FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Changes of Directors and Executive Officers
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of February 9, 2007
Commission File Number 09929
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
2-1, Ohtemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Date: February 9, 2007
| MITSUI & CO., LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kazuya Imai | |
| Name: | Kazuya Imai | |
| Title: | Executive Director Senior Executive Managing Officer Chief Financial Officer | |
February 9, 2007
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
News Release
To whom it may concern
Changes of Directors and Executive Officers
We hereby inform the promotion and related personnel changes for Executive Officers (Shikko-Yakuin) effective from April 1,2007 which was 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, 2007
2) Newly appointed Executive Officers; April 1, 2007
3) Related Personnel Change for Executive Officer; March 1, 2007
4) Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers; April 1, 2007
5) Retiring of Executive Officers; March 31, 2007
II. Newly appointed Directors/Retiring of Directors; June, 2007
1) Newly appointed Directors; June, 2007
2) Retiring of Directors; March 31, 2007/June, 2007
III. Corporate Auditors; June, 2007
1) Newly appointed Corporate Auditors; June, 2007
2) Retiring of Corporate Auditor; June, 2007
IV. Related Personnel Changes; April 1, 2007
V. Notice of Reorganization of Business Units (effective from April 1, 2007)
For further information, please contact
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Corporate Communications Division
Tel: +81-3-3285-7562
Investor Relations Division
Tel: +81-3-3285-7910
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I. Promotion & Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers;
1) Promoted Executive Officers (Shikko-Yakuin); 10 People
April 1, 2007
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Yasunori Yokote | Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer, Americas Business Unit | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters | ||
| Kazuya Imai | Executive Director; Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters; Director, Mitsui & Co.(U.S.A.), Inc. | Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Financial Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters; Director, Mitsui & Co.(U.S.A.), Inc. | ||
| Toshihiro Soejima | Executive Vice President | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in China | ||
| Yoshiyuki Izawa | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC | Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Osaka Office | ||
| Junichi Matsumoto | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Transportation Logistics Business Unit | ||
| Toshio Awata | Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Nagoya Office | Managing Officer; General Manager, Information Strategic Planning Division; Chief Information Officer | ||
| Kiyotaka Watanabe | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Iron & Steel Products Business Unit | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Iron & Steel Products Business Unit | ||
| Masaaki Fujita | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Foods & Retail Business Unit | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Foods & Retail Business Unit | ||
| Junichi Mizonoue | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Second Chemicals Business Unit | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, First Chemicals Business Unit | ||
| Takao Omae | Executive Managing Officer; President, Mitsui Brasileira Importacao e Exportacao S.A. | Managing Officer; President, Mitsui Brasileira Importacao e Exportacao S.A. | ||
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2) Newly appointed Executive Officers; 8 people
April 1, 2007
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Masayoshi Komai | Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in China; Managing Director, Mitsui & Co. (Shanghai) Ltd. | Associate Director; General Manager, Tohoku Office | ||
| Katsumi Ogawa | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Financial Markets Business Unit | Chief Operating Officer, Financial Markets Business Unit | ||
| Akio Yamamoto | Managing Officer; President, Mitsui & Co. (Thailand) Ltd. | Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Second Chemicals Business Unit | ||
| Yoshinori Setoyama | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, First Chemicals Business Unit | General Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in Indonesia, President & CEO, P.T. Mitsui Indonesia | ||
| Noriaki Sakamoto | Managing Officer; Executive Vice President, Mitsui & Co.(U.S.A.), Inc. | Senior Vice President, Mitsui & Co.(U.S.A.), Inc. | ||
| Masahiko Okamura | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Second Consumer Service Business Unit | General Manager, Urban Planning & Development Division | ||
| Fuminobu Kawashima | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Energy Business Unit I | General Manager, LNG Project Division | ||
| Masaaki Iida | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Transportation Logistics Business Unit | General Manager, Logistics & Financial Business Division | ||
| 3) Related Personnel Change for Executive Officer | ||||
| March 1, 2007 | ||||
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Masaaki Murakami | Managing Officer; President, Mitsui & Co. (Korea) Ltd. | Managing Officer; President, Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd. | ||
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4) Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers; 11 people
April 1, 2007
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Hiroshi Ito | Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd. | Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer | ||
| Gempachiro Aihara | Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer, Asia-Pacific Business Unit | Executive Vice President; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Asia Business Unit | ||
| Motokazu Yoshida | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Information Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Americas Business Unit | ||
| Satoru Miura | Executive Managing Officer | Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Nagoya Office | ||
| Takao Sunami | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Marine & Aerospace Business Unit | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Machinery Business Unit | ||
