OSAKA — Takeshi Kakiuchi, vice president of West Japan Railway Co., will become the carrier’s president April 1, replacing Shojiro Nanya, who will become chairman, JR West said Monday.
The decision to promote Kakiuchi, 58, was reached as the 61-year-old Nanya’s stint as president will enter its sixth year this year, company officials said.
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