Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective April 1, 2016.

1. Organizational Changes

(1) Changes in the area of China Business

Aim

  • Re-organize and consolidate the business planning and sales and marketing operations by company in China, and integrate them by function in order to establish a unified brand and further strengthen Mazda's business foundation in the country.

Details of the organizational changes

  • Consolidate the China Business Dept. No. 1 and China Business Dept. No. 2 into the newly established China Marketing Department and China Business Promotion Department.
  • Eliminate the China Business Department No. 1 and China Business Department No. 2 in line with the above change.

(2) Changes in the area of MDI Project

Aim

  • As information technology advances and the needs of the customer diversify, begin a new stage of Mazda Digital Innovation (MDI) aimed at addressing Mazda's business challenges in the mid- to long-term.

Details of the organizational changes

  • Establish the MDI Project Office.

(3) Changes in the area of R&D Liaison

Aim

  • Streamline the organization responsible for coordinating R&D activities between Mazda and Ford, in line with the change in the financial relationship between the companies.

Details of the organizational changes

  • Eliminate the R&D Liaison Office and transfer the functions of exchanging technological information and promoting joint projects between Mazda and Ford to the R&D Technical Administration Division.

(4) Changes in the area of Design

Aim

  • To plan and propose expressions, visual assets and communications that relate to the brand style in order to enhance control over the quality of the same.

Details of the organizational change

  • Establish the Brand Style Management Department within the Design Division.

(5) Changes in the area of Domestic Business

Aim

  • Establish a framework for working with dealerships nationwide in a more efficient manner in order to implement initiatives for brand value enhancement at dealerships in Japan.

Details of the organizational change

  • Establish the East Japan Business Department and West Japan Business Department within the Domestic Business Division.

2. Personnel Changes

(1) Executive officers

New Post Current Post Name
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Financial Services;
Assistant to the Officer Oversight of Fleet Sales;
In charge of CSR, Environment and Global Corporate Communications 		Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Fleet Sales No.2 and Financial Services;
In charge of CSR, Environment and Global Corporate Communications 		Yuji Harada
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Operations in China, Domestic Sales and Fleet Sales;
In charge of Global Auditing 		Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Operations in China, Domestic Sales and Fleet Sales No.1;
In charge of Global Auditing; Chairman, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. 		Nobuhide Inamoto
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Quality, Brand Enhancement, Production and Business Logistics 		Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Global Production, Global Business Logistics, Global Product Quality and Brand Quality 		Kiyotaka Shobuda
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of R&D and MDI;
In charge of Cost Innovation 		Managing Executive Officer
In charge of R&D and Cost Innovation;
General Manager, R&D Liaison Office;
President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. 		Kiyoshi Fujiwara
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Assistant to the Officer Oversight of Brand Enhancement;
President and CEO,
Mazda Motor Europe GmbH 		Managing Executive Officer
President and CEO,
Mazda Motor Europe GmbH 		Jeffrey H. Guyton
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Marketing Strategy;
Assistant to the Officer Oversight of Brand Enhancement;
President and CEO,
Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
(Mazda North American Operations) 		Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Marketing Strategy;
President and CEO,
Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
(Mazda North American Operations) 		Masahiro Moro
Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Corporate Planning, Profit Control, Global IT Solution and MDI 		Managing Executive Officer
Executive Vice President,
Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
(Mazda North American Operations) 		Akira Koga
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Global Production and Global Business Logistics 		Managing Executive Officer
Assistant to the Officer
In charge of Global Production;
General Manager, Hiroshima Plant 		Masatoshi Maruyama
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Design and Brand Style 		Executive Officer
General Manager, Design Div. 		Ikuo Maeda
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Financial Services;
Assistant to the Officer in charge of
Corporate Planning 		Executive Officer
In charge of Financial Services;
General Manager, Financial Services Div. 		Tetsuya Fujimoto
Executive Officer
In charge of Operations in China;
Chairman, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. 		Executive Officer
In charge of Operations in China; General Manager, China Business Div.;
CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. 		Nobuhiko Watabe
Executive Officer
Oversight of Tokyo Office;
In charge of Corporate Liaison;
Assistant to the Officer in charge of Corporate Planning and Corporate Communications 		Executive Officer
President, Kanto Mazda Co., Ltd. 		Raita Nishiyama
Executive Officer
Assistant to the Officer in charge of Global Production;
General Manager, Hofu Plant 		Executive Officer
President and CEO,
Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. 		Hidenori Kawakami
Executive Officer
Global Sales Coordination;
In charge of Brand Enhancement,
Global Marketing and Customer Service 		Executive Officer
Global Sales Coordination;
In charge of Global Marketing and
Customer Service 		Yasuhiro Aoyama
Executive Officer
In charge of Global Quality 		Executive Officer
General Manager, Hofu Plant 		Takeshi Mukai
Executive Officer
President and CEO,
Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
(Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation) 		General Manager, Cost Planning Div. Chiharu Mizutani
Executive Officer
General Manager,
Corporate Planning & Development Div. 		General Manager,
Corporate Planning & Development Div. 		Masashi Aihara
Executive Officer
General Manager, Customer Service Div. 		General Manager,
Customer Service Div. 		Ryuichi Umeshita