| Shinjiro Ogawa | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in China | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Information, Electronics and Telecommunication Business Unit | ||
| Koji Nakamura | Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Osaka Office | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Second Chemicals Business Unit | ||
| Kenichi Yamamoto | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, First Consumer Service Business Unit | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Lifestyle Business Unit | ||
| Norinao Iio | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Energy Business Unit II | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Energy Business Unit | ||
| Osamu Takahashi | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Information, Electronics and Telecommunication Business Unit | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Consumer Service Business Unit | ||
| Shigeru Hanagata | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Motor Vehicles Business Unit | Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Machinery Business Unit | ||
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5) Retiring of Executive Officers; 2 people
March 31, 2007
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Tetsuya Matsuoka |
Executive Director | Executive Director; Executive Vice President | ||
| Masataka Suzuki |
Executive Director | Executive Director; Executive Vice President; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC; Director, Mitsui & Co., Middle East Ltd. | ||
II. Newly appointed Directors/Retiring Directors; June, 2007
1) Newly appointed Directors; 5 people
June 2007*
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Toshihiro Soejima |
Executive Director; Executive Vice President | Executive Vice President (As of April 1, 2007) | ||
| Motokazu Yoshida |
Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Information Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Information Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters (As of April 1, 2007) | ||
| Yoshiyuki Izawa |
Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC (As of April 1, 2007) | ||
| Junichi Matsumoto |
Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer (As of April 1, 2007) | ||
| Ikujiro Nonaka |
Director (*) | |||
| (*) | External Director |
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2) Retiring of Directors; 3 people
March 31, 2007
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Yasunori Yokote | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters | Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters | ||
| June 2007**
|
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| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Tetsuya Matsuoka | Counselor | Executive Director (As of April 1, 2007) | ||
| Masataka Suzuki | Counselor | Executive Director (As of April 1, 2007) | ||
Please note that:
| * | appointment of Directors is subject to approval at the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June, 2007. |
| ** | retiring of Directors will be effective on the close of the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June, 2007. |
Director Mr.Akira Chihaya passed away on January 22, 2007.
III. Corporate Auditors; June, 2007
1) Newly appointed Corporate Auditors: 2 people
June 2007
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Satoru Miura | Corporate Auditor | Executive Managing Officer | ||
| Motonori Murakami | Corporate Auditor | Executive Managing Officer; Assistant to Senior Executive Managing Officer (Corporate Staff Division), Assistant to Chief Financial Officer | ||
2) Retiring of Corporate Auditor;
June 2007
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Hiroshi Matsuura | Retiree | Corporate Auditor |
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IV. Related Personnel Changes; April 1, 2007
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Kota Ohashi | General Manager, Information Strategic Planning Division | Deputy General Manager, Information Strategic Planning Division | ||
| Satoshi Tanaka | General Manager, Corporate Planning & Strategy Division | General Manager, Investor Relations Division | ||
| Katsurao Yoshimori | General Manager, Investor Relations Division | General Manager, Business Administration & Planning Dept., Planning & Administrative Division, First Chemicals Business Unit | ||
| Masayuki Kinoshita | Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Iron & Steel Raw Materials and Non-Ferrous Metals Business Unit | General Manager, Corporate Planning & Strategy Division | ||
| Masato Shiode | Associate Director; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure Projects Business Unit | Assistant to Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure Projects Business Unit | ||
| Mitsuhiro Nakatani | Associate Director; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Information, Electronics and Telecommunication Business Unit | Assistant to Chief Operating Officer, Information, Electronics and Telecommunication Business Unit | ||
| Noritaka Tanaka | General Manager, Tohoku Office | Chief Administrative Officer, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC | ||
| Takafumi Nori | Associate Director; General Manager, Hokuriku Branch | General Manager, Hokuriku Branch | ||
| Tatsuo Nakayama | President, Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd. | General Manager; First Motor Vehicles Division | ||
| Eiji Ike | Associate Director; Chief Financial Officer; Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC | Chief Financial Officer; Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC | ||
| Makoto Sukagawa | Associate Director; General Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in Indonesia, President & CEO, P.T. Mitsui Indonesia | President & Managing Director, Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty. Ltd. | ||
| Yutaka Taka | Associate Director; Chairman & CEO Mitsui & Co. (Taiwan) Ltd. | Chairman & CEO Mitsui & Co. (Taiwan) Ltd. | ||
| Hideki Shiinoki | Associate Director; President, Mitsui Bussan Plant & Project Corporation | President, Mitsui Bussan Plant & Project Corporation | ||
| Tsunehiro Iwatake | Associate Director; President & CEO, Mitsui Bussan Inter-Fashion Ltd. | President & CEO, Mitsui Bussan Inter-Fashion Ltd. | ||
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V. Notice of Reorganization of Business Units (effective from April 1, 2007)
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