Press Release
JAL Chairman Shinmachi to Retire
Tokyo February 8, 2008: The chairman of Japan Airlines Corporation and Japan Airlines International, Toshiyuki Shinmachi, will retire from the board on March 31, 2008.
Toshiyuki Shinmachi (65) was elected president of JAL, Asia and Japan's largest airline group, in June 2004 after an airline career focused primarily on the cargo transportation business. On April 1, 2005 he assumed the position of JAL Group CEO. On June 2006, he took up his current position as JAL Group chairman.
Born on January 20, 1943, Mr. Shinmachi joined JAL in April 1965 after graduating from Gakushuin University where he studied politics and economics. He spent nearly his entire career in JAL’s cargo department which included three overseas assignments in Frankfurt, Hong Kong and New York.
As C.E.O and Chairman Toshiyuki Shinmachi has played a key role in JAL Group’s business revival which is progressing well, as indicated by the JAL Group’s FY2007 third quarter results announced today. His significant contribution to the strengthening of safety at the JAL has ensured that safety has been re-established as the airline group’s No.1 priority.
No successor has been appointed to the position of chairman. The position will remain vacant after Mr. Shinmachi retires.
JAL Career Highlights |
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1965 March |
Graduated from Gakushuin University, Tokyo in politics and economics |
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1965 April |
Joined Japan Airlines |
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1987 December |
Deputy Director, Cargo Export Tokyo Regional Cargo sales office |
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1988 July |
Director, Cargo Export Tokyo Regional Cargo sales office |
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1989 December |
Regional Manager, Cargo Sales, New York Regional Cargo Sales office |
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1991 June |
General Manager, Administration, JAL Cargo |
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1993 June |
Vice President, JAL Cargo, Tokyo Regional Cargo Sales office |
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1995: July |
Vice President, JAL Cargo Sales, Japan Region |
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1997 June |
Elected to the board of director of Japan Airlines, Senior Vice President |
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2000 April |
Managing Director, Japan Airlines |
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2001 October |
Senior Managing Director, Japan Airlines |
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2002 October |
Senior Managing Director, Japan Airlines System Corporation and concurrently, Senior Managing Director, Japan Airlines |
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2003 June |
Executive Vice President, Japan Airlines System Corporation and concurrently, EVP Japan Airlines |
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2004 June |
President, Japan Airlines Corporation and concurrently, President, Japan Airlines |
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2005 March |
Named group C.E.O. Designate of Japan Airlines Corporation |
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2005 April 1 |
Assumed position of JAL Group CEO |
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2006 June |
Assumed position of JAL Group Chairman |
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