Change of Representative Directors and Executive Officers

March 12, 2010 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) has decided in thes board meeting held today on changes of Representative Directors and Executive Officers.

1.  Changes of Representative Directors
(1)  Takashi Saeki will resign from this responsibility as of March 31, 2010.
(2)  Keisuke Yoshida will assume this responsibility as of April 1, 2010.

2.  Changes of Executive Officers

1. New Appointment as of April 1, 2010

   New Position	Name	Present Position
   Executive Officer	Atsuo Asano	General Manager, Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Group

 

2. Promotion of Executive Officers as of April 1, 2010

   New Position	Name	Present Position
   Chairman Executive Officer	Hiroyuki Maekawa	President and CEO
   President & CEO	Kenichi Kuroya	Vice President
   Senior Executive Officer	Keisuke Yoshida	Managing Executive Officer
   Managing Executive Officer	Shigeo Itaya	Executive Officer

The list of responsibilities of Executive Officers scheduled on and after April 1, 2010
Please refer to Attachment 1.

For more details, kindly contact as follows:

Masato Yamaguchi
General Manager, IR & PR Group
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Tel: +81-3-3595-5141   Fax: +81-3-3595-5001

Attachment 1: The responsibilities of Executive Officers on and after April 1, 2010

Title	Name	Responsibilities
Chairman Executive Officer	Hiroyuki Maekawa	-
President & CEO	Kenichi Kuroya	-
Vice President & Assistant to CEO	Toshio Shimizu	Assistant to CEO
Senior Executive Officer	Toshinori Morita	Car Carrier Sector, General Affairs, Legal, Accounting, Technical, Environment, Marine Sector
Senior Executive Officer	Yoshikazu Minagawa	Energy Resources Transportation Sector, Heavy Lifter Business, New Business Planning and Development
Senior Executive Officer	Jiro Asakura	Drybulk Sector, Human Resources, Drybulk Planning Division
Senior Executive Officer	Takashi Saeki	Senior Vice President of "K" Line America, Inc.
Senior Executive Officer	Eizo Murakami	Containerships Business, Port Business, Information System
Senior Executive Officer	Keisuke Yoshida	Corporate Planning, Finance, IR & PR
Managing Executive Officer	Mamoru Mori	Managing Director of "K" Line (China) Ltd. Managing Director of "K" Line (Hong Kong) Limited
Managing Executive Officer	Kiyoshi Terashima	Managing Director of "K" Line Holding (Europe) Limited.
Managing Executive Officer	Masami Sasaki	Marine Sector
Managing Executive Officer	Takashi Torizumi	General Affairs, Legal, Accounting, CSR & Compliance, Internal Audit
Managing Executive Officer	Shigeo Itaya	Car Carrier Sector
Executive Officer	Kazutaka Imaizumi	Bulk Carrier Business, Thermal Coal, Woodchip and Pulp Carrier Business
Executive Officer	Toshiyuki Suzuki	Containerships Business
Executive Officer	Hiromichi Aoki	Energy Resources Transportation Business
Executive Officer	Kenjiro Takenaga	Technical, Environment
Executive Officer	Yoshiyuki Aoki	Car Carrier Business, General Manager of Car Carrier Business Group
Executive Officer	Masaru Fukuzawa	President of "K" Line (Japan) Ltd.
Executive Officer	Tsuyoshi Yamauchi	Corporate Planning, Logistics, Research
Executive Officer	Takashi Yamaguchi	Human Resources
Executive Officer	Eiji Kadono	Marine Sector, General Manager of Marine Human Resources Group
Executive Officer	Atsuo Asano	Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Business, General Manager of Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Group