February 27, 2009 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. 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
1. Retirement
| Present Position | Name | Scheduled New Position |
| Representative Director | Eiichi Suzuki | Senior Advisor |
| Representative Director | Yoichi Hasegawa | Advisor of Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd. |
| Representative Director | Tetsuo Shiota | Auditor |
| Representative Director | Katsue Yoshida | CEO of K LINE OFFSHORE |
| Director | Norio Tsutsumi | Technical Advisor |
| Director | Kozo Eguchi | Managing Director of Daito Corporation |
2. New Appointment
| New Position | Name | Present Position |
| Representative Director | Eiichi Murakam | Managing Executive Officer |
| Representative Director | Yoshikazu Minagawa | Managing Executive Officer |
| Representative Director | Jiro Asakura | Managing Executive Officer |
| Representative Director | Eizo Murakami | Managing Executive Officer |
| Director | Masami Sasaki | Executive Officer |
| Director | Kenjiro Takenaga | General Manager of Environment Management Division |
| Director | Tsuyoshi Yamauchi | General Manager of Corporate Planning Group |
| Director | Jyunnosuke Furukawa | Senior Advisor of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Takashi Kobayashi | President of Nissay Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
II. Auditors
1. Retirement
| Present Position | Name |
| Auditor | Koichi Otaki |
| Auditor | Kengo Yamashita |
2. New Appointment
| Name | Present Position |
| Tetsuo Shiota | Representative Director |
| Jiro Noguchi | Strategic Adviser of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. |