OREANDA-NEWS. February 24, 2011. Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. has announced planned changes to the Board of Directors and executive officers.1.Changes to Board of Directors
  To be appointed, pending approval at the General Shareholders Meeting to be held in June:
Kiyotaka Nogi Managing Executive Officer, to Director
Shinya Okuda Managing Executive Officer, to Director
      
To retire on the date of the General Shareholders Meeting to be held in June:
Yasuo Imai Director
     Mitsunori Okada Director
      
2.Changes in executive officers
To be appointed on April 1st:
Machi Nakata Assistant General Manager of Osaka Steel Works in the Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts Company
Hiroki Kawabata Assistant General Manager of Wakayama Steel Works in the Pipe & Tube Company
Toshiyuki Kishibe General Manager of Automotive Steel Sheet Sales Department in the Steel Sheet, Plate & Structural Steel Company
Toru Kaneko Deputy General Director of China Steel Sumikin Vietnam Joint Stock Company
      
  To retire on March 31st:
Yasuo Imai Executive Vice President
 Mitsunori Okada Senior Managing Executive Officer
      
  To be appointed on April 1st:
Hisashi Nakagawa Senior Managing Executive Officer (Currently Managing Executive Officer)
Kiyotaka Nogi Senior Managing Executive Officer (Currently Managing Executive Officer)
Fumio Ohtaguro Senior Managing Executive Officer (Currently Managing Executive Officer)
Kinya Yanagawa Senior Managing Executive Officer (Currently Managing Executive Officer)
Rempei Nakanishi Senior Managing Executive Officer (Currently Managing Executive Officer)
 Shinya Okuda Senior Managing Executive Officer (Currently Managing Executive Officer).