January 31, 2008 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has decided in a board meeting held today on changes to Executive Officers.
| Present Position | Name | Scheduled new position |
| Managing Executive Officer | Yoshiyuki Ota | Deputy Managing Director of "K" Line PTE LTD |
| Managing Executive Officer | Toshio Suzuki | Continue to be President & CEO of "K" Line America, Inc. |
| Managing Executive Officer | Kazuyuki Oda | President of SEAGATE CORPORATION |
| Executive Officer | Akira Otsu | --- |
| Name | Present Position |
| Shigeo Itaya | "K" Line ( China ) Ltd. |
| Kazutaka Imaizumi | GM Drybulk Project Business Division |
| Toshiyuki Suzuki | GM Containerships Business Group |
| Hiromichi Aoki | GM LNG Group |
For more details, kindly contact as follows:
Masato Yamaguchi, General Manager, IR & PR Group
Tel: +81-3-3595-5141 Fax: +81-3-3595-5001
| Attachment 1 | ||
| The responsibilities of Executive Officers on and after April 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | LNG Carrier Business, Tanker Business |
| Managing Executive Officer | Jiro Asakura | Coal & Iron Ore Carrier Business, Drybulk Planning |
| Managing Executive Officer | Takashi Saeki | Corporate Planning, Investor & Public Relations, Research, Total Logistics Business, CSR & Compliance |
| 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, GM Finance Group |
| 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, GM Drybulk Project Business Division |
| Executive Officer | Toshiyuki Suzuki | Containership Business, GM Containerships Business Group |
| Executive Officer | Hiromichi Aoki | GM LNG Group |