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Kobe Steel selects new representative directors
March 6, 2015
TOKYO, March 6, 2015 — Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that at its board of directors’ meeting held today, it decided to make the following changes in its representative directors.
Changes in Representative Directors
Effective from April 1
Appointment of New Representative Director
Akira Kaneko
| Current title | Senior Managing Director |
|---|---|
| New title | Executive Vice President and Representative Director |
| Area of responsibility | Head of the Aluminum & Copper Business (unchanged) |
Naoto Umehara
| Current title | Senior Managing Director |
|---|---|
| New title | Executive Vice President and Representative Director |
| Area of responsibility | Oversees the Audit Department, Secretariat & Publicity Department, General Administration Department, Legal Department, Human Resources Department, Corporate Planning Department, Accounting Department, Finance Department, Marketing Planning Department, Civil Engineering & Construction Technology Department, Rugby Administration Office, Electric Power Project Division, domestic branch offices and sales offices (including the Takasago Works), and overseas locations (under the head office). Oversees companywide compliance. (unchanged) |
Retiring Representative Director
Jun Tanaka
| Current title | Executive Vice President and Representative Director |
|---|---|
| New title | Executive Vice President |
| Area of responsibility | Assistant to the President |
Following the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in late June, Jun Tanaka will be an Adviser at Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Representative Directors Effective from Late June
The six executives below are candidates for representative director. They will be formally appointed after resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and at the board of directors meeting to be held afterward in late June.
Hiroshi Sato
| Title | Chairman and Representative Director (unchanged) |
|---|
Hiroya Kawasaki
| Title | President, CEO and Representative Director (unchanged) |
|---|
Kazuhide Naraki
| Title | Executive Vice President and Representative Director (unchanged) |
|---|---|
| Area of responsibility | Head of the Machinery Business (unchanged) |
Yoshinori Onoe
| Title | Executive Vice President and Representative Director (unchanged) |
|---|---|
| Area of responsibility | Head of the Iron & Steel Business (unchanged) |
Akira Kaneko
| Title | Executive Vice President and Representative Director |
|---|---|
| Area of responsibility | Head of the Aluminum & Copper Business (unchanged) |
Naoto Umehara
| Title | Executive Vice President and Representative Director |
|---|---|
| Area of responsibility | Oversees the Audit Department, Secretariat & Publicity Department, General Administration Department, Legal Department, Human Resources Department, Corporate Planning Department, Accounting Department, Finance Department, Marketing Planning Department, Civil Engineering & Construction Technology Department, Rugby Administration Office, Electric Power Project Division, domestic branch offices and sales offices (including the Takasago Works), and overseas locations (under the head office). Oversees companywide compliance. (unchanged) |
