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Back to Press Release IndexJanuary 31, 2006

Revision of Structure and Change in Officers' Duties

Please be informed that Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (Naoya Kakizoe, President & CEO) will revise its structure and change its officers' duties

I. Revision of Structure (Effective March 1)
(1)  Business Supervising Division
(a)  Newly Established:
  "Co-op Sales Department" will be established within Osaka Branch, to carry out sales activities targeted at co-ops in the Osaka area and support co-op sales activities in areas west to Osaka Branch.
(b)  Transferred and Renamed:
  "Logistics Department" will be renamed "Logistics Business Department", following the transfer of its supply-chain-related operations to "Supply Chain Management Department".
(2)  Business Promotion Department
(a)  Newly Established:
  "Aquaculture Business Promotion Office" will be established, to enhance the competitiveness of Nissui Group's aquaculture businesses.
  "Global Marketing Office (Department)" will be established, to enhance global marketing. In conjunction with this, the position of "Global Marketing Officer" will be abolished.
(b)  Transferred and Renamed:
  "Oita Marine Biological Technology Center" will be transferred from "Central Research Laboratory" to "Aquaculture Business Promotion Office", and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in charge of Seafood Business and the Director in charge of the Central Research Laboratory will share managerial responsibility over the Center.
  "Supply Chain Office" will be renamed "Supply Chain Management Department" due to the expansion of its functions.
(3)  Support Administration Division
(a)  Newly Established:
  "Food Function Research Center" will be established to add a marketing approach based on health consciousness and nutritional functionality to the functional ingredients and technologies held by the Central Research Laboratory for the purpose of developing functional foods.
  "Bio-production Research Center" will be established to conduct research and studies on the bio-production of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and other sophisticated unsaturated fatty acids and to establish new ingredients production technologies.
(b)  Renamed:
  "Public Relations Office" will be renamed "Public Relations & Investor Relations Office" to clarify and enhance Nissui's IR functions with respect to the general public.


II. Change in Officers' Duties (Effective March 1)
<New Position> <Old Position in Parentheses> <Sustained Position> <Name>
In charge of
Logistics Business Dept.
(Executive Senior
Managing Director, in
charge of IT Promotion
Office, Finance &
Accounting Dept. and
Logistics Dept.)
(Executive Senior
Managing Director, in charge of IT Promotion Office and Finance &
Accounting Dept)
Yasuhisa Sato
General Manager of Aquaculture Business Promotion Office (Managing Director, COO in charge of Seafood Business, jointly in charge of Business Promotion Dept.) (Managing Director, COO in charge of Seafood Business, jointly in charge of Business Promotion Dept.) Katsunori Sasao
In charge of Public Relations & Investor Relations Office (Managing Director, Ethics Officer, in charge of Human Resources Dept., General Affairs Dept., Public Relations Office, Corporate Strategic Planning Office, Secretarial Office and Customer Services Center) (Managing Director, Ethics Officer, in charge of Human Resources Dept., General Affairs Dept., Corporate Strategic Planning Office, Secretarial Office and Customer Services Center) Hiroshi Shibuya
General Manager of Food Function Research Center (Managing Director, COO in charge of FFC Business) (Managing Director, COO in charge of FFC Business) Hiroshi Tanaka
General Manager of Logistics Business Dept. (Director, General Manager of Logistics Dept.) (Director) Ichiu Mitarai
General Manager of Bio-production Research Center, jointly in charge of Aquaculture Business Promotion Office (Director, in charge of Central Research Laboratory, Quality Assurance and Environment Preservation Office and Food Safety Research Center) (Director, in charge of Central Research Laboratory, Quality Assurance and Environment Preservation Office and Food Safety Research Center) Mikio Satake
President & Representative
Director of Kanesho Co., Ltd. (plan)
(Director, in charge of Corporate Strategic Planning Office) (Director, in charge of Corporate Strategic Planning Office) Akira Someya
Fisheries Products Sales Promotion Officer (Director, General Manager of Fisheries Products Marketing & Sales Dept., General Manager of Krill Operations Dept.) (Director, General Manager of Fisheries Products Marketing & Sales Dept., General Manager of Krill Operations Dept.) Kenjiro Fujimoto
For information, contact
Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
Public Relations Office
email: nissui_web@nissui.co.jp
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