[290611.EN.SEA] MOL Appoints New Senior Executives Across Asian Operations

MOL (Asia) Ltd has announced a string of senior appointments in the Asia liner regional headquarters in Hong Kong and in the Asian countries under its jurisdiction.

MOL Asia's chairman and managing director Michael Goh said: "To be a true global player and operator, MOL believes a mix of Japanese and local nationals work force with international orientation, outlook and background is crucial to maintain and expand our business around the globe. We are happy to see the recent appointments and promotions of a new generation of Japanese and local national staff to key positions."

Yutaka Hinooka, currently GM of the corporate planning group, will succeed Shinzo Kawamura as a director of Asia finance and administration activities and also supervise the Asia's systems and business process teams. Mr Hinooka will also have dual responsibilities for liner global administration and global human resources.

Sundeep Sibal, currently regional director for both the ASEAN south and west Asia regions, will relinquish his responsibilities for the west Asia region and will assume responsibilities of overseeing the Oceania region. He will remain as chairman and managing director for Singapore and as a director of information processing services in India. He will be based in Singapore and report to Mr Goh.

Mark Austin, currently director for Australia and New Zealand, will succeed Mr Yasuhiro Nishioka as chairman and managing director for the Oceania region. Both Alex Rawley, country director for Australia and Malcolm Woods, country director for New Zealand, will report to Mr Austin, who will be based in Sydney and report to Mr Sibal.

Kazuya Gakuto, currently president director of MOL Indonesia and director for Japanese dales activities in ASEAN south, will succeed Sundeep Sibal as the regional director for the west Asia region, which includes countries in the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and East Africa. He will be based in Dubai and report to Mr Goh.

Djajady Pandjiwidjaja will assume the position of president director for Indonesia and continue as country director for Indonesia. He will report to Mr Sibal.

Mark Tipmabutr, currently a director in Thailand, will succeed Waki Ikemoto as country director for Thailand. He will report to Mitsujiro Akasaka, regional director for the ASEAN North region, which include Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Furthermore, Yasushi Furukawa will succeed Keiichiro Nakanishi as director/GM for Thailand's shipping division and concurrently assume the position of director for Japanese sales activities in ASEAN north. He will report to Mr Akasaka.

Source : HKSG, 29.06.11.