Directors and Executive Officers to Change

Tokyo, February 24, 2017　—　Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has announced that, based on decisions made at a Board of Directors meeting earlier today, the following Representative Directors will be appointed new positions effective April 1, 2017:

Kenji Tomida, Senior Executive Vice President *
(currently Senior Vice President)

Joji Iki, Director
(currently Senior Executive Vice President *)

* Representative Director

The Company also announced today that the following management changes will become effective April 1, 2017.

New managing executive officer to be appointed

Katsuya Yamamoto
General Manager
Corporate Planning Division
(currently General Manager
Planning & Control Division
Precision Machinery Company)

Managing executive officer to be appointed new position

Ikuhiro Narimatsu
General Manager
General Administration Division
and in charge of CSR Division, Legal Division
(currently in charge of CSR Division, Legal Division and General Administration Department, and in charge of outside activities for Kansai region)

Executive officers to be appointed new positions

Hiroji Iwasaki
in charge of North American Business
Rolling Stock Company
(currently General Manager
Business Planning & Control Division
Rolling Stock Company)

Kazuhiro Honkawa
General Manager
Business Planning & Control Division
Rolling Stock Company
(currently Vice President
Aerospace Company)

Yoshihiro Uetake
in charge of Supply Chain Management
Gas Turbine & Machinery Company
(currently General Manager
Manufacturing Division
Aerospace Company)

New executive officers to be appointed

Mitsumasa Sato
General Manager
Engineering Division
Aerospace Company
(currently same as above)

Makoto Shiota
Corporate Planning Division
(currently Strategic Advisor)

Hiroyoshi Shimokawa
Vice President
Aerospace Company
(currently General Manager
QM Promoting Division
Aerospace Company)

Keigo Imamura
General Manager
Planning & Control Division
Ship & Offshore Structure Company
(currently same as above)

Nobuhisa Kato
General Manager
Finance & Accounting Division
(currently same as above)

Hidehiko Shimamura
Precision Machinery Company
assigned to
Wipro Kawasaki Precision Machinery Private Limited
(currently assigned to
Wipro Kawasaki Precision Machinery Private Limited)

Retiring executive officer

(as of March 31, 2017)

Hisashi Yamaji