• Press Release

Announcement of Change to NYK Directors and Executive Officers

At a meeting held today, the NYK board of directors agreed on the below changes to its executive officers from April 2022, in addition to candidates to be nominated for director at the 135th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2022.

1. List of changes effective April 1, 2022 (including a resignation on March 31, 2022)

(1) Promotion
Name New Position Current Position
Yutaka Higurashi Director,
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Director,
Managing Executive Officer
Yutaka Ikeda Managing Executive Officer Executive Officer
(2) Change
Name New Position Current Position
Tadaaki Naito Chairman,Director Chairman,Director,
Chairman and Executive Officer
(3) Resignation
Name Current Position
Masashi Suda Executive Officer
Kazumasa Okazaki Executive Officer
Shinji Umehara Executive Officer
Takeshi Kato Executive Officer
Note:
Masashi Suda; Resignation at end of term. Representative Director, Vice President Executive Officer of NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd. after resignation of Executive Officer.
Kazumasa Okazaki; Resignation at end of term. Representative Director and President of Boltech Co., Ltd. after resignation of Executive Officer.
Shinji Umehara; Resignation at end of term. Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of NYK Trading Corporation after resignation of Executive Officer.
Takeshi Kato; Resignation at end of term. Representative Director, President and Executive Officer of Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha.
(4) New Appointment
Name New Position Current Position
Masahiro Takahashi Executive Officer General Manager of Environment Group & Technical HQ Management Group
Hiroaki Ohashi Executive Officer
NYK SHIPMANAGEMENT PTE LTD Chairman and CEO
NYK LNG SHIPMANAGEMENT (UK) LTD. Managing Director
Shinichi Yanagisawa Executive Officer NYK LINE (INDIA) PVT. LTD. Managing Director
NYK AUTO LOGISTICS (INDIA) PVT. LTD. Managing Director
Shogo Terajima Executive Officer General Manager of Liner Group & Logistics Group
Mie Sugano Executive Officer General Manager of Car Carrier Group No.1

2. List of changes after the 135th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2022


(1) New Appointment of Director
Name New Position Current Position
Takaya Soga Director,
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer
(2) Resignation of Director
Name Current Position
Hiroshi Kubota Director,
Managing Executive Officer
Note: Resignation at end of term.


Updated positions, duties, and responsibilities of NYK directors and executive officers are provided in the attached file.

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