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Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

2007.02.09

I. Promotion & Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers;

1) Promoted Executive Officers (Shikko-Yakuin); 10 people
April 1, 2007

Name	New	Present
Yasunori Yokote	Executive Vice President;Chief Operating Officer,Americas Business Unit	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters
Kazuya Imai	Executive Director; Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters; Director, Mitsui & Co.(U.S.A.), Inc.	Executive Director;Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Financial Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters; Director, Mitsui & Co.(U.S.A.), Inc.
Toshihiro Soejima	Executive Vice President	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. In China
Yoshiyuki Izawa	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC	Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Osaka Office
Junichi Matsumoto	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Transportation Logistics Business Unit
Toshio Awata	Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Nagoya Office	Managing Officer; General Manager, Information Strategic Planning Division; Chief Information Officer
Kiyotaka Watanabe	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Iron & Steel Products Business Unit	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Iron & Steel Products Business Unit
Masaaki Fujita	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Foods & Retail Business Unit	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Foods & Retail Business Unit
Junichi Mizunoue	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Second Chemicals Business Unit	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, First Chemicals Business Unit
Tkao Omae	Executive Managing Officer; President, Mitsui Brasileira Importacao e Exportacao S.A.	Managing Officer; President, Mitsui Brasileira Importacao e Exportacao S.A.

2) Newly appointed Executive Officers; 8 people
April 1, 2007

Name	New	Present
Masayoshi Komai	Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in China; Managing Director, Mitsui & Co. (Shanghai) Ltd.	Associate Director; General Manager, Tohoku Office
Katsumi Ogawa	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Financial Markets Business Unit	Chief Operating Officer, Financial Markets Business Unit
Akio Yamamoto	Managing Officer; President, Mitsui & Co. (Thailand) Ltd.	Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Second Chemicals Business Unit
Yoshinori Setoyama	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, First Chemicals Business Unit	General Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in Indonesia, President & CEO, P.T. Mitsui Indonesia
Noriaki Sakamoto	Managing Officer; Executive Vice President, Mitsui & Co.(U.S.A.), Inc.	Senior Vice President, Mitsui & Co.(U.S.A.), Inc.
Masahiko Okamura	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Second Consumer Service Business Unit	General Manager, Urban Planning & Development Division
Fuminobu Kawashima	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Energy Business Unit I	General Manager, LNG Project Division
Masaaki Iida	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Transportation Logistics Business Unit	General Manager, Logistics & Financial Business Division

3) Related Personnel Changes for Executive Officers; 12 people
March 1, 2007

Name	New	Present
Masaaki Murakami	Managing Officer; President, Mitsui & Co. (Korea) Ltd.	Managing Officer; President, Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd.

April 1, 2007

Name	New	Present
Hiroshi Ito	Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd.	Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer
Gempachiro Aihara	Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer,Asia-Pacific Business Unit	Executive Vice President; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Asia Business Unit
Motokazu Yoshida	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Information Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Americas Business Unit
Satoru Miura	Executive Managing Officer	Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Nagoya Office
Takao Sunami	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Marine & Aerospace Business Unit	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Machinery Business Unit
Shinjiro Ogawa	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in China	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Information, Electronics and Telecommunication Business Unit
Koji Nakamura	Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Osaka Office	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Second Chemicals Business Unit
Kenichi Yamamoto	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, First Consumer Service Business Unit	Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Lifestyle Business Unit
Norinao Iio	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Energy Business Unit II	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Energy Business Unit
Osamu Takahashi	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Information, Electronics and Telecommunication Business Unit	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Consumer Service Business Unit
Shigeru Hanagata	Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Motor Vehicles Business Unit	Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Machinery Business Unit

4) Retiring of Executive Officers; 2 people
March 31, 2007

Name	New	Present
Tetsuya Matsuoka	Executive Director	Executive Director; Executive Vice President
Masataka Suzuki	Executive Director	Executive Director; Executive Vice President; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC; Director, Mitsui & Co., Middle East Ltd.

