Press Release
JAL Announces Board of Directors for FY2009
Tokyo, February 18, 2009: The Japan Airlines Group today announced minor changes to the boards of directors and executive officers of Japan Airlines Corporation (the JAL Group holding company) and Japan Airlines International, the Group’s main operating airline for FY2009, the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010.
The changes announced today are effective April 1, 2009 although some of them are subject to the approval of shareholders at the annual general meeting in late June, when proposed new board members announced today can be formally elected. New executive officers do not have board voting rights and their appointments do not require shareholder approval.
JAL Corporation and JAL International’s Board of Directors have been listed below reflecting the changes that will be made in FY2009, where promotions have been listed in bold.
Executive Officer promotions have been listed in separate tables for both companies.
Japan Airlines Corporation
Board of Directors Including Promotions
|
Name |
Title |
Assignments |
|
Haruka NISHIMATSU |
President |
Chairman of Executive Management Board / JAL Group CEO |
|
Katsuhiko NAWANO |
Executive Vice President |
Assistant to the President / Airport Projects / Corporate Governance |
|
Tetsuya TAKENAKA |
Executive Vice President |
Assistant to the President / Corporate Planning / Customer Satisfaction Improvement |
|
Kiyoshi KISHIDA |
Executive Vice President |
Assistant to the President / General Manager, Corporate Safety Division / Environmental Affairs |
|
Toshio ANNAKA |
Managing Director |
Industrial Relations |
|
Shunichi SAITO |
Managing Director |
Passenger Sales & Marketing |
|
Masaaki HAGA |
Managing Director |
Engineering & Maintenance Division |
|
Kunio HIRATA |
Senior Vice President |
Cargo & Mail Division |
|
Yoshimasa KANAYAMA |
Senior Vice President |
Finance / Accounting / Purchasing |
|
Toshinari OSHIMA |
Promoted to Senior Vice President* |
Airport Operations Division |
|
Chihiro TAMURA |
Promoted to Senior Vice President* |
Flight Operations Division |
|
Tetsuo TAKAHASHI |
Promoted to Senior Vice President* |
General Manager, Corporate Planning Division |
|
Hiroyasu OMURA |
Promoted to Senior Vice President* |
Cabin Attendants Division |
|
Kiyofumi KAMIJO |
Senior Vice President |
(External) |
|
Kunio ISHIHARA |
Senior Vice President |
(External) |
*Remain as executive officers from April 1, up until the 2009 General Shareholder’s Meeting.
Executive Officer Promotions
|
Susumu MIYOSHI |
Promoted to Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Legal Affairs / Business Activities and Reappraisal |
|
Masato UEHARA |
Promoted to Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Public Relations / Executive Secretariat Office / Strategic Corporate Relations |
|
Toshio TAKAHASHI |
Promoted to Executive Officer (New post) |
Personnel & Organization Administration / Associated Businesses |
JAL International Co., Ltd
Board of Directors Including Promotions
|
Name |
Title |
Assignments |
|
Haruka NISHIMATSU |
President |
Chairman, Executive Management Board Chairman, Safety Enhancement Task Force Chairman, Customer Satisfaction Improvement Committee Chairman of Corporate Culture Reform Committee Chairman, CSR Committee Chairman, Global Environmental Committee Chairman, Corporate Compliance and Business Risk Management Committee |
|
Katsuhiko NAWANO |
Executive Vice President |
Assistant to the President / Airport Projects / Corporate Governance |
|
Tetsuya TAKENAKA |
Executive Vice President |
Assistant to the President / Corporate Planning / Customer Satisfaction Improvement |
|
Kiyoshi KISHIDA |
Executive Vice President |
Assistant to the President / General Manager, Corporate Safety / Family Assistance and Support / Corporate Culture Reformation/ Environmental Affairs |
|
Toshio ANNAKA |
Managing Director |
Industrial Relations / Medical Services |
|
Shunichi SAITO |
Managing Director |
General Manager, Passenger Sales & Marketing / Asia and Oceania Region |
|
Masaaki HAGA |
Managing Director |
General Manager, Engineering & Maintenance Division |
|
Kunio HIRATA |
Senior Vice President |
Cargo & Mail Division |
|
Yoshimasa KANAYAMA |
Senior Vice President |
Finance / Accounting / Purchasing |
|
Toshinari OSHIMA |
Promoted to Senior Vice President* |
General Manager, Airport Operations Division |
|
Chihiro TAMURA |
Promoted to Senior Vice President* |
General Manager, Flight Operations Division |
|
Tetsuo TAKAHASHI |
Promoted to Senior Vice President* |
General Manager, Corporate Planning Division |
|
Hiroyasu OMURA |
Promoted to Senior Vice President* |
General Manager, Cabin Attendants Division |
|
Kiyofumi KAMIJO |
Senior Vice President |
(External) |
|
Kunio ISHIHARA |
Senior Vice President |
(External) |
*Remain as executive officers from April 1, up until the 2009 General Shareholder’s Meeting.
