REG-Mitsui & Co Ltd Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

This announcement is for our U.S. $5,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme.

February 2nd, 2012
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
To whom it may concern
Changes of Directors and Executive Officers
We hereby inform the following changes for Directors and Executive Officers, which were approved at our Board of Directors' meeting today.
Content list
Ⅰ. Promotion & Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers;
1) Promoted Executive Officers (Shikko-Yakuin); April 1, 2012
2) Newly appointed Executive Officers; April 1, 2012
3) Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers; April 1, 2012
4) Retiring of Executive Officers; March 31, 2012
Ⅱ.　Newly appointed Directors/Retiring Directors;
1) Newly appointed Directors; June, 2012 *
2) Retiring of Directors; June, 2012 **
Ⅲ. Corporate Auditors;
1) Re-appointed Corporate Auditor; June, 2012 ***
2) Retiring of Corporate Auditor; June, 2012 ****
Ⅳ. Related Personnel Changes; April 1, 2012
* Appointment of Directors is subject to approval at the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 21, 2012 and the Board of Directors' meeting to be held after it. ** Retiring of Directors will be effective on the close of the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 21, 2012. *** Re-appointment of Corporate Auditors is subject to approval at the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 21, 2012 and the Board of Directors' meeting to be held after it. **** Retiring of Corporate Auditor will be effective on the close of the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 21, 2012.
For further information, please contact
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Corporate Communications Division
Tel: +81-3-3285-7540
Investor Relations Division
Tel: +81-3-3285-7910

