Jan. 30, 2025
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 2025, in addition to candidates to be nominated for director at the 138th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2025.
1. Directors
(1) New Directors (Scheduled for discussion at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2025)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
| Yasunobu Suzuki | Director, Managing Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Satoko Kuwabara | Outside Director, Independent Director |
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Independent Director |
| Yutaka Higurashi | Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
Director (As of April 1, 2025) |
| Motoyuki Ii | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Independent Director |
(New Appointment) |
| Ritsuko Nonomiya | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Independent Director |
(New Appointment) |
(2) Resignations of Directors (List of changes after the 138th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2025)
| Name | After Resignation | Current Position |
| Yutaka Higurashi | Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
Director (As of April 1, 2025) |
| Nobukatsu Kanehara | (Resignation) | Outside Director, Independent Director |
| Eiichi Takahashi | (Resignation) | Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
| Satoko Kuwabara | Outside Director, Independent Director |
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time), Independent Director |
| Tatsumi Yamada | (Resignation) | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Part-time), Independent Director |
2. Executive Officers
(1) Promotion of Executive Officer (As of April 1, 2025)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
| Yuko Tsutsui | Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Sustainability & Transformation Headquarters Chairperson of ESG Strategy Committee, Executive Chief of Environmental Management (ECEM), Chief Executive of Sustainability & Transformation Headquarters |
Executive Officer, Chairperson of ESG Strategy Committee, Executive Chief of Environmental Management (ECEM), Deputy Chief Executive of ESG Strategy Headquarters |
(2) Changes of Duties and Responsibilities (As of April 1, 2025)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
| Akira Kono | Representative Director, Executive Vice-President Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters |
Representative Director, Executive Vice-President Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters, Chief Executive of ESG Strategy Headquarters |
| Yasunobu Suzuki | Managing Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Chief Executive of General Affairs Headquarters |
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Chief Executive of General Affairs Headquarters |
| Yasuyuki Takahashi | Executive Officer, Group Chief Information Officer (GCIO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Deputy Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
Executive Officer, Group Chief Information Officer (GCIO), Chief Information Officer (CIO) |
| Hiroyuki Noma | Executive Officer | Executive Officer, NYK Group South Asia Region Head, NYK Group South Asia Pte. Ltd. Managing Director |
(3) New Appointments (As of April 1, 2025)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
| Takuya Koizumi | Executive Officer | General Manager of Decarbonization Group |
| Yusuke Sasada | Executive Officer | General Manager of NYK’s Nagoya Branch |
| Yoko Toyozumi | Executive Officer | General Manager of ESG Management Group |
| Shingo Mizutani | Executive Officer, NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. Chairman and CEO |
Deputy General Manager of Marine Group |
| Toru Chihara | Executive Officer | General Manager of Human Resources Group |
| Koichi Hamazaki | Executive Officer | General Manager of Tramper Group |
| Chikao Hayashi | Executive Officer, Yusen Logistics Global Management Co., Ltd. |
Director and Executive Officer and Chief Business Officer (CBO) of Yusen Logistics Co., Ltd. |
(4) Resignation (As of March 31, 2025)
| Name | After Resignation | Current Position |
| Yutaka Higurashi | Director (As of April 1, 2025) | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Chief Executive of General Affairs Headquarters |
| Toshi Nakamura | Scheduled to be appointed as the president of Keihin Dock Co., Ltd. | Executive Officer |
| Hiroaki Ohashi | Advisor (Full-time) (As of April 1, 2025) |
Executive Officer, NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. Chairman and CEO |
| Shinichi Yanagisawa | Scheduled to be appointed as the president of NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd. | Executive Officer |
| Shogo Terajima | (To be decided) | Executive Officer |
| Takeshi Kondo | Yusen Logistics Global Management Co., Ltd. |
Executive Officer, President of Yusen Logistics Co., Ltd., Executive Officer and Chief Sales Officer (CSO) |
3. Change after the 138th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 2025
| Chairman, Director |
Hitoshi Nagasawa |
| President, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Takaya Soga |
| Representative Director, Executive Vice-President Executive Officer |
Akira Kono |
| Director, Managing Executive Officer |
Yasunobu Suzuki |
| 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 |
4. Management Committee members as of April 1, 2025
| President, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Takaya Soga | |
| Representative Director, Executive Vice-President Executive Officer |
Akira Kono | Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Nobuhiro Kashima | Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Yutaka Ikeda | Chief Executive of Automotive Business Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Hiroaki Nishiyama | Chief Executive of Dry Bulk Division |
| Managing Executive Officer | Hisaya Higuchi | Deputy Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Hironobu Watanabe | Chief Executive of Energy Division |
| Managing Executive Officer | Takuji Banno | Chief Executive of Liner & Logistics Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Yasunobu Suzuki | Chief Executive of General Affairs Headquarters |
| Managing Executive Officer | Yuko Tsutsui | Chief Executive of Sustainability & Transformation Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | Yasuyuki Takahashi | Deputy Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | Tomotaka Aso | Deputy Chief Executive of Management Planning Headquarters |
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