Jan. 29, 2026
Press Release
Announcement of Change to NYK Directors and Executive Officers
At the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, the Company resolved the executive officer appointments effective April 1, 2026, as well as director candidates to be proposed at the 139th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2026 and the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. Details are as follows.
1. Directors
(1) New Directors (To be proposed at the 139th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2026): None
(2) Retiring Directors (After the conclusion of the 139th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2026): None
(3) Proposed Board of Directors Structure after the 139th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2026:
(2) Retiring Directors (After the conclusion of the 139th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2026): None
(3) Proposed Board of Directors Structure after the 139th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2026:
| Chairman, Director |
Hitoshi Nagasawa |
| President, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Takaya Soga |
| Representative Director, Executive Vice-President Executive Officer |
Akira Kono |
| Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Yasunobu Suzuki |
| Chief Outside Director (Part-time), Independent Director |
Eiichi Tanabe |
| Outside Director (Part-time), Independent Director |
Satoko Shisai |
| Outside Director (Part-time), Independent Director |
Satoko Kuwabara |
| Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time) |
Keiko Kosugi |
| Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time) |
Yutaka Higurashi |
| Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time), Independent Director |
Hiroshi Nakaso |
| Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time), Independent Director |
Motoyuki Ii |
| Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time), Independent Director |
Ritsuko Nonomiya |
2. Executive Officers
(1) Promoted Executive Officers (As of April 1, 2026)
(2) New Executive Officers (As of April 1, 2026)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
| Yasunobu Suzuki | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Chief Executive of Global Corporate Administration Headquarters |
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Chief Executive of General Affairs Headquarters |
| Hironobu Watanabe | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Energy Division |
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Energy Division |
| Takuji Banno | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Executive of Corporate Planning and Strategy Headquarters |
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Liner & Logistics Headquarters |
| Kenichiro Sutoh | Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
Executive Officer, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Deputy CCO) |
| Mie Sugano | Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Automotive Business Headquarters |
Executive Officer |
| Katsuhiko Haruna | Managing Executive Officer, Chief Safety Officer (Marine) (CSO (Marine)), Chief Executive of Marine Headquarters |
Executive Officer, NYK CRUISES CO., LTD. Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Tomotaka Aso | Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Liner & Logistics Headquarters |
Executive Officer, Deputy Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters |
| Nobuaki Sumida | Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Dry Bulk Division |
Executive Officer |
| Carl-Johan Hagman | Managing Executive Officer, NYK Group Europe Region Head, NYK GROUP EUROPE LTD. President and CEO |
Executive Officer, NYK Group Europe Region Head, NYK GROUP EUROPE LTD. President and CEO |
(2) New Executive Officers (As of April 1, 2026)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
| Asako Teruki | Executive Officer | Seconded to NYK Business Systems Co., Ltd. Director, Managing Executive Officer |
| Ko Shindo | Executive Officer, NYK CRUISES CO., LTD. Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
General Manager of Marine Group |
| Yoshiaki Hamano | Executive Officer | General Manager of Accounting Group |
| Yasuaki Okada | Executive Officer | General Manager of IR Group |
| Takahiro Nito | Executive Officer, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Deputy CCO) |
General Manager of Legal & Fair Trade Promotion Group |
| Motohito Mukai | Executive Officer | General Manager of Corporate Planning Group |
| Sandeep Chawla | Executive Officer, NYK Group South Asia Region Head, NYK GROUP SOUTH ASIA PTE. LTD. Chairman |
NYK INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Managing Director |
(3) Changes of Duties and Responsibilities (As of April 1, 2026)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
| Akira Kono | Representative Director, Executive Vice-President Executive Officer, Senior Assistant to the President, Group Chief Information Officer (GCIO) |
Representative Director, Executive Vice-President Executive Officer, Senior Assistant to the President, Chief Financial Officer(CFO), Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters |
| Yutaka Ikeda | Managing Executive Officer, NYK Group Americas Region Head, NYK GROUP AMERICAS INC. CEO |
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Automotive Business Headquarters |
（4）Retiring Executive Officers (As of March 31, 2026)
| Name | After Resignation | Current Position |
| Nobuhiro Kashima | Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha President, Representative Director |
Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
| Hiroaki Nishiyama | Advisor (Full-time) | Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Dry Bulk Division |
| Hisaya Higuchi | JAPAN MARINE SCIENCE INC. President, Representative Director |
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Safety Officer (Marine) (CSO (Marine)), Deputy Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
| Patrick Brennan Jr. | NYK GROUP AMERICAS INC. Advisor | Executive Officer, NYK Group Americas Region Head, NYK GROUP AMERICAS INC. CEO, NYK BULKSHIP (ATLANTIC) N.V. Director |
| Yasuyuki Takahashi | Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha, Director, Managing Executive Officer |
Executive Officer, Group Chief Information Officer (GCIO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Deputy Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
| Takashi Yamamoto | NYK Accounting Co., Ltd. President, Representative Director |
Executive Officer |
3. Management Committee members as of April 1, 2026
| President, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Takaya Soga | |
| Representative Director, Executive Vice-President Executive Officer |
Akira Kono | Senior Assistant to the President |
| Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Yasunobu Suzuki | Chief Executive of Global Corporate Administration Headquarters |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Hironobu Watanabe | Chief Executive of Energy Division |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Takuji Banno | Chief Executive of Corporate Planning and Strategy Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Yuko Tsutsui | Chief Executive of Sustainability & Transformation Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Kenichiro Sutoh | Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Mie Sugano | Chief Executive of Automotive Business Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Katsuhiko Haruna | Chief Executive of Marine Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Tomotaka Aso | Chief Executive of Liner & Logistics Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Nobuaki Sumida | Chief Executive of Dry Bulk Division |
4．Executive Officer Members as of April 1, 2026 (excluding Management Committee members)
| Managing Executive Officer | Yutaka Ikeda |
| Managing Executive Officer | Carl-Johan Hagman |
| Executive Officer | Tsutomu Yokoyama |
| Executive Officer | Atsuhiko Kurosawa |
| Executive Officer | Ryutaro Okuzawa |
| Executive Officer | Hiroyuki Noma |
| Executive Officer | Yasushi Yamamoto |
| Executive Officer | Takuya Koizumi |
| Executive Officer | Yusuke Sasada |
| Executive Officer | Yoko Toyozumi |
| Executive Officer | Shingo Mizutani |
| Executive Officer | Toru Chihara |
| Executive Officer | Koichi Hamazaki |
| Executive Officer | Chikao Hayashi |
| Executive Officer | Asako Teruki |
| Executive Officer | Ko Shindo |
| Executive Officer | Yoshiaki Hamano |
| Executive Officer | Yasuaki Okada |
| Executive Officer | Takahiro Nito |
| Executive Officer | Motohito Mukai |
| Executive Officer | Sandeep Chawla |
Please refer to the attached Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 for the responsibilities and duties of Directors and Executive Officers as of April 1, 2026, and after the conclusion of the 139th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2026, respectively.
(The responsibilities and duties set forth in each attachment are identical.)
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