Executives to step down from their positions

Current Post Name
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of New Emerging Market Operation
(Latin America);
President and CEO, Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
(Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation) 		Keishi Egawa
Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Fleet Sales No.3 and Tokyo Office;
In charge of Corporate Liaison;
Assistant to the Officer in charge of Corporate
Planning and Corporate Communications 		Minoru Mitsuda
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Corporate Planning, Profit Control and Global IT Solution 		Takashi Furutama

(2) General managers and above

New Post Current Post Name
General Manager
Cost Planning Div.
and Deputy General Manager
Purchasing Div. 		Dispatched to
Mazda North American Operations
Vice President 		Masamitsu Koike
General Manager
CSR & Environment Dept. 		Staff Manager
Consumer Insight Dept. 		Keiko Morikawa
Staff Manager
CSR & Environment Dept. 		General Manager
CSR & Environment Dept. 		Nobuko Watanabe
General Manager
China Business Div. 		Staff Manager
China Business Div. 		Norio Sekine
Deputy General Manager
China Business Div. 		Dispatched to
Changan Mazda Automobile, Co., Ltd.
President 		Norihiro Matsuo
Staff Manager
China Business Div. 		General Manager
China Business Dept. No.2 		Takashi Sumioka
Staff Manager
China Business Div. 		Dispatched to
Tohoku Mazda Co., Ltd.
Representative Director & President 		Akira Moriwaki
General Manager
China Marketing Dept. 		Staff Manager
China Business Dept. No.1 		Toshio Kurahashi
General Manager
China Business Promotion Dept. 		General Manager
China Business Dept. No.1 		Osamu Kawamura
General Manager
MDI Project Office 		General Manager
R&D Technical Administration Div. 		Akihiro Kidani
Staff Manager
MDI Project Office 		Dispatched to
Koshin Mazda Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and President 		Hiroshi Murakami
General Manager
R&D Planning Dept.
and General Manager
R&D Technical Administration Div. 		General Manager
Powertrain Planning Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Powertrain Development Div. 		Susumu Niinai
General Manager
Advance Design Studio
and General Manager
Design Div. 		General Manager
Advance Design Studio 		Yasushi Nakamuta
General Manager
Design Development Promotion Dept. 		Staff Manager
Design Development Promotion Dept. 		Toshio Takata
General Manager
Brand Style Management Dept.
and Staff Manager
Advance Design Studio 		Manager
Advance Design Studio 		Atsuhiro Takahashi
General Manager
Vehicle Development Div. 		General Manager
Vehicle Development Promotion Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Vehicle Development Div. 		Hiroyuki Matsumoto
General Manager
Vehicle Development Promotion Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Vehicle Development Div. 		Program Manager
Product Div. 		Kenji Matsuda
Staff Manager
Vehicle Development Div. 		General Manager
Vehicle Testing & Research Dept. 		Matsuhiro Tanaka
General Manager
Vehicle Testing & Research Dept. 		General Manager
NVH Performance Development Dept. 		Hideyuki Yukawa
General Manager
NVH Performance Development Dept. 		General Manager
Crash Safety Development Dept. 		Yoshio Oda
General Manager
Crash Safety Development Dept. 		Manager
Crash Safety Development Dept. 		Masaki Ueno
General Manager
Interior & Exterior Components
Development Dept. 		Manager
Interior & Exterior Components
Development Dept. 		Hajime Seikaku
General Manager
Engine Design Engineering Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Powertrain Development Div. 		General Manager
Engine Design Engineering Dept. 		Tsuyoshi Goto
General Manager
Powertrain Planning Dept. 		Staff Manager
Powertrain Planning Dept. 		Koichi Kondo
Staff Manager
Technical Research Center 		General Manager
Interior & Exterior Components
Development Dept. 		Yuichiro Kojin
Deputy General Manager
Production Engineering Div. 		Staff Manager
Production Engineering Div.
and Staff Manager
Vehicle Development Div. 		Yuji Nomura
General Manager
Production Control Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Production Control & Logistics Div. 		General Manager
Production Control Dept. 		Shingo Manabe
General Manager
Hiroshima Plant 		Deputy General Manager
Hiroshima Plant 		Ikuo Sugiyama
General Manager
General Affairs Dept. (Hofu) 		Staff Manager
Hofu Plant 		Tomohiko Kurose
General Manager
Powertrain Production Dept. No.4, Hofu Plant 		Manager
Powertrain Production Dept. No.4, Hofu Plant 		Atsutoshi Tsuchida
General Manager
Quality Management & Promotion Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Quality Div. 		Dispatched to
Chugoku Economic Federation 		Takashi Kamioka
General Manager
Field Quality Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Quality Div. 		Deputy General Manager
Quality Div. 		Hisayoshi Naito
Deputy Program Manager
Field Quality Dept. 		General Manager
Quality Management & Promotion Dept. 		Toshiharu Ishii
Deputy General Manager
Global Sales & Marketing Div. 		Staff Manager
Global Sales & Marketing Div. 		Hiroshi Kuwabara
Deputy General Manager
Domestic Business Div. 		General Manager
