January 26, 2007 - TOKYO, Japan - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line). Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has decided in a board meeting held today on changes to Executive Officers, effective April 1, 2007.
Please refer to Attachment 1.
1. Retirement
| Present Position | Name | Scheduled new position |
| Managing Executive Officer | Satoru Kuboshima | Vice President of "K" Line Shipmanagement Co. Ltd. |
| Executive Officer | Hisashi Yasui | Managing Director of "K" Line Bulk Shipping (UK) Ltd. |
| Executive Officer | Takumi Yoshii | Director of Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co. Ltd. |
2. New appointment
| Name | Present Position |
| Kiyoshi Terashima | "K" Line (Europe) Ltd., Istanbul |
| Mamoru Mori | "K" Line America, Inc., Richmond |
| Masami Sasaki | GM Marine Safety Administration Group |
| Takashi Torizumi | GM Accounting Group |
3.Promotion
Yoshikazu Minagawa, Jiro Asakura, Takashi Saeki, Eizo Murakami will be promoted to Managing Executive Officer.
| The responsibilities of Executive Officers on and after April 1 , 200 7 | ||||
| Title | Name | Responsibilities | ||
| President & CEO | Hiroyuki Maekawa | - | ||
| Vice President & Assistant CEO | Eiichi Suzuki | Assistant to President, Overall Bulk Carrier Business, Dry Bulk Carrier Business | ||
| Senior Executive Officer | Yoichi Hasegawa | Car Carrier Business, New Business Planning & Development | ||
| Senior Executive Officer | Tetsuo Shiota | Corporate Sector | ||
| Senior Executive Officer | Katsue Yoshida | Energy Resources Transportation Business, Technical Sector | ||
| Senior Executive Officer | Toshio Shimizu | Containership Business, Port Business, Total Logistics Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Shigeru Soda | CEO of "K" Line Holding ( Europe ) Limited | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Norio Tsutsumi | Ship Planning Sector, Environment Preservation | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Toshinori Morita | Human Resources , Information System, Legal and General Affairs | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Shigenori Ishii | Thermal Coal, Woodchip and Pulp Carrier Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Yoshiyuki Ota | Bulk Carrier, GM Bulk Carrier Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Toshio Suzuki | President & CEO of "K" Line America, Inc. | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Kozo Eguchi | Marine Sector | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Kazuyuki Oda | Managing Director of "K" Line ( China ) Ltd. | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Eiichi Murakami | Car Carrier Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Yoshikazu Minagawa | LNG Carrier Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Jiro Aasakura | Coal & Iron Ore Carrier Business | ||
| Manaing Executive Officer | Takashi Saeki | Corporate Planning, Investor & Public Relations, Total Logistics Business , CSR & Compliance | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Eizo Murakami | Containership Business, Port Business, | ||
| Executive Officer | Akira Otsu | Tanker Business | ||
| Executive Officer | Keisuke Yoshida | Finance | ||
| Executive Officer | Kiyoshi Terashima | Car Carrier Business | ||
| Executive Officer | Mamoru Mori | Managing Director of "K" Line ( Hong Kong ) Ltd. | ||
| Executive Officer | Masami Sasaki | Marine Sector | ||
| Executive Officer | Takashi Torizumi | Accounting, Internal Audit, GM Accounting Group | ||