February 26, 2009
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Change of Directors and Auditors
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has decided on changes to its Board of Directors and Auditors. New appointment of Directors and Auditors are subject to approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 24, 2009.
I. Directors
- Retirement
Present Position Name Scheduled new position Representative Director Eiichi Suzuki Senior Advisor - ditto - Yoichi Hasegawa Advisor of Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd. - ditto - Tetsuo Shiota Auditor - ditto - Katsue Yoshida CEO of K LINE OFFSHORE Director Norio Tsutsumi Technical Advisor - ditto - Kozo Eguchi Managing Director of Daito Corporation - New Appointment
New Position Name Present position Representative Director Eiichi Murakami Managing Executive Officer - ditto - Yoshikazu Minagawa - ditto - - ditto - Jiro Asakura - ditto - - ditto - Eizo Murakami - ditto - Director Masami Sasaki Executive Officer - ditto - Kenjiro Takenaga General Manager of Environment Management Division - ditto - Tsuyoshi Yamauchi General Manager of Corporate Planning Group - ditto - Jyunnosuke Furukawa Senior Advisor of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. - ditto - Takashi Kobayashi President of Nissay Information Technology Co., Ltd.
II. Auditors
- Retirement
Present Position Name Auditor Koichi Otaki - ditto - Kengo Yamashita - New Appointment
Name Present position Tetsuo Shiota Representative Director Jiro Noguchi Strategic Adviser of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.