April 25, 2008 - Tokyo, Japan. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has decided in a board meeting held today on changes to Executive Officers’ responsibilities, effective July 1, 2008.
I. Responsibilities changed
| Position | Name | New Responsibilities |
| Managing Executive Officer | Yoshikazu Minagawa | Energy Resources Transportation Business |
| Executive Officer | Keisuke Yoshida | Finance |
| Executive Officer | Kazutaka Imaizumi | Bulk Carrier Business |
| Executive Officer | Hiromichi Aoki | LNG Carrier Business Energy Transportation Business Department |
II. The list of responsibilities of Executive Officers scheduled on and after July 1, 2008.
For more details, kindly contact as follows:
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Masato Yamaguchi, General Manager, IR & PR Group
Tel: +81-3-3595-5141 Fax: +81-3-3595-5001
| The responsibilities of Executive Officers on and after July 1, 2008 | |||||
| Title | Name | Responsibilities | |||
| President & CEO | Hiroyuki Maekawa | - | |||
| Vice President & Assistant CEO | Eiichi Suzuki | Assistant to President, Overall Bulk Carrier Business, Dry Bulk Carrier Business | |||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Yoichi Hasegawa | Car Carrier Business, Heavy Lifter Business, New Business Planning & Development |
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| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Tetsuo Shiota | Corporate Sector | |||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Katsue Yoshida | Energy Resources Transportation Business, Technical Sector | |||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Toshio Shimizu | Containership Business, Port Business, Total Logistics Business |
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| Managing Executive Officer | Shigeru Soda | CEO of "K" Line Holding (Europe) Limited | |||
| Managing Executive Officer | Norio Tsutsumi | Ship Planning Sector, Environment Preservation | |||
| Managing Executive Officer | Toshinori Morita | Human Resources, Information System, Legal and General Affairs |
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| Managing Executive Officer | Shigenori Ishii | Thermal Coal, Woodchip and Pulp Carrier Business | |||
| Managing Executive Officer | Kozo Eguchi | Marine Sector | |||
| Managing Executive Officer | Eiichi Murakami | Car Carrier Business | |||
| Managing Executive Officer | Yoshikazu Minagawa | Energy Resources Transportation Business | |||
| Managing Executive Officer | Jiro Asakura | Coal & Iron Ore Carrier Business, Drybulk Planning |
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| Managing Executive Officer | Takashi Saeki | Corporate Planning, Investor & Public Relations, Research, Total Logistics Business, CSR & Compliance |
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| Managing Executive Officer | Eizo Murakami | Containership Business, Port Business | |||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mamoru Mori | Managing Director of "K" Line (Hong Kong) Ltd. | |||
| Executive Officer | Keisuke Yoshida | Finance | |||
| Executive Officer | Kiyoshi Terashima | Car Carrier Business | |||
| Executive Officer | Masami Sasaki | Marine Sector | |||
| Executive Officer | Takashi Torizumi | Accounting, Internal Audit | |||
| Executive Officer | Shigeo Itaya | Managing Director of "K" Line (China) Ltd. | |||
| Executive Officer | Kazutaka Imaizumi | Bulk Carrier Business | |||
| Executive Officer | Toshiyuki Suzuki | Containership Business, GM Containerships Business Group |
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| Executive Officer | Hiromichi Aoki | LNG Carrier Business, Energy Transportation Business Development | |||