Kanematsu Corporation announced that at a meeting of the board of directors held on May 9, 2018, it resolved to make the following changes of directors and executive officers. These changes are subject to final approval at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled for June 22, 2018 and the meeting of board of directors to be held thereafter. The board proposed the appointment of Yoshiya Miyabe from Managing Executive Officer to Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer. The board announced retirement of Takashi Gunji as Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Steel, Materials & Plant Division; General Manager, Osaka Branch; General Manager, Nagoya Branch as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 22, 2018. The company announced the changes Executive Officers as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 22, 2018. The board announced the appointment of Yoshiya Miyabe from Managing Executive Officer; Chief officer, Motor Vehicles & Aerospace Division to Senior Managing Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Motor Vehicles & Aerospace Division, General Manager, Osaka Branch; General Manager, Nagoya Branch, Chief Officer, Technologies and Business Collaboration. The board announced the appointment of Eiji Kan from Executive Officer; Deputy Chief Officer, Steel, Materials & Plant Division to Senior Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Steel, Materials & Plant Division. The board announced the appointment of Masayuki Hamasaki from Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Grain, Oilseed & Feedstuff Division to Senior Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Grain, Oilseed & Feedstuff Division. The board announced the appointment of Hiroyasu Hirasawa from Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Foods Division to Senior Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Foods Division. The board announced the appointment of Masahiro Harada from Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Electronics and Devices Division to Senior Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Electronics and Devices Division. The board announced the appointment of Kazuo Tanaka from Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Corporate Planning, Human Resources and General Affairs to Senior Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Corporate Planning, Human Resources and General Affairs. The board announced the appointment of Tetsuro Tsutano from Executive Officer; Chief officer, Finance, Accounting, Business Accounting, General Manager, Accounting Dept. to Senior Executive Officer; Chief officer, Finance, Accounting, Business Accounting, General Manager, Accounting Dept. The board announced the appointment of Koichi Koizumi from General Manager, Chicago Branch, Kanematsu USA Inc. to Executive Officer; Deputy Chief Officer, Motor Vehicles & Aerospace Division, General Manager, Motor Vehicles & Parts Dept. No.1. The board announced the appointment of Ryoichi Kidokoro from General manager, Motor Vehicles & Parts Dept. No.1 to Executive Officer; President, Kanematsu USA Inc. The board announced the appointment of Osamu Iwata from Assistant Chief Officer, Steel, Materials & Plant Division, General Manager, Iron & Steel Foreign Trade Dept. to Executive Officer; Deputy Chief Officer, Steel, Materials & Plant Division, General Manager, Iron & Steel Foreign Trade Dept. The board announced retirement of Takashi Gunji as Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Steel, Materials & Plant Division; General Manager, Osaka Branch; General Manager, Nagoya Branch. The board proposes Yoshiya Miyabe as Director at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 22, 2018.