Yokohama, Japan - JGC Corporation today announced the following senior management changes in accordance with a decision taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors convened today. The appointment is effective as of March 20, 2007.

1. Reason for change
	Health of current president
2. Changes
	New Title Name Current Title President and COO and Representative Director Keisuke Takeuchi Executive Vice President and Director Senior Advisor and Director Shoji Morimoto President and COO and Representative Director
3. Profile of New President
	Name: Keisuke Takeuchi Date of Birth: November 18, 1947 (59 years old) Career Summary   March 1970 Graduated from Osaka University (Chemical Engineering)   April 1970 Joined JGC Corporation June 1994 Appointed Senior Manager, No.2 Project Division June 2000 Appointed Director, Senior General Manager, No.2 Project Division June 2001 Appointed Managing Director, Senior General Manager, No.2 Project Division June 2002 Appointed Representative Senior Managing Director June 2004 Appointed Senior Managing Director June 2006 Appointed Executive Vice President (current title)