Mr. Nishimoto to be Tokyo Steel’ President

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing announced on Thursday Mr. Toshikazu Nishimoto, who is head of Takamatsu plant, will assume president on June 27. Mr. Masanari Iketani, current president will be senior adviser. Mr. Isoji Adachi and Mr. Yoshihiro Iketani, both managing director will be advisers. The firm said with the younger top management, the firm will develop further. Mr. Nishimoto graduated industrial management of science and engineering school of Waseda university in 1974 and joined Tokyo Steel. He assumed manager of steel making shop in Okayama plant in 1999, manager of rolling mill in Okayama plant in 2001. He was promoted to plant manager of Takamatsu. He was born on May 28, 1960 and grew in Toyama prefecture.