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At a Board of Director’s meeting, Kyushu Electric Power formally approved the choice of Michiaki Uriu to replace current President Toshio Manabe, and Masayoshi Nuki to replace Shingo Matsuo as chairman. Both men will assume their new positions on April 1. It is unusual for a company to replace its president and chairman at the same time, but the utility thought it was a necessary step to regain the public’s trust after the bogus e-mail scandal six months ago involving the resumption of operations at the Genkai nuclear power plant.