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ClassNK appoints new boss
Current executive vice president Koichi Fujiwara (pictured) has been appointed as chairman and president at Japanese classification society ClassNK, effective from today. Fujiwara replaces Noboru Ueda who had been in the post for eight years.
Fujiwara worked in Japan’s Ministry of Transportation becoming director-general of the Maritime Bureau in 2006. He joined ClassNK in 2007, and became managing director in 2010, followed by executive vice president in 2011.