Executive Appointments and Change in Officers' Duties

Please be informed that Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (Naoya Kakizoe, President & CEO) has made its recommendations for executive appointments and resignation, and the change in Officer's Duties as follows.

The recommended appointments and resignation are subject to the approval of the Company's General Shareholders' meeting to be held on June 29, 2005.

1. Executive Appointments (Effective on June 29, 2005)

I. Appointments of Directors

Director			Seiji Manabe
Director			Susumu Kaneda
Director			Kenjiro Fujimoto

II. Appointments of Standing Auditors

Standing Auditors (Outside Auditor)		(The current director of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.)	Yoshio Ohsawa
Standing Auditors (Outside Auditor)		(The attorney at law)	Kozo Toyama

III. Resignation of Standing Auditor

Standing Auditors (Outside Auditor)

Ryutaro Sato

 

2. Change in Officer's Duties (Effective on June 29, 2005)

<New Position>	<Old Position in Parentheses>	<Sustained Position>	<Name>
COO, FFC Business	(General Manager of Chilled Foods Dept., in charge of Fine Chemicals, and Fine Foods Operations Dept.)	Managing Director	Hiroshi Tanaka
General Manager of Logistics Dept.	(General Manager of Osaka Branch)	Director	Ichiu Mitarai
In charge of Corporate Strategic Planning Office	(General Manager of Logistics Dept.)	Director	Akira Someya
General Manager of Chilled Foods Dept. (President of Nippon Cookery Co., Ltd.)	(General Manager of National Account Sales Division)	Director	Teruaki Kaneko
General Manager of Osaka Branch	(General Manager of Fukuoka Branch)	-	Seiji Manabe
General Manager of National Account Sales Division	(General Manager of Consumer Products Dept.)	-	Susumu Kaneda
General Fisheries Products Marketing & Sales Dept.	(General Manager of Surimi Opetations Dept.)	General Manager of Krill Operations Dept.	Kenjiro Fujimoto