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“K” Line Change of Executive Officers

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) has decided on changes of Executive Officers.

  1. Changes of Executive Officers.

(1) Retirement scheduled for September 30, 2017

Present Position
Name
After Retirement (scheduled for October 1, 2017)
Managing Executive Officer Nobuo Ishida Ocean Network Express (North America) Inc.(Tentative Name)

 

(2) Promotion of Executive Officers as of October 1, 2017

New Position
Name
Present Position
Managing Executive Officer Daisuke Arai Executive Officer

 

Title
Name
Responsibilities
President & CEO Eizo Murakami
Senior Managing Executive Officer Toshiyuki Suzuki Responsible for Containerships, Car Carriers, Port Business, Logistics, Affiliated Business Promotion Unit
Senior Managing Executive Officer Hiromichi Aoki Responsible for Dry and Liquid Bulk Carriers Unit
Senior Managing Executive Officer Tsuyoshi Yamauchi Responsible for General Affairs, Legal, Corporate Legal Risk & Compliance, Human Resources, Corporate Planning, Research, Project Office for Containerships and Terminal Business Unit, Assistance to Internal Audit, CCO(Chief Compliance Officer)
Senior Managing Executive Officer Eiji Kadono Responsible for Marine Sector, Advanced Technology, Ship Technical and Environmental Affairs Unit
Senior Managing Executive Officer Harusato Nihei Responsible for Finance, Accounting, IR&PR Unit,

CFO(Chief Financial Officer)

Managing Executive Officer Kazuhiko Harigai In charge of LNG, Thermal Coal, Liquefied Gas New Business Division
Managing Executive Officer Atsuo Asano In charge of Drybulk Business
Managing Executive Officer Yukio Toriyama In charge of Accounting, Finance, IR&PR
Managing Executive Officer Kenji Sakamoto In charge of Car Carrier Business
Managing Executive Officer Yasunari Sonobe President of “K” LINE AMERICA, INC.
Managing Executive Officer Yutaka Nakagawa Managing Director of K LINE (THAILAND) LTD.
Managing Executive Officer Akira Misaki Managing Director of “K” LINE (EUROPE) LIMITED
Managing Executive Officer Kunihiko Arai Managing Director of K LINE (CHINA) LTD., Managing Director of “K” LINE (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Managing Executive Officer Yukikazu Myochin In charge of Human Resources, Corporate Planning, Research, Project Office for Containerships and Terminal Business

Assistance to Containerships Business, Port Business,

Logistics, Affiliated Business Promotion

Managing Executive Officer Shuzo Kawano Responsible for Information System Unit, CIO(Chief Information Officer), CEO of “K” Line Business Systems, Ltd.
Managing Executive Officer Daisuke Arai In charge of Containerships Business, Port Business,

Logistics, Affiliated Business Promotion

Executive Officer Makoto Arai In charge of Legal, Corporate Legal Risk & Compliance
Executive Officer Kiyotaka Aya In charge of Marine Sector
Executive Officer Shingo Kogure In charge of General Affairs, CSR
Executive Officer Toyohisa Nakano In charge of Ship Technical and Environmental Affairs, General Manager of Ship Technical Group
Executive Officer Nobuyuki Yokoyama Assistance to Car Carrier Business
Executive Officer Tomoyuki Okawa In charge of Tankers, General Manager of Energy & Off-Shore Business Planning Group