At a meeting held today, the NYK board of directors agreed on the below changes to its executive officers from April 2023, in addition to candidates to be nominated for director at the 136th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2023.
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
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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.
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 |
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
※ Note; Effective March 31, 2023
Hiroki Harada; Resignation of Senior Managing Executive Officer at end of term.
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Hiroki Harada | Representative Director | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Chief Executive of Liner & Logistics Headquarters |
Hiroki Harada; Resignation of Senior Managing Executive Officer at end of term.
(4) Resignation
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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.
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 |
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
Update on April 3, 2023
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Hiroyuki Homma; Senior Managing Director of NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES CO., LTD. from April 1, 2023.
Takeshi Kondo; Chief Sales Officer of YUSEN LOGISTICS CO., LTD. from April 1, 2023.
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 Senior Managing Director of NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES CO., LTD. |
Managing Director of NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES CO., LTD. |
Takeshi Kondo | Executive Officer Chief Sales Officer, Director, Executive Officer of YUSEN LOGISTICS CO., LTD. |
Chief Operating Officer, Director, Executive Officer of YUSEN LOGISTICS CO., LTD. |
※Note
Hiroyuki Homma; Senior Managing Director of NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES CO., LTD. from April 1, 2023.
Takeshi Kondo; Chief Sales Officer of YUSEN LOGISTICS CO., LTD. from April 1, 2023.
2. List of changes after the 136th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2023
(1) New Appointment of Director
※ Note
Akira Kono; Executive Vice-President Executive Officer from April 1, 2023.
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) |
Akira Kono; Executive Vice-President Executive Officer from April 1, 2023.
(2) Resignation of 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.
Name | Current Position |
Tadaaki Naito | Director |
Hiroki Harada | Representative Director |
Yoshihiro Katayama | Chief Outside Director (Part-time), Independent Director |
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
※ Note
Noriko Miyamoto; Resignation of at end of term.
Name | Current Position |
Noriko Miyamoto | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) |
Noriko Miyamoto; Resignation of at end of term.
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