News and Press Releases

Change of Directors

May 20, 2011

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has decided following changes in its board meeting held today, subject to approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 24, 2011:

Directors

1. Change of Executive Officers

(1) Retirement as of March 31, 2012

New 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.
 

(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 list of responsibilities of Executive Officers scheduled on and after April 1, 2012 below.

 

For further details, please contact :

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. "K" Line)
Makoto Arai, General Manager, IR & PR Group
Tel: +81-3-3595-5189  Fax: +81-3-3595-5001

 

 
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