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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