Business Development Dept. 		Hironori Tanaka
Staff Manager
Domestic Business Div. 		General Manager
General Affairs Dept. (Hofu) 		Hisanori Matoba
General Manager
Business Development Dept. 		Staff Manager
Brand Promotion Dept. 		Masafumi Kobayashi
General Manager
Sales Development Dept. 		Dispatched to
Tokai Mazda Sales Co., Ltd.
Managing Director 		Yoshiyuki Izumi
General Manager
East Japan Business Dept. 		Staff Manager
Franchised-dealership Support Dept. 		Hideki Terakawa
General Manager
West Japan Business Dept. 		Staff Manager
Franchised-dealership Support Dept. 		Katsumasa Kudo
General Manager
Fleet Sales Dept. 		Dispatched to
SMM Auto Finance, Inc.
Representative Director & Vice President 		Naohiro Higuchi
Deputy General Manager
Customer Service Div. 		Dispatched to
Mazda Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Vice President 		Yoshifumi Uneme
General Manager
Region Product Promotion Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Customer Service Div. 		General Manager
Design Development Promotion Dept. 		Koichi Kagimoto
Deputy General Manager
Customer Service Div. 		Dispatched to
Mazda North American Operations
Vice President 		Yoji Maekawa
Staff Manager
Customer Service Div. 		General Manager
Region Product Promotion Dept. 		Ikuhiro Yoshinaga
General Manager
Vehicle Service & Program Dept. 		Staff Manager
Vehicle Service & Program Dept. 		Satoshi Takahashi
General Manager
Customer Service Education & Training Dept. 		Manager
Technical Service Dept. 		Ryu Shimizugawa
General Manager
Financial Services Div. 		Deputy General Manager
Financial Services Div. 		Shinji Maeda
Staff Manager
Financial Services Div. 		Dispatched to
Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation
Vice President 		Keigo Nozaki
Dispatched to
Mazda Parts Co., Ltd.
Representative Director & President 		Dispatched to
Tokai Mazda Sales Co., Ltd.
Senior Managing Director 		Taketo Ishida
Dispatched to
Tohoku Mazda Co., Ltd.
Representative Director & President 		Dispatched to
Kita-Kanto Mazda Co., Ltd.
Representative Director & President 		Hirofumi Kubota
Dispatched to
Kita-Kanto Mazda Co., Ltd.
Representative Director & President 		Dispatched to
Kita-Kanto Mazda Co., Ltd.
Managing Director 		Kentarou Kikuchi
Dispatched to
Kanto Mazda Co., Ltd.
Representative Director & President 		Staff Manager
Domestic Business Div. 		Shigemi Yamaguchi
Dispatched to
Koshin Mazda Co., Ltd.
Representative Director & President 		General Manager
Sales Development Dept. 		Kojiro Yagi
Dispatched to
Tokai Mazda Sales Co., Ltd.
Senior Managing Director 		Dispatched to
FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd. 		Mitsuhiro Hiraishi
Dispatched to
Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Advisor 		General Manager
Field Quality Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Quality Div. 		Yusuke Watanuki
Dispatched to
SMM Auto Finance, Inc.
Representative Director & Vice President 		General Manager
Fleet Sales Dept. 		Keiichi Tsujii
Dispatched to
Chugoku Economic Federation 		General Manager
R&D Planning Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
R&D Technical Administration Div. 		Hideaki Seichi
Dispatched to
Hiroshima University 		General Manager
Vehicle Service & Program Dept. 		Hideaki Itami
Dispatched to
Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.
Representative Director & President 		General Manager
Vehicle Development Div. 		Norihiro Tomita
Dispatched to
Mazda North American Operations
Senior Vice President 		Dispatched to
Mazda Canada Inc.
President 		Shusuke Koreeda
Dispatched to
Mazda North American Operations
Vice President 		Program Manager
Product Div. 		Masashi Otsuka
Dispatched to
Changan Mazda Automobile, Co., Ltd.
President 		Deputy General Manager
China Business Div. 		Hideaki Tanaka
Dispatched to
Mazda Canada Inc.
President 		Deputy General Manager
Global Sales & Marketing Div. 		Masaharu Kondo
Dispatched to
AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
President and CEO 		Dispatched to
AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Executive Vice President 		Masao Harada
Dispatched to
Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing
(Thailand) Co., Ltd.
President and CEO 		Dispatched to
Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing
(Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Executive Vice President 		Mitsunobu Mukaida
Dispatched to
Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing
(Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Executive Vice President 		General Manager
Powertrain Production Dept. No.4 (Hofu) 		Taketo Hironaka
Dispatched to
Mazda Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Vice President 		General Manager
Customer Service Education & Training Dept. 		Hiroshi Kugo
Dispatched to
Mazda Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Senior Advisor 		Dispatched to
AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Executive Vice President and CFO 		Atsushi Yasumoto
Dispatched to
Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation
Vice President 		Dispatched to
Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation
General Manager 		Akio Akamatsu

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