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About Chiyoda

Management Team（Representative Directors）

As of  June 23, 2011

Mr. Takashi Kubota, President and CEO

Mr. Takashi Kubota

After joining Chiyoda in 1969, Mr. Kubota worked in process engineering for oil, chemicals and gas processing. He then moved on to gas-related projects and, as General Manager of the Jakarta Office, led the Indonesia LNG Project. Mr. Kubota served as General Manager of the Australasia Project and became a board member in 1998. In 2001, he became Managing Director of International Project Operation whilst, at the same time, serving as Senior General Manager of the International Business Development Division. Mr. Kubota was Deputy General Manager of Domestic Project Operations in 2004, and became Managing Director of Technology & Engineering in 2005. Living in Southeast Asia for eight years led him to recognise the importance of making decisions that take into account the perspectives of other people, and he has attempted to eliminate the negative effects of trying to impose personal opinions. He has established the trust of clients because of his broadly balanced outlook that spans international and domestic operations as well as technology and projects.

Mr. Kubota became President and Chief Executive Officer on April 1, 2007. His goals include moving forward with the medium-term management plan “Engineering Excellence, Value Creation” and strengthening the operating base with the concerted efforts of all Chiyoda Group employees to become number one in profitability in the industry.

Mr. Yoichi Kanno, Executive Vice President

Mr. Yoichi Kanno

Mr. Yoichi Kanno started work in the Ship Department of Mitsubishi Corporation in 1972 and engaged in the ship exporting business, ship financing projects for Korea, Brazil and Russia, and LNG and LPG carriers projects. After two overseas postings in London in the 1980s and 1990s to oversee the ship business and machinery group, he was assigned as deputy GM of the Corporate Planning Office and thereafter, as the Corporate Planning Officer, was responsible for corporate planning and regional strategy for the machinery group.

Mr. Kanno was appointed as the Senior Vice President of Mitsubishi Corporation in 2004 and was assigned as General Manager in control of five regional offices, including the main branch in Istanbul, to oversee Turkey, the Balkans, Central Asia and the Caucasus, where he sought for and promoted new business opportunities in emerging markets.

Mr. Kanno was initially appointed as the Executive Vice President of Chiyoda Corporation in June 2008 and was appointed as Managing Executive Officer, 　Corporate Planning, Management & Finance in July 2010, in which role he is striving to realize the mid-term Management Plan, “Engineering Excellence, Value Creation”, so as to increase the net profit and to enhance the corporate value.

Mr. Masahito Kawashima, Senior Managing Executive Officer & CFO

Mr. Masahito Kawashima

Mr. Masahito Kawashima joined Chiyoda Corporation in November 2010 as Senior Advisor, was appointed as Senior Managing Executive Officer & CFO in April 2011 and became Representative Director in June.

Mr. Kawashima’s career was previously in banking. He joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (later The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.) in 1976, gaining experience of banking and project finance with major domestic and foreign companies at the International Division, Corporate Banking Division, Mitsubishi Bank of Australia Limited and Structured Finance Division. As General Manager of Credit Supervision Ⅱ in 2001, the Odenmacho Commercial Banking Office in 2002 and the Osaka Commercial Banking Office in 2004, he became involved in investment and loan screening for business development and valued clients. He then joined the bank’s affiliated companies and, from 2006 until his appointment by Chiyoda Corporation, was a key member of the management for venture capital and servicers.

In his new position with Chiyoda Corporation, Mr. Kawashima will, through his financial expertise, implement a strategy of steady growth based on the mid and long term vision, and is aiming to satisfy the stakeholders by overseeing sustainable expansion of corporate value.

Mr. Kawashima places priorities on “accountability”, “transparency” and “speed”.

Mr. Hiroshi Ogawa, Senior Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Hiroshi Ogawa

Mr. Ogawa joined the company in 1977. After serving as a fired heater engineer and site supervisor, he experienced most of the positions at the projects in Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Iran and Qatar. Whilst working on those projects, he was able to enhance his technical and management capabilities by means of engaging in most phases of the projects from the engineering phase through to the construction. Mr. Ogawa was appointed Executive Officer in 2005, Managing Executive Officer in 2006, Managing Executive Officer (Director) in 2009, and Senior Managing Executive Officer (Representative Director) in July 2010. He considers that his role is to thoroughly investigate problems to determine the cause to fix the troubles regardless of whether they are minor and checking the improvement.

Mr. Ogawa is finding a way of pulling company’s best strength systematically as an organization while taking full advantage of employees’ abilities. He hopes to change the present company into the company that every employee to go to the office and work every morning.