Ⅰ．Promotion & Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers;
1） Promoted Executive Officers (Shikko-Yakuin); 8 people
April 1, 2012
Name		New		Present
Fuminobu Kawashima		Representative Director Executive Vice President		Representative Director Senior Executive Managing Officer
Daisuke Saiga		Representative Director Senior Executive Managing Officer		Representative Director Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer
Joji Okada		Representative Director Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Financial Officer		Representative Director Executive Managing Officer; Chief Financial Officer
Masayuki Kinoshita		Representative Director Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Information Officer; Chief Privacy Officer		Representative Director Executive Managing Officer; Chief Information Officer; Chief Privacy Officer
Yoshinori Setoyama		Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. in China		Executive Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. in China
Koichi Tanaka		Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer		Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Financial Officer, General Manager of Segment Controller Division
Hiroyuki Kato		Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Energy Business　Unit Ⅰ		Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Energy Business Unit Ⅰ
Yoshihiro Hombo		Executive Managing Officer; General Manager of Investment Administration Division		Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Basic Chemicals Business Unit
2） Newly appointed Executive Officers; 6 people
April 1, 2012
Name		New		Present
Kaku Kato		Managing Officer; General Manager of Internal Auditing Division		Associate Officer; General Manager of Legal Division
Akira Nakaminato		Managing Officer; President & CEO of Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute		Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd in Indonesia; President & Chief Executive Officer of P.T.Mitsui Indonesia
Yasushi Yoshikai		Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Energy Business Unit Ⅱ		EMEA Business Unit,Senior Vice President & DOO of Energy & Mineral Resorces Division
Keigo Matsubara		Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Financial Officer; General Manager of Global Controller Division		General Manager of Global Controller Division
Kazuo Nakayama		Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Food Resources Business Unit(*)		Assitant to Chief Operating Officer of Foods & Retail Business Unit
Kazuya Okamura		Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Basic Chemicals Business Unit		General Manager of Planning and Administration Division, Basic Chemicals Business Unit
(*)Foods & Retails Business Unit will be reorganized to Food Resources Business Unit & Food Products & Services Business Unit on 1st of April.
3) Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers; 7 people
April 1, 2012
Name		New		Present
Daisuke Saiga		Representative Director Senior Executive Managing Officer		Representative Director Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer
Takashi Fukunaga		Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Food Products ＆ Services Business Unit(*)		Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Foods & Retail Business Unit
Shintaro Ambe		Executive Managing Officer		Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Infrastructure Projects Business Unit
Koichi Tanaka		Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer		Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Financial Officer, General Manager of Segment Controller Division
Yoshihiro Hombo		Executive Managing Officer; General Manager of Investment Administration Division		Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Basic Chemicals Business Unit
Hideyuki Mikayama		Managing Officer; General Manager of Nagoya Office		Managing Officer; General Manager of Finance Division
Takeshi Kanamori		Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Infrastructure Projects Business Unit		Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. in China; Managing Director of Mitsui & Co. (Shanghai) Ltd.
(*)Foods & Retails Business Unit will be reorganized to Food Resources Business Unit & Food Products & Services Business Unit on 1st of April.
4）Retirement of Executive Officers (Shikko-Yakuin); 7 People
March 31, 2012
Name		New		Present
Takao Omae		Director (As of April 1, 2012)		Representative Director Executive Vice President
Masayoshi Komai		Director (As of April 1, 2012)		Representative Director Executive Vice President
Osamu Koyama		Retiree		Executive Managing Officer; President & CEO of Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute
Shigeru Hanagata		Retiree		Executive Managing Officer; General Manager of Nagoya Office
Noritaka Tanaka		Retiree		Managing Officer; General Manager of Investment Administration Division
Mitsuo Hidaka		Retiree		Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Energy Business Unit Ⅱ
Makoto Yoshimura		Retiree		Managing Officer; General Manager of Internal Auditing Division
Ⅱ．Newly appointed Directors/Retiring Directors； June, 2012
1) Newly appointed Directors; 2 people
Name		New		Present
Shintaro Ambe		Representative Director; Executive Managing Officer		Executive Managing Officer (As of April 1, 2012)
Koichi Tanaka		Representative Director; Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer		Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer (As of April 1, 2012)
*Appointment of Directors is subject to approval at the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 21, 2012 and the Board of Directors' meeting to be held after it.
2) Retiring of Directors; 2 people
Name		New		Present
Takao Omae		Counselor		Director (As of April 1, 2012)
Masayoshi Komai		Counselor		Director (As of April 1, 2012)
*Retiring of Directors will be effective on the close of the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 21, 2012.
Ⅲ．Corporate Auditors； June, 2012
1) Re-appointed Corporate Auditor; 1 people
Name		New		Present
Kunihiro Matsuo		Corporate Auditor(*)		Corporate Auditor(*)
		(*)External Corporate Auditor
2) Retiring of Corporate Auditor; 1 people
Name		New		Present
Hideharu Kadowaki		Retiree		Corporate Auditor(*)
				(*)External Corporate Auditor
*Re-appointment of Corporate Auditor is subject to approval at the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 21, 2012 and the Board of Directors' meeting to be held after it.
*Retiring of Corporate Auditor will be effective on the close of the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 21, 2012.
Ⅳ．Related Personnel Changes; April 1, 2012
Name		New		Present
Masazumi Takahashi		Associate Officer; General Manager of Corporate Auditor Division		Internal Auditor of Internal Auditing Division
Ichiro Maekawa		Associate Officer; General Manager of Information Technology Promotion Division		Chief Compliance Officer of Americas Business Unit
Fumiaki Iwahashi		Associate Officer; General Manager of Hokuriku Branch		General Manager of Hokuriku Branch
Tetsuo Komuro		Associate Officer; President of MITSUI & CO.(CANADA)LTD.		President of MITSUI & CO.(CANADA) LTD.
Susumu Katagiri		Associate Officer; Divisional Operating Officer of Chemicals Division, Americas Business Unit		Divisional Operating Officer of Chemicals Division, Americas Business Unit
Itaru Nishimura		Associate Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer of EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit		Chief Administrative Officer of Americas Business Unit
Keiichi Izumi		Associate Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd in Indonesia; President & Chief Executive Officer of P.T.Mitsui Indonesia		General Manager of Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., Kuala Lumpur Branch
Yuichi Nomura		Associate Officer; Managing Director of MITSUI & CO.(HONG KONG),LTD.		Managing Director of MITSUI & CO.(HONG KONG),LTD.
Nobuaki Kitamori		General Manager of Secretariat		General Manager of Planning and Administrative Division, Marine & Aerospace Business Unit
Osamu Toriumi		General Manager of Legal Division		General Manager of Planning Department, Legal Division
Yasuyuki Fujitani		Deputy Chief Operating Officer of EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit; Chairman & Managing Director of Mitsui & Co., Middle East Ltd.		General Manager of Third Power Project Development Division, Infrastructure Projects Business Unit
Toru Nakajima		Associate Officer; President of Mitsui & Co. Korea Ltd.		Associate Officer; General Manager of Information Technology Promotion Division
Shinjiro Sawada		Associate Officer; Deputy Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. in China; Managing Director of Mitsui & Co. (Shanghai) Ltd.		Associate Officer; President of Mitsui & Co. (Taiwan) Ltd.

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