II. Newly appointed Directors/Retiring Directors; June, 2007

1) Newly appointed Directors; 5 people
June 2007*

Name	New	Present
Toshihiro Soejima	Executive Director, Executive Vice President	Executive Vice President (As of April 1,2007)
Motokazu Yoshida	Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Information Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Information Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters (As of April 1, 2007)
Yoshiyuki Izawa	Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Director, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC (As of April 1, 2007)
Junichi Matsumoto	Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer(As of April 1, 2007)
Ikujiro Nonaka	Director (*)

(*)External Director

2) Retiring of Directors; 3 people
March 31, 2007

Name	New	Present
Yasonori Yokote	Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters	Executive Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Privacy Officer; Chief Operating Officer, Business Process Re-Engineering Project Headquarters

June 2007**

Name	New	Present
Tetsuya Matsuoka	Counselor	Executive Director (As of April 1, 2007)
Masataka Suzuki	Counselor	Executive Director (As of April 1, 2007)

Please note that:
* appointment of Directors are subject to approval at the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June, 2007.
** retiring of Directors will be effective on the close of the upcoming General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June, 2007.

Director Mr. Akira Chihaya passed away on January 22, 2007.

III. Corporate Auditors; June, 2007

1) Newly appointed Corporate Auditors; 2 people
June 2007

Name	New	Present
Satoru Miura	Corporate Auditor	Executive Managing Officer
Motoknori Murakami	Corporate Auditor	Executive Managing Officer; Assistant to Senior Executive Managing Officer (Corporate Staff Division), Assistant to Chief Financial Officer

2) Retiring of Corporate Auditor;
June 2007

Name	New	Present
Hiroshi Matsuura	Retiree	Corporate Auditor

IV. Related Personnel Changes; April 1, 2007

Name	New	Present
Kota Ohashi	General Manager, Information Strategic Planning Division	Deputy General Manager, Information Strategic Planning Division
Satoshi Tanaka	General Manager, Corporate Planning & Strategy Division	General Manager, Investor Relations Division
Katsurao Yoshimori	General Manager, Investor Relations Division	General Manager, Business Administration & Planning Dept., Planning & Administrative Division, First Chemicals Business Unit
Masayuki Kinoshita	Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Iron & Steel Raw Materials and Non-Ferrous Metals Business Unit	General Manager, Corporate Planning & Strategy Division
Masato Shiode	Associate Director; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure Projects Business Unit	Assistant to Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure Projects Business Unit
Mitsuhiro Nakatani	Associate Director; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Information, Electronics and Telecommunication Business Unit	Assistant to Chief Operating Officer, Information, Electronics and Telecommunication Business Unit
Noritaka Tanaka	General Manager, Tohoku Office	Chief Administrative Officer, Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC
Takafumi Nori	Associate Director; General Manager, Hokuriku Branch	General Manager, Hokuriku Branch
Tatsuo Nakayama	President, Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd.	General Manager, First Motor Vehicles Division
Eiji Ike	Associate Director; Chief Financial Officer; Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC	Chief Financial Officer; Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC
Makoto Sukagawa	Associate Director; General Representative of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in Indonesia, President & CEO, P.T. Mitsui Indonesia	President & Managing Director, Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty. Ltd.
Yutaka Taka	Associate Director; Chairman & CEO Mitsui & Co. (Taiwan) Ltd.	Chairman & CEO Mitsui & Co. (Taiwan) Ltd.
Hideki Shinoki	Associate Director; President, Mitsui Bussan Plant & Project Corporation	President, Mitsui Bussan Plant & Project Corporation
Tsunehiro Iwatake	Associate Director; President & CEO, Mitsui Bussan Inter-Fashion Ltd.	President & CEO, Mitsui Bussan Inter-Fashion Ltd.

Attachment

Notice of Reorganization of Business Units (effective from April 1, 2007)(PDF 36KB)

The information contained in this news release is true and accurate at the time of publication; however, it may be subject to change without prior notice.

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