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March 7 (LNGJ) - Japanese maritime classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, known as ClassNK, named Toshiyuki Shigemi as Executive Director. The previous Executive Director, Yasushi Nakamura, has stepped down and has been appointed as an advisor to the society. Shigemi joined ClassNK in 1981. “After a career including roles in plan approval, he took up the position of General Manager of the Development Department in 2008, where he was responsible for overseeing ClassNK’s rule development activities for over a decade - at the time when class rules were undergoing major changes,” said ClassNK.