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 14, 2008
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 14, 2008
| MITSUI & CO., LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kazuya Imai | |
| Name: | Kazuya Imai | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer | |
February 13, 2008
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
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, 2008 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, 2008 |
| 2) | Newly appointed Executive Officers: April 1, 2008 |
| 3) | Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers: April 1, 2008 |
| 4) | Retiring of Executive Officers: March 31, 2008 |
| II. | Newly appointed Directors/Retiring of Directors: June 2008 |
| 1) | Newly appointed Directors: June 2008 |
| 2) | Retiring of Directors: June 2008 |
| III. | Corporate Auditors: June 2008 |
| 1) | Newly appointed Corporate Auditor: June 2008 |
| 2) | Re-appointed Corporate Auditor: June 2008 |
| 3) | Retiring of Corporate Auditor: June 2008 |
| IV. | Related Personnel Changes: April 1, 2008 |
For further information, please contact
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Corporate Communications Division
Tel: +81-3-3285-7562
Investor Relations Division
Tel: +81-3-3285-7910
I. Promotion & Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers
1) Promoted Executive Officers (Shikko-Yakuin): April 1, 2008
9 people
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Motokazu Yoshida | Representative Director; Executive Vice President; Chief Information Officer | Representative Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Information Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters | ||
| Ken Abe | Executive Vice President; Director, Mitsui & Co.(U.S.A.), Inc. | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, EMEA(Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit | ||
| Yoshiyuki Izawa | Representative Director; Executive Vice President; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe Holdings PLC. | Representative Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe Holdings PLC. | ||
| Junichi Matsumoto | Representative Director; Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer; Chief Compliance Officer | Representative Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer | ||
| Toshimasa Furukawa | Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific Business Unit | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure Projects Business Unit | ||
| Masami Iijima | Executive Managing Officer | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Mineral & Metal Resources Business Unit | ||
| Seiichi Tanaka | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Privacy Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. | Managing Officer; General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division | ||
| Norinao Iio | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Energy Business Unit II | ||
| Hideyo Hayakawa | Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Internal Auditing Division | Managing Officer; General Manager, Legal Division | ||
2) Newly appointed Executive Officers: April 1, 2008
8 people
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Joji Okada | Managing Officer; General Manager, Accounting Division | General Manager, Accounting Division | ||
| Takashi Fukunaga | Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit | General Manager, Petrochemicals & Fiber Intermediates Division | ||
| Takashi Yamauchi | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Iron & Steel Products Business Unit | Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Iron & Steel Products Business Unit | ||
| Shuji Nakura | Managing Officer; General Manager, Investment Administration Division | General Manager, Investment Administration Division | ||
| Mitsuhiko Kawai | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Energy Business Unit II | EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit, Divisional Operating Officer of Energy and Financial Markets Div.; Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC., General Manager of London Branch | ||
| Daisuke Saiga | Managing Officer; General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division | General Manager, Planning & Administrative Division, Iron & Steel Products Business Unit | ||
| Masayuki Kinoshita | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Mineral & Metal Resources Business Unit | Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Mineral & Metal Resources Business Unit | ||
| Atsushi Oi | Managing Officer; Chairman & Managing Director, Mitsui & Co. (Australia) Ltd. | Counselor | ||
3) Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers: April 1, 2008
4 people
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Kiyotaka Watanabe | Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Fukuoka Office | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Iron & Steel Products Business Unit | ||
| Takao Omae | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure Projects Business Unit | Executive Managing Officer; President, Mitsui Brasileira Importacao e Exportacao S.A. | ||
| Masayoshi Komai | Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Marine & Aerospace Business Unit | Managing Officer; Managing Director, Mitsui & Co. (Shanghai) Ltd.; Deputy Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in China | ||
| Noriaki Sakamoto | Managing Officer; President, Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd. | Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Americas Business Unit | ||
4) Retiring of Executive Officers: March 31, 2008
7 people
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Hiroshi Tada | Director | Representative Director; Executive Vice President | ||
| Kazuya Imai | Director | Representative Director; Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters; Director, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. | ||
| Hiroshi Ito | Director | Representative Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. | ||
| Gempachiro Aihara | Retiree* | Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific Business Unit | ||
| Takao Sunami | Retiree | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Marine & Aerospace Business Unit | ||
| Shunichi Miyazaki | Retiree | Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Internal Auditing Division | ||
