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Daihatsu Announces Organizational Changes

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. announces its new organizational structure and the areas of responsibility for each executive member as of April 1 and its annual general meeting of shareholders.

  1. Appointment, Retirement, Transfer of Directors and Auditors (as of the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders)

    Candidates for executive member after the 176th annual general meeting of shareholders The appointments of directors and corporate auditors will become official following their approval at the 176th annual general meeting of shareholders. The appointment of directors with titles-chairman, president, and executive vice president-will be formally decided at a meeting of the Board of Directors held after the 176th annual general meeting of shareholders. Retiring directors and corporate auditors will retire as of the date of the 176th annual general meeting.

    [1] Candidate for Chairman

    Name

    Current Title

    Masanori Mitsui

    President

    [2] Candidate for President

    Name

    Current Title

    Soichiro Okudaira*1

    Senior Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation

    *1 …Appointment for Advisor as of April 1

    [3] Retiring Directors

    Name

    Current Title

    Sudirman Maman Rusdi*1

    Director

    Ichiro Yoshitake*2

    Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

    *1 … Non-resident

    *… He will retire as of March 31

    [4] Change of Title

    Name

    New Title

    Current Title

    Yasunori Nakawaki

    Senior Managing Executive Officer

    Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

    [5] Candidate for Full-time Corporate Auditor

    Name

    Current Title

    Norihide Bessho

    Senior Executive Officer

    [6] Retiring Auditor

    Name

    Current Title

    Kunihiko Morita

    Full-time Corporate Auditor

    [For your information]

    Structure of directors and corporate auditors (candidates) after the 176th annual general meeting of shareholders

    [1] Directors Promotion New appointment

    Name

    New Title

    Masanori Mitsui

    Chairman

    Soichiro Okudaira

    President

    Hiroyuki Yokoyama

    Executive Vice President

    Sunao Matsubayashi

    Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

    Shigeharu Toda

    Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

    Noriyoshi Matsushita

    Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

    Yoshifumi Kishimoto

    Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

    Kenji Yamamoto*1*2

    Director

    Shigeki Terashi*2

    Director

    *1 … Outside board member under Japanese corporate law

    *2 … Non-resident

    [2] Corporate Auditors New appointment

    Name

    New Title

    Norihide Bessho

    Full-time Corporate Auditor

    Yoshiki Kitajima*1

    Corporate Auditor

    Fusahiro Yamamoto*1

    Corporate Auditor

    *1 … Outside corporate auditors under Japanese corporate law

    Name

    New Title

    Current Title

    Yasushi Kyoda

    Executive Officer

    Adviser

    Hajime Fujita

    Executive Officer

    Hirotaka Yanagi

    Executive Officer

    Kunihiro Morimoto

    Executive Officer

    • Deputy General Manager, R&D Center

    • General Manager, Powertrain Unit R&D Dept.

    • General Manager, Corporate Planning Div.

    • Deputy General Manager, MONODUKURI Planning Div.

    • General Manager, Aftersales Service Div.

    • Deputy General Manager, DNGA Quality Planning Div.

  2. Appointment, Retirement, Transfer of Directors (as of April 1) [1] New Executive Officers

[2] Promoting Executive Officers

Name

New Title

Current Title

Hiromasa Hoshika

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Senior Executive Officer

Katsumi Marutani

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Senior Executive Officer

[3] Retiring Executive Officers

Name

Current Title

Shinsuke Hori

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Toru Ueda

Senior Executive Officer

Name

Title

Areas of Responsibility

Hiroyuki Yokoyama

Executive vice president

  • Corporate Business Unit

  • Corporate Planning Center

  • Brand Business Unit

  • Project Promotion Office

  • Business & Product Planning Div.

Yasunori Nakawaki

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

- Powertrain R&D Group

Sudirman Maman Rusdi

Director

President, P. T. Astra Daihatsu Motor

- P. T. Astra Daihatsu Motor

[4] Executives' Titles and Areas of Responsibility Directors

Name

Title

Areas of Responsibility

Sunao Matsubayashi

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

  • DNGA Business Unit

  • Vehicle R&D Group

  • Emerging-market Compact Car Company

Shigeharu Toda

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

- 'D Brand' Office

Noriyoshi Matsushita

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

- Administration Center

Yoshifumi Kishimoto

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

- Production Engineering Group

Executive Officers Promotion New appointments

Name

Title

Areas of Responsibility

Takamasa Kurinami

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Assigned Executive

Director, Perusahaan Otomobil Kudua Sdn. Bhd.

- Perusahaan Otomobil Kudua Sdn. Bhd.

Tsuneo Itagaki

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Assigned Senior Executive Director, P. T. Astra

Daihatsu Motor

- P. T. Astra Daihatsu Motor

Katsuhiro Ikoma

Senior Managing Executive Officer

- Customer Service Group

Hiromasa Hoshika

Senior Managing Executive Officer

  • Corporate Planning Center

  • MONODUKURI Planning Div.

  • R&D Center

Katsumi Marutani

Senior Managing Executive Officer

  • Vehicle R&D Group

  • Styling Div.

Miki Ibaraki

Senior Executive Officer

- Powertrain R&D Group

Hajime Nishimura

Senior Executive Officer

- Production Engineering Group

Norihide Bessho

Senior Executive Officer

- Special Assignment

Masanori Takahashi

Senior Executive Officer Assigned President, Perodua Auto Corporation

Sdn. Bhd.

- Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

Tadao Nasu

Executive Officer

- Production Engineering Group

Hideki Teramae

Executive Officer

- Vehicle R&D Group

Tetsuo Miura

Executive Officer Assigned Vice President,

P.T. Astra Daihatsu Motor

- P.T. Astra Daihatsu Motor

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Name

Title

Areas of Responsibility

Toshinori Edamoto

Executive Officer

- Purchasing Group

Osamu Naruse

Executive Officer

- 'D Brand' Office

Yasushi Kyoda

Executive Officer

- Administration Center

Hajime Fujita

Executive Officer

  • R&D Center

  • Powertrain Unit R&D Dept.

Hirotaka Yanagi

Executive Officer

- Corporate Planning Center

Kunihiro Morimoto

Executive Officer

  • Customer Service Group

  • Aftersales Service Div.

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