Executive Officers to Change

Mar. 30, 2006

Tokyo, March 30, 2006 – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. today announced the following management changes that will become effective April 1, 2006.


New executive officers to be appointed

Sosuke Kinouchi

General Manager

Research & Development Division

Consumer Products & Machinery Company


Yoshio Kawamura

General Manager

Procurement Division

Consumer Products & Machinery Company


Kyohei Matsuoka

General Manager

Planning & Control Division

Rolling Stock Company


Seiji Yamashita

General Manager

Corporate Business Development Division


Takeshi Sugawara

General Manager

Planning Division

Consumer Product & Machinery Company



Retiring executive officers

(Retiring on May 31, 2006)


Yoshimitsu Kurosaki

Vice President

Consumer Product & Machinery Company


Shoji Aoki

General Manager

Business Development Division


Masaru Tomiie


Masatoshi Tsurutani