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Announcement of change to NYK Directors and Executive Officers
TOKYO : At a meeting NYK announced change in their Top management.
1. List of changes effective April 1, 2023 (including a resignation on March 31, 2023)
(1)Change in Chairman and President already resolved on December 22, 2022
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Tadaaki Naito | Director | Chairman, Director |
Hitoshi Nagasawa | Chairman, Director | President, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Chairperson of ESG Management Committee |
Takaya Soga | President, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters |
※ Note
Tadaaki Naito; Resignation of Chairman, tendered on his own accord.
Hitoshi Nagasawa; Resignation of President, Representative Director tendered on his own accord. Resignation of President and Chief Executive Officer at end of term.
(2) Promotion
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Akira Kono | Executive Vice-President Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Chairman of Tramp Shipping Strategy Committee Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters Chief Executive of ESG Strategy Headquarters | Senior Managing Executive Officer Chairman of Tramp Shipping Strategy Committee Chief Executive of Energy Division |
Nobuhiro Kashima | Senior Managing Executive Officer Chairman of Group IT Strategy Committee Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters Chairman of Technology Strategy Committee | Managing Executive Officer Chief Executive of Dry Bulk Division |
Hiroaki Nishiyama | Managing Executive Officer Chief Executive of Dry Bulk Division | Executive Officer |
Hisaya Higuchi | Managing Executive Officer Chief Safety Officer (Marine) | Executive Officer |
Hironobu Watanabe | Managing Executive Officer Chief Executive of Energy Division | Executive Officer |
Takuji Banno | Managing Executive Officer Chief Executive of Liner & Logistics Headquarters | Executive Officer |
(3) Change
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Hiroki Harada | Representative Director | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Chief Executive of Liner & Logistics Headquarters |
※ Note; Effective March 31, 2023
Hiroki Harada; Resignation of Senior Managing Executive Officer at end of term.
(4) Resignation
Name | Current Position |
Tomoyuki Koyama | Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Svein Steimler | Managing Executive Officer |
Toru Kamiyama | Managing Executive Officer |
Hideki Suzuki | Executive Officer |
Toru Maruyama | Executive Officer |
Keita Sataka | Executive Officer |
※ Note
Tomoyuki Koyama; Resignation of Senior Managing Executive Officer at end of term. Adviser of JAPAN MARINE SCIENCE INC. after resignation of Senior Managing Executive Officer.
Svein Steimler; Resignation of Managing Executive Officer at end of term. Special Adviser of NYK GROUP EUROPE LTD. after resignation of Managing Executive Officer.
Toru Kamiyama; Resignation of at end of term.
Hideki Suzuki; Resignation of Executive Officer at end of term. President of MTI Co., Ltd. after resignation of Executive Officer.
Toru Maruyama; Resignation of at end of term.
Keita Sataka; Resignation of at end of term.
(5) New Appointment
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Yasuyuki Takahashi | Executive Officer Group Chief Information Officer Chief Information Officer Vice-Chairman of Group IT Strategy Committee | Executive Officer, CIO of YUSEN LOGISTICS CO., LTD. |
Takashi Yamamoto | Executive Officer | General Manager of Accounting Group |
Chiaki Ota | Executive Officer | General Manager of Iron Ore & Coal Group |
Katsuhiko Haruna | Executive Officer | General Manager of Marine Group |
Tsutomu Yokoyama | Executive Officer | General Manager of Green Business Group |
Tomotaka Aso | Executive Officer Deputy Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters | General Manager of Corporate Planning Group |
Yasuyuki Inami | Executive Officer | General Manager of LNG Group |
Hiroyuki Homma | Executive Officer Managing Director of NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES CO., LTD. | Managing Director of NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES CO., LTD. |
Takeshi Kondo | Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Director, Executive Officer of YUSEN LOGISTICS CO., LTD. | Chief Operating Officer, Director, Executive Officer of YUSEN LOGISTICS CO., LTD. |
2. List of changes after the 136th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2023
(1) New Appointment of Director
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Akira Kono | Representative Director, Executive Vice-President Executive Officer | Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Nobukatsu Kanehara | Outside Director (Part-time), Independent Director | (New Appointment) |
Eiichi Takahashi | Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time) | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) |
Keiko Kosugi | Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time) | General Manager of Internal Audit Chamber |
Hiroshi Nakaso | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time) | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Part-time), Independent Director |
Satoko Kuwabara | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time) | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Part-time), Independent Director |
Tatsumi Yamada | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time) | (New Appointment) |
※ Note
Akira Kono; Executive Vice-President Executive Officer from April 1, 2023.
(2) Resignation of Director
Name | Current Position |
Tadaaki Naito | Director |
Hiroki Harada | Representative Director |
Yoshihiro Katayama | Chief Outside Director (Part-time), Independent Director |
※ Note
Tadaaki Naito ; Director from April 1, 2023. Resignation of Director at end of term.
Hiroki Harada; Representative Director from April 1, 2023. Resignation of Representative Director at end of term.
Yoshihiro Katayama; Resignation of at end of term.
(3)Resignation of Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Name | Current Position |
Noriko Miyamoto | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) |