31st January 2012
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) has decided in a board meeting held today on changes of Executive Officers.
1. Change of Executive Officers
(1) Retirement as of March 31, 2012
| Present Position | Name | Scheduled New Position | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Mamoru Mori | Will assume Managing Director of KLine (China) Ltd. and Managing Director of “K” Line (Hong Kong) Limited.
Will assume Vice President of “K” LINE LOGISTICS, LTD. on July 1, 2012. |
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| Managing Executive Officer | Shigeo Itaya | Will assume Senior Managing Director of SEAGATE CORPORATION. | |
| Executive Officer | Kenjiro Takenaga | Will assume Executive Technical Adviser on June 26, 2012. |
(2) New Appointment as of April 1, 2012
| New Position | Name | Present Position | |
| Executive Officer | Shunichi Arisaka | General Manager, Technical Group | |
| Executive Officer | Yasunari Sonobe | General Manager, Corporate Planning Group |
2. Promotion of Executive Officers as of April 1, 2012
| New Position | Name | Present Position | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Masami Sasaki | Managing Executive Officer | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Kazutaka Imaizumi | Executive Officer | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Yoshiyuki Aoki | Executive Officer |
Please see the attached list of responsibilities of Executive Officers scheduled on and after April 1, 2012.
For further details, please contact:
Makoto Arai,
General Manager, IR & PR Group
Tel: +81-3-3595-5189 Fax: +81-3-3595-5001
Attachment: The responsibilities of Executive Officers on and after April 1, 2012
| Title | Name | Responsibilities |
| President & CEO | Jiro Asakura | |
| Vice President Executive Officer | Takashi Saeki | Assistant to CEO, Drybulk Sector, Energy Transportation Sector |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Eizo Murakami | Containerships Sector, Port Business, Car Carrier Sector, Information System |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Keisuke Yoshida | IR & PR, Finance Corporate Planning, Business Promotion, Logistics |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Takashi Torizumi | General Affairs, Legal, Human Resources, Accounting, CSR & Compliance, Internal Audit |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Masami Sasaki | Marine Sector, Technical, Environment |
| Managing Executive Officer | Toshiyuki Suzuki | IR & PR, Information System, Corporate Planning, Business Promotion, Logistics, Research |
| Managing Executive Officer | Hiromichi Aoki | Energy Transportation Sector |
| Managing Executive Officer | Kazutaka Imaizumi | CEO of ‘K’ LINE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED |
| Managing Executive Officer | Yoshiyuki Aoki | Car Carrier Sector |
| Executive Officer | Takashi Yamaguchi | General Affairs, Legal, Human Resources, CSR & Compliance |
| Executive Officer | Eiji Kadono | Marine Sector |
| Executive Officer | Atsuo Asano | Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Business, Drybulk Planning |
| Executive Officer | Mitsuru Kochi | President of “K” Line (Japan) Ltd. |
| Executive Officer | Yukio Toriyama | Accounting, Finance |
| Executive Officer | Kenji Sakamoto | Bulk Carrier Business |
| Executive Officer | Kazuhiko Harigai | Thermal Coal, Woodchip and Pulp Carrier Business |
| Executive Officer | Yukikazu Myochin | Containerships Business, Port Business |
| Executive Officer | Kazuhiro Matsukawa | President of “K” LINE AMERICA, INC. |
| Executive Officer | Shunichi Arisaka | Technical, Environment. General Manager of Environment Management Division |
| Executive Officer | Yasunari Sonobe | Car Carrier Sector |