Mitsui & Co. Ltd. announced management promotions, retirements and new appointments with effect from April 1, 2015. The promotions are as follows: Motomu Takahashi is promoted to Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer of Americas Business Unit from Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Americas Business Unit; Hironobu Ishikawa is promoted to Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit from Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Business Unit; Atsushi Kume promoted to Senior Executive Managing Officer; General Manager of Osaka Office from Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Innovation Corporate Development Business Unit; Satoshi Tanaka is promoted to Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Asia Pacific Business Unit from Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Consumer Service Business Unit; Makoto Suzuki is promoted to Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer from Executive Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. in South West Asia; Managing Director of Mitsui & Co.

India Pvt.Ltd.; Toru Suzuki is promoted to Executive Managing Officer; General Director of Mitsui & Co. Vietnam Ltd. from Managing Officer; General Director of Mitsui & Co. Vietnam Ltd.; Yasushi Yoshikai is promoted to Executive Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. in South West Asia; Managing Director of Mitsui & Co.

India Pvt.Ltd. from Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Energy Business Unit; Keigo Matsubara is promoted to Executive Managing Officer; Chief Financial Officer from Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Financial Officer; General Manager of Global Controller Division; Shinjiro Sawada is promoted to Executive Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co.,Ltd.in China from Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co.,Ltd.in China; and Shinsuke Fujii is promoted to Executive Managing Officer; General Manager of Investment Administrative Division from Managing Officer; President of Mitsui & Co.(Brasil) S.A. The new appointments are as follows: Itaru Nishimura is appointed as Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Consumer Service Business Unit; Masazumi Takahashi is appointed Managing Officer; General Manager of Internal Auditing Division; Shin Hatori is appointed as Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Food Products Services Business Unit; Shinji Tsuchiya is appointed as Managing Officer; President of Mitsui & Co.(Brasil) S.A.; Hiroshi Meguro is appointed as Managing Officer; Chief Representative of Mitsui & Co. Ltd. in CIS; General Director of Mitsui & Co. Moscow LLC; Kimiro Shiotani is appointed as Managing Officer; General Manager of Global Controller Division; Miki Yoshikawa is appointed as Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Food Resources Business Unit; and Yoshio Kometani is appointed as Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Asia Pacific Business Unit.

The retiring executives with effect from March 31, 2015 are as follows: Joji Okada retired as Representative Director Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer; Koichi Tanaka retired as Representative Director Senior Executive Managing Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Atsushi Oi retired as Senior Executive Managing Officer; General Manager of Osaka Office; Kazuo Nakayama retired as Executive Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Food Resources Business Unit; Kaku Kato retired as Managing Officer; General Manager of Internal Auditing Division; and Yasuharu Fujiyoshi retired as Managing Officer; Chief Operating Officer of Food Products Services Business Unit.