Japan-based airline Skymark has announced executive appointments, with Noriyasu Miwa assuming the position of President and Representative Director, and Tsuyoshi Negishi becoming Executive Vice President and Representative Director.
Noriyasu Miwa joined Kanematsu Esho (now Kanematsu Corporation) in 1969. After serving as Managing Director, Executive Vice President, and Representative Director, he joined Suzuyo Co., Ltd. in March 2012. He has since served as President of Shizuoka Air Commuter Corporation, Chairman and Special Advisor of Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA), and currently serves as an Outside Director of Skymark.
Tsuyoshi Negishi joined All Nippon Airways (ANA) in 1990. He has held positions including General Manager of the General Affairs Department at ANA Logistics Services, General Manager of the General Affairs Department at Panda Flight Academy, General Manager of the Aircraft Business Department at All Nippon Airways Trading Co., Ltd., President & CEO of Pan Am International Flight Academy, and President and Representative Director of OCS Co., Ltd. He is currently serving as a Senior Advisor at Suzuyo.
In addition, new director appointments are expected to include Kunisuke Hōkyō, formerly of ANA and currently a Senior Advisor at Suzuyo, and Katsuya Kato, also formerly of ANA and currently an Advisor at Suzuyo. The new auditor position is expected to be filled by Kazuo Moriya, who is currently Vice President and Representative Director of Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA).
Current President and Representative Director Manabu Motohashi and Executive Vice President and Representative Director Yoshinobu Sato will step down from their positions. Yoshinobu Sato will become Director and Senior Advisor.
The appointments will be formally decided following resolutions at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for late June, and at the Board of Directors meeting to be held after the conclusion of the shareholders’ meeting.
