Officers' Profile

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The founder

Name :

Kikuo Tanabe

Date of birth :

January 30, 1924

Home town :

Mitoyo City in Kagawa prefecture

A brief career history :

1963. 2: He established Tanabe Koun Co., Ltd.
1973. 4: He established Kobe Shipping Agency Co., Ltd.
1981. 9: Changed trade name into Kobe Shipping Co., Ltd.
2003. 12: Chairman
2005. 4: Special Adviser
2005. 6: Passed away

Kobe Shipping Group

President and Chief Executive Officer

Name :

Takaaki Tanabe

Date of birth :

May 7, 1972

Home town :

Chang Chun in China

A brief career history :

1992: Visited to Japan
2000: Graduated from Graduate School of Economic, Ryukoku University
2000. 12: Joined Kobe Shipping Co., Ltd.
2003. 12: President
2008. 4: President and Chief Executive Officer

Kobe Shipping Co., Ltd.

Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager

Name :

Hajime Oami

Date of birth :

January 9, 1958

Home town :

Kobe City in Hyogo prefecture

A brief career history :

1981. 3: Graduated from Department of Commerce, Kwansei Gakuin University
1981. 4: Joined Inui Steamship Co., Ltd.
2005. 12: Left Inui Steamship Co., Ltd.
2006. 1: Joined Kobe Shipping Co., Ltd.
General Manager of Financial Dep.
2006. 3: Director and General Manager
2008. 4: Chief Financial Officer, Executive Officer and General Manager
2010. 4: Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager

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Kobe Shipmanagement Co., Ltd.

Chief Executive Officer, Vice president and General Manager of Shipmanagement Dept.

Name :

Satoru Shimaguchi

Date of birth :

September 20, 1955

Home town :

Kobe City in Hyogo prefecture

A brief career history :

1976. 9: Graduated from　Navigation Course, Yuge Merchant Marine College
1976. 12: Joined Kobe Shipping Agency Co., Ltd.
1991. 9: Transferred to Kobe Shipping Co., Ltd
General Manager of Marine Dept.
1996. 6: General Manager of Shipmanagement Dept.
2003. 12: Director
2005. 4: Executive Director
2006. 3: Executive Officer
2008. 4: Transferred to Kobe Shipmanagemnet Co., Ltd.
Chief Operating Officer, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Shipmanagement Dept.
2010. 4: Chief Executive Officer, Vice president and General Manager of
Shipmanagement Dept.

Executive Officer

Name :

Kenichiro Harada

Date of birth :

July 20, 1944

Home town :

Amakusa City in Kumamoto prefecture

A brief career history :

1968. 9: Graduated from Engine Course, Marine Technical College
1971. 1: Left Sawayama Steamship Co., Ltd. (Engineer)
1971. 1: Joined Nakamura Kisen K. K. as Engineer
1981. 5: Go on loan to Kobe Shipping Co., Ltd. as Superintendent of Technical section
1986. 2: Left Nakamura Kisen K. K.
1986. 5: Joined Kobe Shipping Co., Ltd. as Superintendent of Technical Section
2006. 3: Operating Officer
2008. 4: Transferred to Kobe Shipmanagemnet Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer

Hinode Kosan Co., Ltd.

Executive Officer

Name :

Akira Shiino

Date of birth :

August 5, 1953

Home town :

Osaka City in Osaka prefecture

A brief career history :

1974. 9: Graduated from Navigation Course, Toba Merchant Marine College
1974. 12: Joined Inui Steamship Co., Ltd.
1996. 4: Promoted to Master
1997. 2: Left Inui Steamship Co., Ltd.
1998. 4: Joined Kiku Ocean Industrial
2001. 12: Transferred to Kobe Shipping Co., Ltd.
2003. 4: Transferred to Hinode Kosan Co., Ltd.
2005. 4: Executive Director
2006. 12: Executive Officer

Operating Officer

Name :

Toshinori Terasaka

Date of birth :

October 14th, 1954

Home town :

Mimasaka City in Okayama prefecture

A brief career history :

1977. 3: Graduated from Department of Economics, Komazawa University
1981. 7: Joined Kiku Ocean Industrial
1990. 5: General Manager
2002. 8: Transferred to Kobe Shipping Co., Ltd.
2005. 4: Transferred to Hinode Kosan Co., Ltd.
2008. 4: Operating Officer