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April 27, 2007   Change in the Board of Directors and Executive Officers   Tokyo - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (President Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that it has decided on the following changes to its Board of Directors, Executive Officers, and their responsibilities. These changes are subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held on June 21 2007. 1. Board of Directors - Change of Titles of directors (New position) (Name) (Current Position) Representative Director Masakazu Yakushiji Director - Appointment (New position) (Name) (Current Position) Director Yoichi Aoki Managing Executive Officer Director Koichi Muto Managing Executive Officer - Retirement (Current position) (Name) (Planned Post-retirement assignment) Director Tokinao Hojo Adviser Director Setsuyasu Hagiwara President, Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line, Ltd. 2. Executive Officers - Appointments and Promotions (New position) (Name) (Current position) Deputy President Executive Officer Masakazu Yakushiji Senior Managing Executive officer Senior Managing Executive Officer Kenichi Yonetani Managing Executive Officer Senior Managing Executive Officer Yoichi Aoki Managing Executive Officer Managing Executive Officer Hiroshi Tanaka Executive Officer Managing Executive Officer Takehiko Yamamoto Executive Officer Executive Officer Shugo Aoto General Manager of Finance and Accounting Division Executive Officer Kenji Yokota General Manager of Technical Division Executive Officer Kuniaki Motohashi General Manager of LNG Carrier Division Executive Officer Takashi Kurauchi General Manager of Car Carrier Division Executive Officer Makoto Yamaguchi General Manager of Bulk Carrier Division Executive Officer Kenichi Nagata General Manager of Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Division - Retirement (Current position) (Name) (Planned Post-retirement assignment) Executive Officer Tsukasa Nishikawa Senior Managing Director, Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. 3. Directors, Auditors and Executive Officers on and after June 21 -Directors and Auditors Board of Directors Representative Director Chairman of the board Kunio Suzuki Representative Director      Akimitsu Ashida Representative Director Saburo Koide Representative Director Hidehiro Harada Representative Director Masakazu Yakushiji        Director Kenichi Yonetani Director Yoichi Aoki Director Koichi Muto Director Yukiharu Kodama Director Kunio Kojima Director Yoko Ishikura Corporate Auditors Corporate Auditor Munehisa Kusunoki Corporate Auditor Kazumasa Mizoshita Corporate Auditor Kensuke Hotta Corporate Auditor Sumio Iijima - Responsibilities of Executive Officers (Title) (Name) (Responsibilities) Representative Director President Executive Officer Akimitsu Ashida   Representative Director Deputy President Executive Officer Saburo Koide Assistant to President [mainly in business divisions (except Liner), Technical Division], Bulk Carrier Division, Dry Bulk Carrier Supervising Office Representative Director Deputy President Executive Officer Hidehiro Harada Assistant to President [mainly in administrative divisions] Representative Director Deputy President Executive Officer Masakazu Yakushiji Assistant to President [mainly in Liner Division], Logistics Business Division Senior Managing Executive Officer Toshihiro Kagami Human Resources Division, MOL Tankship Management Ltd., MO LNG Transport Co., Ltd. Director Senior Managing Executive Officer Kenichi Yonetani Internal Audit Office, Finance and Accounting Division, Investor Relations Office Director Senior Managing Executive Officer Yoichi Aoki LNG Carrier Division, Research Office Managing Executive Officer Masashi Seki Tanker Division Managing Executive Officer Osamu Suzuki President/CEO, MOL (America) Inc. Managing Executive Officer Kenji Hokazono Liner Marketing Managing Executive Officer Toshitaka Shishido Car Carrier Division Managing Executive Officer Nobuo Nishijima Secretaries Office, Human Resources Division, General Affairs Division Managing Executive Officer Masafumi Yasuoka Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Division Director Managing Executive Officer Koichi Muto Corporate Planning Division, Public Relations Office, Information Systems Office Managing Executive Officer Hiroshi Tanaka Dedicated Bulk Carrier Division Managing Executive Officer Takehiko Yamamoto Group Business Division, Kansai Area Executive Officer Kazuhiro Sato LNG Carrier Division Executive Officer Noboru Kitazawa Liner Division Executive Officer Tetsuya Minato Managing Director, MOL (Europe) B.V. Executive Officer Soichi Hiratsuka Marine Safety Division, MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd. Executive Officer Tsuneo Watanabe Tanker Division Executive Officer Shugo Aoto General Manager of Finance and Accounting Division Executive Officer Kenji Yokota Technical Division Executive Officer Kuniaki Motohashi General Manager of LNG Carrier Division Executive Officer Takashi Kurauchi Car Carrier Division Executive Officer Makoto Yamaguchi General Manager of Bulk Carrier Division Executive Officer Kenichi Nagata General Manager of Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Division     Press Release: 2007 To Top