IWATA, March 26, 2015 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel change, which was approved at the Board of Directors Meeting after the 80th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders today.
Change in duties of Executive Officers (effective March 26, 2015)
(Name)
(New position)
(Current position)
Junzo Saitoh
Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Center
Deputy Chief General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Center
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. specializes in the construction and marketing of motorcycles, all terrain vehicles and boats. The group also develops engine manufacturing activity. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- sale of motorcycles (65.3%): 4.8 million units sold in 2022. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. also offers all-terrain vehicles, off-road recreational vehicles, snowmobiles and electric bicycles;
- manufacturing of marine motor equipment and watercraft (23%): ooutboard engines, jet skis, fishing boats, utility boats, etc. ;
- sale of industrial machines and robots (5.2%);
- provision of financial services (2.8%);
- other (3.7%): primarily golf carts, snow blowers, generators and multi-purpose engines and automobile engines and components.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (7.3%), Asia (40.1%), North America (25.3%), Europe (13.9%) and other (13.4%).