Nippon Coke & Engineering Company Limited announced that the company has appointed Mr. Edgar Gunatunga as chairman; Mr. Simon Rajaseelan Gnanam as managing director; Mr. Aru Selvaraj Gunaseelan Gnanam and Mr. Elijah Jeyaseelan Gnanam as non-executive directors; and Mr. Rankeevan Seevaratnam, Dr. Harish Cabral and Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy as non-executive directors. The company has also appointed Mr. Tatsuro Naruse, Mr. Stanley Vincent Wanigasekera and Mr. Shiro Takihara as nominee and non-executive directors of the company. The changes to the directorate is effective from July 20, 2012.