April 28, 2017

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Change of Executive Officers

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has decided during board meeting held today on changes of Executive Officers.

1. Changes of Executive Officers.

(1) New Appointment as of June 23, 2017

New Position

Name

Present Position

Senior Executive Officer

Harusato Nihei

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Please see the attached list of responsibilities of Executive Officers scheduled on and after June 23, 2017, and Reason for Nomination of Newly-Appointed Executive Officer.

For more details, kindly contact as follows:

Naoki Mishuku, General Manager, General Affairs Group Tel: +81-3-3595-6568 Fax: +81-3-3595-6076

Attachment: The responsibilities of Executive Officers on and after June23, 2017

Title

Name

Responsibilities

President & CEO

Eizo Murakami

Senior Managing

Executive Officer

Toshiyuki Suzuki

Responsible for Containerships, Car Carriers, Port Business,

Logistics, Affiliated Business Promotion Unit

Senior Managing

Executive Officer

Hiromichi Aoki

Responsible for Dry and Liquid Bulk Carriers Unit

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Tsuyoshi Yamauchi

Responsible for General Affairs, Legal, Corporate Legal Risk & Compliance, Human Resources, Corporate Planning, Research, Project Office for Containerships and Terminal Business Unit,

Assistance to Internal Audit, CCO(Chief Compliance Officer)

Senior Managing

Executive Officer

Eiji Kadono

Responsible for Marine Sector, Technical and Environmental Affairs

(including Fuel Cost Control) Unit

Senior Managing

Executive Officer

Harusato Nihei

Responsible for Finance, Accounting, IR&PR Unit,

CFO(Chief Financial Officer)

Managing

Executive Officer

Kazuhiko Harigai

In charge of Bulk Carrier Business, Thermal Coal, Woodchip and

Pulp Carrier Business

Managing

Executive Officer

Atsuo Asano

In charge of Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Business, Drybulk Planning

Managing

Executive Officer

Yukio Toriyama

In charge of Accounting, Finance, IR&PR

Managing

Executive Officer

Kenji Sakamoto

In charge of Car Carrier Business

Managing

Executive Officer

Yasunari Sonobe

President of "K" LINE AMERICA, INC.

Managing

Executive Officer

Yutaka Nakagawa

In charge of Logistics, Affiliated Business Promotion

Managing

Executive Officer

Akira Misaki

In charge of Energy Transportation Business

Managing

Executive Officer

Nobuo Ishida

Managing Director of K LINE (THAILAND) LTD.

Managing

Executive Officer

Kunihiko Arai

Managing Director of KLINE (CHINA) LTD., Managing Director of

"K" LINE (HONG KONG) LIMITED

Managing

Executive Officer

Yukikazu Myochin

In charge of Human Resources, Corporate Planning, Research,

Project Office for Containerships and Terminal Business

Managing

Executive Officer

Shuzo Kawano

Responsible for Information System Unit, CIO(Chief Information

Officer), CEO "K" Line Business Systems, Ltd.

Executive Officer

Makoto Arai

In charge of Legal, Corporate Legal Risk & Compliance

Executive Officer

Takafumi Kido

In charge of Containerships Business, Port Business

Executive Officer

Daisuke Arai

Managing Director, "K" LINE (EUROPE) LIMITED

Executive Officer

Kiyotaka Aya

In charge of Marine Sector

Executive Officer

Shingo Kogure

In charge of General Affairs, CSR

Executive Officer

Toyohisa Nakano

In charge of Technical and Environmental Affairs, Fuel Cost

Control, General Manager of Technical Group

Executive Officer

Nobuyuki Yokoyama

Assistance to Car Carrier Business

Executive Officer

Tomoyuki Okawa

Assistance to Energy Transportation Business, in charge of Tankers, General Manager of Energy & Off-Shore Business

Planning Group

Reason for Nomination of Newly-Appointed Executive Officer

The reason for nomination of Executive Officer to be newly appointed on June 23, 2017 and his career summary are as follows:

  • Senior Managing Executive Officer (Responsible for Finance, Accounting and IR&PR, Chief Financial Officer (CFO))

Harusato Nihei

Mr. Harusato Nihei accumulated experience in a broad range of areas while at Mizuho Bank Ltd., including international operations, and since 2008, he served in the bank's management as an executive officer. Expecting that he would strictly fulfill audit and supervisory functions taking advantage of his appropriate insight with respect to finance and accounting, we

nominated him as Audit & Supervisory Board Ｍember in June 2016. Since then, he has

contributed to the improvement of audit and supervisory functions of "K" Line, including our group companies. He has been nominated as Senior Managing Executive Officer because we believe that he has personality appropriate to take a part of our senior management and also expect that he will promote restructuring of our business from a financial aspect as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) responsible for accounting and finance departments through his expertise in accounting and finance.

Career Apr, 1980 Joined Daiichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd.

Mar, 2006 General Manager, Taipei Branch, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Apr, 2008 Executive Officer & General Manager, Taipei Branch,

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Apr, 2009 Executive Officer & General Manager, Human Resource Management Division, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Apr, 2010 Managing Executive Officer, Sales &Marketing, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Apr, 2011 Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Apr, 2012 Managing Executive Officer, Branch Operation, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Apr, 2013 Managing Executive Officer, Branch Operation, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. And Managing Executive Officer, Sales & Marketing, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Jul, 2013 Managing Executive Officer, Sales & Marketing, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr, 2014 Deputy President, Mizuho Research Institute, Ltd.

Apr, 2016 Adviser, Mizuho Research Institute, Ltd.

Jun, 2016 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (Current)

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