FORM 6-K
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number:333-163336
For the month ofMarch 2010.
SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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| 1. | [English Translation] |
Announcement of Change of Directors and Executive Officers
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 5, 2010 | ||||||
| By: | /S/ SHIMPEI AIDA | |||||
| Shimpei Aida | ||||||
| Manager of Corporate Planning Department | ||||||
March 5, 2010
| Corporate Name: | SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC. | |||
Name of the Representative: | Masatoshi Sato President and CEO | |||
| (Securities Code : 8755 | TSE, OSE, NSE, SSE and FSE) |
Announcement of Change of Directors and Executive Officers
SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC. (President and CEO: Masatoshi Sato, 26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan) hereby announces the change of Directors and Executive Officers as set forth below.
(Effective on April 1, 2010)
1. Change of Representative Director
(New Position) | (Name) | (Former Position) | ||
Representative Director, Deputy President and Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, 1st Kansai Regional Headquarters | Hisashi Nakano | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, 1st Kansai Regional Headquarters | ||
| 2. Change of Director and Executive Officer | ||||
(New Position) | (Name) | (Former Position) | ||
Director, Deputy President and Senior Managing Executive Officer | Mitsuhiko Fuse | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | ||
Director, Deputy President and Senior Managing Executive Officer | Koki Kazuma | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | ||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Takakazu Sugishita | Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Kyushu Regional Headquarters | ||
Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Kyushu Regional Headquarters | Hidenori Fukuzawa | Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Chugoku & Shikoku Regional Headquarters | ||
Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Chugoku & Shikoku Regional Headquarters | Hideto Ishizawa | Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Tohoku Regional Headquarters | ||
(New Position) | (Name) | (Former Position) | ||
| Director | Kenichi Tomita | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Kaoru Takahashi | Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Capital Department | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Keiji Nishizawa | Executive Officer, General Manager, Personal Lines Planning & Development Department | ||
Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Tohoku Regional Headquarters | Kazutaka Muto | Executive Officer, General Manager, Claims Administration Department | ||
Executive Officer, General Manager, Claims Administration Department | Hisashi Takebayashi | Executive Officer, General Manager, Customer Service Department | ||
Executive Officer, (On leave) (Sompo Japan System Solutions, Inc.) | Toshiaki Suehiro | Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Process Planning Department, General Manager, Business Process & IT Integration Department | ||
| 3. Appointment of Executive Officer | ||||
(New Position) | (Name) | (Former Position) | ||
Executive Officer, Branch General Manager, Yokohama Branch | Kazunari Kobayashi | Branch General Manager, Yokohama Branch | ||
Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Capital Department | Takashi Matsui | Branch General Manager, Kobe Branch | ||
Executive Officer, Branch General Manager, Kitatokyo Branch | Keiji Kusano | General Manager, Internal Audit Department | ||
(New Position) | (Name) | (Former Position) | ||
Executive Officer, Branch General Manager, Niigata Branch | Noboru Fukushima | Branch General Manager, Kitatokyo Branch | ||
Executive Officer, Branch General Manager, Sapporo Branch | Shiro Sato | General Manager, 2nd Automobile Business Promotion Department | ||
Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department | Masaki Hanawa | General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, General Manager, Integration Planning Department | ||
| (Effective on March 31, 2010) | ||||
| Resignation | Hiroyuki Yamaguchi | Director, Managing Executive Officer | ||
*Hiroyuki Yamaguchi is scheduled to be appointed as a Director of NKSJ Holdings, Inc. on April 1.
(Others)
Masatoshi Sato, the Representative Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC., is scheduled to concurrently serve as the Representative Director and President of NKSJ Holdings, Inc. from April 1 upon approval from the Financial Services Agency.
Kengo Sakurada, a Director and Managing Executive Officer of SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC., is scheduled to concurrently serve as a Director of NKSJ Holdings, Inc. from April 1 upon approval from the Financial Services Agency.
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