KNOT Offshore Partners LP announced that its general partner has appointed Mr. Junya Omoto to replace Mr. Takuji Banno on the company's Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2020. Mr. Omoto has served as the General Manager, Offshore Business Group, for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha since April 1, 2020 and from 2016 was previously Deputy General Manager of NYK's Offshore Business Group. Mr. Omoto joined NYK in 1993 and until 2006 he served in the Container and Logistics divisions in Japan and Hong Kong. In 2007, Mr. Omoto joined the Petroleum group and from 2010 he acted as Manager of the LNG Group.