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Change in the Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers

April 28, 2011

Tokyo - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (President Koichi Muto) today announced that it has decided on the following changes to its Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors, Executive Officers, and their responsibilities. These changes are subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held on June 23, 2011.

1.Board of Directors

- Change of Title of Director
(New position) (Name) (Current Position)
Representative
Director
Toshitaka Shishido Director
-Appointment
(New position) (Name) (Current Position)
Director Shugo Aoto Managing Executive Officer
Director Masayuki Matsushima Chairman of
Credit Suisse Securities (Japan) Limited
Corporate Auditor Masaaki Tsuda General Manager of
General Affairs Division
Corporate Auditor Hiroyuki Itami Professor of Innovation Studies,
Tokyo University of Science
- Retirement
(Current position) (Name) (Planned post-retirement assignment)
Representative
Director
Yoichi Aoki President of Tokyo Marine Co., Ltd.
Director Kunio Kojima  
Corporate Auditor Kazumasa Mizoshita President of
MOL Accounting Co., Ltd.
Corporate Auditor Kensuke Hotta  

2.Executive Officers

- Appointments and Promotions
(New position) (Name) (Current position)
Executive Vice President
Executive Officer
Toshitaka Shishido Senior Managing Executive Officer
Senior Managing
Executive Officer
Tsuneo Watanabe Managing Executive Officer
Managing Executive
Officer
Masahiro Tanabe Executive Officer
Managing Executive
Officer
Shizuo Takahashi Executive Officer
Executive Officer Tsuyoshi Yoshida Chairman / President / Chief
Executive Officer of
MOL (America)
Executive Officer Takashi Maruyama General Manager of Finance Division
Executive Officer Akihiko Ono General Manager of Corporate
Planning Division
- Retirement
(Current position) (Name) (Planned post-retirement assignment)
Executive Officer Masatoshi Nakajima Managing Director of MOL Naikou, Ltd.

3.Directors, Auditors and Executive Officers on and after June 23

-Directors and Auditors
Board of Directors
Representative Director
(Chairman of the Board)
Akimitsu Ashida
Representative Director Masakazu Yakushiji
Representative Director Koichi Muto
Representative Director Toshitaka Shishido
Director Masafumi Yasuoka
Director Tsuneo Watanabe
Director Shugo Aoto
Director Takeshi Komura
Director Sadayuki Sakakibara
Director Masayuki Matsushima
Corporate Auditors
Corporate Auditor Junichi Narita
Corporate Auditor Masaaki Tsuda
Corporate Auditor Sumio Iijima
Corporate Auditor Hiroyuki Itami
-Responsibilities of Executive Officers
(Title) (Name) (Responsibilities)
Representative Director
Chairman
Akimitsu Ashida  
Representative Director
Vice Chairman
Masakazu Yakushiji  
Representative Director
President
Koichi Muto  
Representative Director
Executive Vice President
Executive Officer
Toshitaka Shishido Assistant to President
[Mainly in business divisions]
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Masafumi Yasuoka Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Division,
Bulk Carrier Division
Senior Managing
Executive Officer
Hiroshi Tanaka Research Office,
Dedicated Bulk Carrier Division
Senior Managing
Executive Officer
Kazuhiro Sato LNG Carrier Division,
MOL LNG Transport Co., Ltd.
Senior Managing
Executive Officer
Soichi Hiratsuka Human Resources Division,
Marine Safety Division,
Tanker Safety Management Office,
MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd.
MOL LNG Transport Co., Ltd.
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Tsuneo Watanabe Tanker Division,
Tanker Safety Management Office
Managing Executive Officer Kenji Yokota Technical Division
Managing Executive Officer Takashi Kurauchi Car Carrier Division
Managing Executive Officer Makoto Yamaguchi Bulk Carrier Division,
Dry Bulk Carrier Supervising Office
Managing Executive Officer Kenichi Nagata Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Division
Managing Executive Officer Tetsuya Minato Liner Marketing
Director
Managing Executive Officer
Shugo Aoto Finance Division,
Accounting Division,
Investor Relations Office
Managing Executive Officer Junichiro Ikeda Liner Division
Managing Executive Officer Masahiro Tanabe General Affairs Division,
Group Business Division,
Kansai Area
Managing Executive Officer Shizuo Takahashi Internal Audit Office,
Secretaries Office,
Corporate Planning Division,
Public Relations Office,
MOL Information Systems, Ltd.
Executive Officer Kazunori Nakai Tanker Division
Executive Officer Masaaki Nemoto Marine Safety Division,
Tanker Safety Management Office,
MOL LNG Transport Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Kiyotaka Yoshida Technical Division
Executive Officer Hirokazu Hatta Human Resources Division
Executive Officer Takeshi Hashimoto LNG Carrier Division
Executive Officer Hiroyuki Fukumoto Car Carrier Division
Executive Officer Tetsuro Nishio General Manager of
Dedicated Bulk Carrier Division
Executive Officer Toshiya Konishi General Manager of Liner Division
Executive Officer Tsuyoshi Yoshida Chairman / President / Chief
Executive Officer of
MOL (America) Inc.
Executive Officer Takashi Maruyama General Manager of Finance Division
Executive Officer Akihiko Ono General Manager of Corporate
Planning Division