| Hiraku Shimomaki | Retiree | Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit; President, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH | ||
| * | Mr. Aihara will serve as counselor on and after April 1, 2008. |
II. Newly appointed Directors/Retiring Directors: June 2008
1) Newly appointed Directors: June 2008*
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Ken Abe | Representative Director; Executive Vice President; Director, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. | Executive Vice President; Director, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. (As of April 1, 2008) | ||
| Masami Iijima | Representative Director; Executive Managing Officer | Executive Managing Officer (As of April 1, 2008) | ||
| Seiichi Tanaka | Representative Director; Executive Managing Officer; Chief Privacy Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. | Executive Managing Officer; Chief Privacy Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. (As of April 1, 2008) | ||
2) Retiring of Directors: June 2008**
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Hiroshi Tada | Counselor | Director (As of April 1, 2008) | ||
| Kazuya Imai | Counselor | Director (As of April 1, 2008) | ||
| Hiroshi Ito | Counselor | Director (As of April 1, 2008) | ||
Please note that:
| * | appointment of Directors are subject to approval at the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June, 2008. |
| ** | retiring of Directors will be effective on the close of the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June, 2008. |
III. Corporate Auditors: June 2008
1) Newly appointed Corporate Auditor: June 2008*
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Kunihiro Matsuo | Corporate Auditor |
2) Re-appointed Corporate Auditor: June 2008*
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Hideharu Kadowaki | Corporate Auditor | Corporate Auditor |
3) Retiring of Corporate Auditor: June 2008**
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Yasutaka Okamura | Retiree | Corporate Auditor |
Please note that:
| * | appointment of Corporate Auditors are subject to approval at the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June, 2008. |
| ** | retiring of Corporate Auditor will be effective on the close of the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June, 2008. |
IV. Related Personnel Changes: April 1, 2008
| Name |
New |
Present | ||
| Osamu Tanaka | Associate Director; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, First Chemicals Business Unit |
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, First Chemicals Business Unit | ||
| Takashi Kitahara | Associate Director; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit; Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC., General Manager of London Branch | General Manager, Secretariat | ||
| Makoto Yoshimura | Associate Director; Chairman & Managing Director, Mitsui & Co. (Hong Kong), Ltd. |
Chairman & Managing Director, Mitsui & Co. (Hong Kong), Ltd. | ||
| Noritaka Tanaka | Associate Director; General Manager, Tohoku Office |
General Manager, Tohoku Office | ||
| Mitsuo Nagahara | Associate Director; General Manager, Hiroshima Office |
General Manager, Hiroshima Office | ||
| Hiroyuki Komine | Associate Director; EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit, Divisional Operating Officer of Infrastructure Project Div. | EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit, Divisional Operating Officer of Infrastructure Project Div. | ||
| Hiroshi Yokoyama | Associate Director; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit; Chairman & Managing Director, Mitsui & Co., Middle East Ltd. | Chairman & Managing Director, Mitsui & Co., Middle East Ltd. | ||
| Takaharu Tannai | Associate Director; President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui & Co. Steel Ltd. |
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui & Co. Steel Ltd. | ||
| Tomihiko Higashinaka | Associate Director; President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui Bussan Raw Materials Development Corp. |
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui Bussan Raw Materials Development Corp. | ||
| Masayasu Nagai | Internal Auditor | General Manager, Manila Branch | ||
| Koichi Shimoinaba | Internal Auditor | Iron & Steel Products Business Unit | ||
| Akiyuki Shiobara | Internal Auditor | General Manager, Specialty Materials Division | ||
| Takashi Yamashiro | Internal Auditor | Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Energy Business Unit II | ||
| Yoshitaka Kuriyama | General Manager, Sapporo Office | General Manager, Planning & Administrative Division, Mineral & Metal Resources Business Unit | ||
| Takahiko Yamamoto | Deputy General Manager, Nagoya Office | General Manager, CSR Promotion Division | ||
| Tatsuo Nakayama | President, Mitsui Brasileira Importacao e Exportacao S.A. | President, Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd. | ||
| Kenji Akikawa | President, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH | General Manager, Power & Infrastructure Project Development Division | ||
| Motonobu Sato | President, Mitsui & Co. Vietnam Ltd. | General Manager, IT Solution Business Division | ||
| Yasuhiko Arimitsu | General Manager, Manila Branch | General Manager, Second Motor Vehicles Division | ||
| Katsumi Teshima | Managing Director, Mitsui & Co. (Shanghai) Ltd.; Deputy Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in China | General Manager, SCM Solution Division | ||
| Tomoo Takeuchi | General Manager, Secretariat | General Manager, West Japan CS Business Division | ||
| Kaku Kato | General Manager, Legal Division | General Manager, Planning Dept., Legal Division | ||
| Toru Nakajima | General Manager, Information Strategic Planning Division | President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui Bussan Trade Services Ltd. | ||
| Yuichi Aoki | General Manager, CSR Promotion Division | Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. S.V.P. & Chief Administrative Officer | ||
| Kota Ohashi | Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Foods & Retail Business Unit | General Manager, Information Strategic Planning Division | ||
| Fumio Ito | President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui Bussan Trade Services Ltd. | Trinet Logistics Co., Ltd. | ||