Change of Representative Directors and Executive Officers
January 29, 2009 - 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 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.
2. Change of Executive Officers
(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 Office
Tetsuo Shiota
Continue as Director of "K" Line
Senior Executive Office
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
(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
3. Promotion of Executive Officers as of April 1, 2009
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
4. The list of responsibilities of Executive Officers scheduled on and
after April 1, 2009.
Please refer to Attachment 1.
