Announcement of Change to NYK Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Corporate Officers

At a meeting held today, the NYK board of directors agreed on the below changes to its corporate officers from April 2019, and candidates to be nominated for director at the 132nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2019.

1. List of changes effective April 1, 2019 (including a resignation on March 31, 2019)

(1) Promotion
Name New Position Current Position
Hiroki Harada Senior Managing Corporate Officer Managing Corporate Officer
Shohei Yamamoto Managing Corporate Officer Corporate Officer
(2) Change
Name New Position Current Position
Koichi Chikaraishi Director Representative Director,
Senior Managing Corporate Officer
  • Note: Effective March 31, 2019.
    Resignation of representative director position tendered on his own accord; resignation of corporate officer position at end of term.
(3) New Appointment
Name New Position Current Position
Muneaki Saitoh Corporate Officer
General Manager of Harbour Group
General Manager of Harbour Group
Kazumasa Okazaki Corporate Officer General Manager (Fleet Support) of NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd.
Hideki Suzuki Corporate Officer
General Manager of Digitalization Group
Chief Innovation Officer of NYK Line (North America) Inc.
Hiroshi Kubota Corporate Officer
General Manager of Corporate Planning Group
General Manager of Corporate Planning Group
Shinji Umehara Corporate Officer
General Manager of Human Resources Group
General Manager of Human Resources Group
(4) Resignation
Name Current Position
Noriko Miyamoto Managing Corporate Officer
Kobune Goto Corporate Officer
Tomoo Kitayama Corporate Officer
  • Note: Resignation at end of term.

2. List of changes after the 132nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2019

(1) New Appointment of Director
Name New Position Current Position
Hiroki Harada Director,
Senior Managing Corporate Officer
Managing Corporate Officer
Eiichi Tanabe Outside Director (part time),
Independent Director
Adviser of Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Note: Hiroki Harada; Senior Managing Corporate Officer from April 1, 2019.
(2) Resignation of Director
Name Current Position
Koichi Chikaraishi Representative Director,
Senior Managing
Corporate Officer
  • Note: (Director from April 1, 2019) Resignation of director position at end of term.
(3) New Appointment of Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Name New Position Current Position
Noriko Miyamoto Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full time) Managing Corporate Officer
Toshinori Kanemoto Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member (part time), Independent Auditor Head of Toshinori Kanemoto Law Office
(4) Resignation of Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Name Current Position
Yoko Wasaki Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full time)
Toshio Mita Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member (part time),
Independent Auditor
  • Note: Resignation of Audit & Supervisory Board Member position at end of term.

Updated positions, duties, and responsibilities of NYK directors, audit & supervisory board members, and corporate officers are provided in the attached file.

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