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Announcement of change to NYK Directors and Executive Officers

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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

NameNew PositionCurrent Position
Tadaaki NaitoDirectorChairman, Director
Hitoshi NagasawaChairman, DirectorPresident,
Representative Director,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chairperson of ESG Management Committee
Takaya SogaPresident,
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

NameNew PositionCurrent Position
Akira KonoExecutive 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 KashimaSenior 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 NishiyamaManaging Executive Officer
Chief Executive of Dry Bulk Division
Executive Officer
Hisaya HiguchiManaging Executive Officer
Chief Safety Officer (Marine)
Executive Officer
Hironobu WatanabeManaging Executive Officer
Chief Executive of Energy Division
Executive Officer
Takuji BannoManaging Executive Officer
Chief Executive of Liner & Logistics Headquarters
Executive Officer

(3) Change

NameNew PositionCurrent Position
Hiroki HaradaRepresentative DirectorRepresentative 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

NameCurrent Position
Tomoyuki KoyamaSenior Managing Executive Officer
Svein SteimlerManaging Executive Officer
Toru KamiyamaManaging Executive Officer
Hideki SuzukiExecutive Officer
Toru MaruyamaExecutive Officer
Keita SatakaExecutive 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

NameNew PositionCurrent Position
Yasuyuki TakahashiExecutive Officer
Group Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Officer
Vice-Chairman of Group IT Strategy Committee
Executive Officer, CIO of YUSEN LOGISTICS CO., LTD.
Takashi YamamotoExecutive OfficerGeneral Manager of Accounting Group
Chiaki OtaExecutive OfficerGeneral Manager of Iron Ore & Coal Group
Katsuhiko HarunaExecutive OfficerGeneral Manager of Marine Group
Tsutomu YokoyamaExecutive OfficerGeneral Manager of Green Business Group
Tomotaka AsoExecutive Officer
Deputy Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters
General Manager of Corporate Planning Group
Yasuyuki InamiExecutive OfficerGeneral Manager of LNG Group
Hiroyuki HommaExecutive Officer
Managing Director of NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES CO., LTD.
Managing Director of NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES CO., LTD.
Takeshi KondoExecutive 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

NameNew PositionCurrent Position
Akira KonoRepresentative Director,
Executive Vice-President Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Nobukatsu KaneharaOutside Director (Part-time), Independent Director(New Appointment)
Eiichi TakahashiDirector, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time)Audit & Supervisory Board Member
(Full-time)
Keiko KosugiDirector, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time)General Manager of Internal Audit Chamber
Hiroshi NakasoOutside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time)Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Part-time), Independent Director
Satoko KuwabaraOutside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time)Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Part-time), Independent Director
Tatsumi YamadaOutside 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

NameCurrent Position
Tadaaki NaitoDirector
Hiroki HaradaRepresentative Director
Yoshihiro KatayamaChief 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

NameCurrent Position
Noriko MiyamotoAudit & Supervisory Board Member
(Full-time)
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