Oshima appoints new president

Tokyo: Hiroshi Minami has been appointed new president of Oshima Shipbuilding, the Kaiji Press reports. Sho Minami, CEO of the company, has been assigned to concurrently serve as chairman, while Tatsuaki Hori, senior managing director, has taken up the newly established post of deputy president at the well respected southern Japanese bulk specialist. [01/07/09]