Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. announced that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on March 17, 2016, the board resolved to make the changes in the representative director. The board appointed Keiji Nishida as President and Representative Director from the position of Representative Director, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Executive Officer, effective from April 1, 2016.

The board announced the retirement of Sadao Senda as President and Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and appointed as director.