December 24, 2010

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

 

Change of Representative Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has decided in a board meeting held today on changes of Representative Directors and Executive Officers.

 

  1. Change of Representative Directors
    (1) Hiroyuki Maekawa, Toshio Shimizu, Toshinori Morita and Yoshikazu Minagawa will resign from this responsibility as of March 31, 2011.
    (2) Takashi Torizumi will assume this responsibility as of April 1, 2011.
     
  2. Change of Executive Officers
    (1) Retirement as of March 31, 2011
    Present Position Name Scheduled New position
    Chairman Executive Officer Hiroyuki Maekawa  
    Vice President Executive Officer Toshio Shimizu Will assume Special Executive Advisor of "K" Line on June 24, 2011
    Senior Managing Executive Officer Toshinori Morita Will assume Preseident of Daito Corporation
    Senior Managing Executive Officer Yoshikazu Minagawa Will assume Managing Director of "K" Line Pte Ltd
    Managing Executive Officer Kiyoshi Terashima Will assume Managing Director of "K" Line Holding (Europe) Limited and Chief Executive Officer of "K" Line (Europe) Limited
    Executive Officer Masaru Fukuzawa Will assume Managing Director of Hokkai Transportation Co., Ltd.
    Executive Officer Tsuyoshi Yamauchi Will assume Managing Director of Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd.

    (2) New Appointment as of April 1, 2011
    New Position Name Present Position
    Executive Officer Mitsuru Kochi Managing Director K Line (Thailand) Ltd.
    Executive Officer Yukio Toriyama General Manager, Port Business Group
    Executive Officer Kenji Sakamoto General Manager, Bulk Carrier Group
    Executive Officer Kazuhiko Harigai General Manager, Thermal Coal, Woodchip and Pulp Group
    Executive Officer Yukikazu Myochin General Manager, Containerships Strategic Group
  3. Promotion of Executive Officers as of April 1, 2011
    New Position Name Present Position
    Vice President Executive Officer Jiro Asakura Senior Managing Executive Officer
    Senior Managing Executive Officer Takashi Torizumi Managing Executive Officer
    Managing Executive Officer Toshiyuki Suzuki Executive Officer
    Managing Executive Officer Hiromichi Aoki Executive Officer

The list of Members of the Board and Executive Officers scheduled on and after April 1, 2011.

Please refer to Attachment 1 and 2.
Responsibilities of Executive Officers will be announced later.

 

 

Attachment 1

 

 

Members of the Board on and after April 1, 2011

Note 1 : Representative Director

Note 2 : Part-Time Position

Title Name Note
Chairman Hiroyuki Maekawa  
President Kenichi Kuroya Note 1
Vice President Jiro Asakura Note 1
Representative Director Eizo Murakami Note 1
Representative Director Keisuke Yoshida Note 1
Representative Director Takashi Torizumi Note 1
Director Masami Sasaki  
Director Kenjiro Takenaga  
Director Toshio Shimizu  
Director Toshinori Morita Note 2
Director Yoshikazu Minagawa Note 2
Director Tsuyoshi Yamauchi Note 2
Outside Director Junnosuke Furukawa Note 2
Outside Director Takashi Kobayashi Note 2
Auditor Tetsuo Shiota  
Outside Auditor Fumio Watanabe  
Auditor Norio Tsutsumi  
Outside Auditor Haruo Shigeta Note 2
Outside Auditor Jiro Noguchi Note 2

Members of the Board on and after the Annual Shareholders' Meeting (June 24, 2011) will be announced later.

 

 

Attachment 2

Executive Officers on and after April 1, 2011

Title Name
President & CEO Kenichi Kuroya
Vice President Executive Officer Jiro Asakura
Senior Managing Executive Officer Takashi Saeki
Senior Managing Executive Officer Eizo Murakami
Senior Managing Executive Officer Keisuke Yoshida
Senior Managing Executive Officer Takashi Torizumi
Managing Executive Officer Mamoru Mori
Managing Executive Officer Masami Sasaki
Managing Executive Officer Shigeo Itaya
Managing Executive Officer Toshiyuki Suzuki
Managing Executive Officer Hiromichi Aoki
Executive Officer Kazutaka Imaizumi
Executive Officer Kenjiro Takenaga
Executive Officer Yoshiyuki Aoki
Executive Officer Takashi Yamaguchi
Executive Officer Eiji Kadono
Executive Officer Atsuo Asano
Executive Officer Mitsuru Kochi
Executive Officer Yukio Toriyama
Executive Officer Kenji Sakamoto
Executive Officer Kazuhiko Harigai
Executive Officer Yukikazu Myochin