyuki Aoki |
"K" Line (Europe) Limited |
| Executive Officer |
Masaru Fukuzawa |
General Manager, Nagoya Branch |
| Executive Officer |
Tsuyoshi Yamauchi |
General Manager, Corporate Planning Group |
| Executive Officer |
Takashi Yamaguchi |
General Manager, Car Carrier Business Group |
| Executive Officer |
Eiji Kadono |
General Manager, Marine Safety Administration Group |
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| 3. Promotion of Executive Officers as of April 1, 2009 |
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| New Position |
Name |
Present Position |
| Vice President & Board Member |
Toshio Shimizu |
Senior Executive Officer |
| Senior Executive Officer & Board Member |
Toshinori Morita |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Senior Executive Officer |
Eiichi Muarakami |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Senior Executive Officer |
Yoshikazu Minagawa |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Senior Executive Officer |
Jiro Asakura |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Senior Executive Officer & Board Member |
Takashi Saeki |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Senior Executive Officer |
Eizo Murakami |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Managing Executive Officer & Board Member |
Keisuke Yoshida |
Executive Officer |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Kiyoshi Terashima |
Executive Officer |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Masami Sasaki |
Executive Officer |
| Managing Executive Officer & Board Member |
Takashi Torizumi |
Executive Officer |
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| I. The list of responsibilities of Executive Officers scheduled on and after April 1, 2009. |
| Please refer to Attachment 1. |
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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 |