Executive Officer Promotions
|
Susumu MIYOSHI |
Promoted to Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Legal Affairs / Business Activities Reappraisal |
|
Masato UEHARA |
Promoted to Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Public Relations / Executive Secretariat Office / Strategic Corporate Relations / Taiwan Relations |
|
Hirohide KAMIKAWA |
Promoted to Managing Executive Officer |
Deputy General Manager, Passenger Sales & Marketing Division / Regional Manager, Tokyo & Eastern Japan |
|
Atsuro NISHI |
Promoted to Managing Executive Officer |
CEO for the Americas Region |
|
Nobuhiro SATO |
Promoted to Executive Officer (New post) |
Deputy General Manager, Engineering and Maintenance Division |
|
Tatsuhito SAIKAWA |
Promoted to Executive Officer (New post) |
Deputy General Manager, Flight Operations Division / Vice President, Administrations, Flight Operations Division |
|
Hiroshi IKEDA |
Promoted to Executive Officer (New post) |
President of JALways Co., Ltd |
|
Masaru ONISHI |
Promoted to Executive Officer (New post) |
Japan Air Commuter |
|
Keizaburo YOKOTA |
Promoted to Executive Officer (New post) |
China Relations / Vice President and Regional Manager, Beijing |
|
Kazuhiko NISHI |
Promoted to Executive Officer (New post) |
Deputy Regional Manager, Tokyo and Eastern Japan / Corporate Accounts |
|
Yoshito SHIMIZU |
Promoted to Executive Officer (New post) |
Regional Manager, Sapporo & Hokkaido |
|
Tsuyoshi YAMAMURA |
Promoted to Executive Officer (New post) |
President of J-AIR Co., Ltd |
About Japan Airlines
The JAL Group is Asia’s biggest airline group in terms of sales revenues and 2nd largest in Asia in terms of passengers carried annually. JAL Group airlines serve 214 airports in 33 countries and territories, including 60 airports in Japan. The international network covers over 240 passenger routes and 27 cargo routes, and the domestic network covers 156 routes.
With around 23,000 employees in the air transport segment, JAL Group operates a fleet of some 270 aircraft including Boeing 747s and B777s and is now in the process of a major fleet renewal, introducing more fuel-efficient small and medium aircraft such as the B737 New Generation series and in the future the new high-tech Boeing 787 “Dreamliner”.
JAL First Class offers fully reclining Skysleeper or New Skysleeper Solo seats. “JAL Executive Class - Seasons,” introduces the concept of “quality time” spent on board and features the award-winning JAL Shell Flat Seat that reclines to almost the horizontal and provides a high degree of personal privacy. From December 2007 JAL started offering JAL Premium Economy on key business routes, and from August 2008 started introducing on US routes a luxurious new suite to JAL First Class and the JAL Shell NEO, a leading-edge seat for JAL Executive Class.
Top quality in-flight service has always been the hallmark of JAL’s reputation. Cuisine offered in all classes is a combination of Western and Asian food. JAL carries a fine selection of award-winning wines and sake in First Class and JAL Executive Class - Seasons, JAL’s business class. Quality in-flight entertainment systems are a feature of JAL’s international fleet aircraft.
A member of the oneworld global alliance since April 2007, JAL offers customers many benefits, such as the JAL Mileage Bank frequent flier program.
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