January 15, 2025

Organizational and Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective April 1, 2025.

1. Organizational Changes

  1. Domestic Business domain Aim
    • To further accelerate structural reform in domestic sales domain, the Company will reorganize the operations and functions of the Domestic Sales Division, sales companies and dealers, including the elimination of overlap, to clarify their original roles. It will also strengthen the system for accelerating DX (digital transformation.) Through these measures, the Company will aim to transform its business to focus on customer experience and establish a front-line support system in which "dealers play the leading role" to achieve a highly productive domestic sales business.

Description of changes

    • Outlet Operation Support Dept. and Fleet/Fleet Employees Sales Dept. will be integrated and renamed Retail Operation Support Dept. Some functions of Customers Relations Promotion Dept., Domestic Business Development Dept. and Domestic Product Marketing Dept. will be transferred to and reorganized in Retail Operation Support Dept.
    • Domestic Brand Communication Dept. will be newly established, and some functions of Domestic Product Marketing Dept. will be transferred to it.
    • Some functions of Customer Journey Development Dept. will be transferred to Domestic Brand Communication Dept. and rest of the function will be reorganized to projects directly under the Division, thus eliminating Customer Journey Development Dept.
  1. Customer Service domain

Aim

  • To respond to future changes in the environment, including rising customer expectations for products and services and the shift to electrification, the Company will further deepen its relationships with customers by building trust and creating customer experiences that enable a safe, secure and fulfilling life throughout the entire ownership period.

Description of changes

  • Customer Service Business Development Dept. will be renamed Customer Service Management Dept.

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  • Some functions of Regional Product Promotion Dept. will be transferred to Customer Service Field Operations Dept. and renamed After-sales Business Promotion Dept.
  • Some functions of Vehicle Service & Program Dept. will be transferred to Technical Service Dept. and Customer Service Field Operations Dept.
  • Functions of Customer Service Education & Training Dept. will be transferred to Customer Service Management Dept. Vehicle Service & Program Dept., Technical Service Dept., and Customer Service Field Operations Dept, thus eliminating Customer Service Education & Training Dept.
  • Some functions of Technical Service Dept. will be transferred to Vehicle Service & Program Dept.

2. Personnel changes

  1. Executive Officers and Executive Fellow

New Post and assignment

Current post and assignment

Name

Representative Director,

Representative Director, Senior

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer and

and CFO

CFO

Assistant to President; Oversight of

Assistant to President; Oversight of

Jeffrey H. Guyton

Corporate Planning & Development,

Corporate Planning & Development,

Operations in North America and

Operations in North America, and

Europe, and Cost Innovation

Cost Innovation

Director, Senior Managing Executive

Director, Senior Managing Executive

Officer

Officer and CCEO

Yasuhiro Aoyama

Oversight of Cost Reduction

Oversight of Product Strategy

Director, Senior Managing Executive

Director, Senior Managing Executive

Ichiro Hirose

Officer

Officer and CTO

Assistant to President

Director, Senior Managing Executive

Director, Senior Managing Executive

Officer and CSCO

Officer and CSCO

Oversight of Monozukuri Innovation,

Takeshi Mukai

Supply Chain Innovation and

Oversight of Quality and Carbon

Neutrality

Carbon Neutrality Promotion

Director, Senior Managing Executive

Director, Senior Managing Executive

Officer and CSO

Officer and CSO

Takeji Kojima

Assistant to the Officer overseeing

Assistant to the Officer overseeing

Carbon Neutrality Promotion

Carbon Neutrality

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Assistant to CFO; Oversight of Financial

Assistant to CFO; Oversight of

Tetsuya Fujimoto

Services; Assistant to the Officer

Financial Services; Assistant to the

overseeing Cost Reduction

Officer overseeing Cost Innovation

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Senior Managing Executive Officer and

CTO

Managing Executive Officer

Oversight of R&D; Assistant to the

In charge of Electrification

Ryuichi Umeshita

Officer overseeing Monozukuri

Promotion

Innovation

Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Operations in ASEAN;

Assistant to the Officer overseeing

Hironori Tanaka

President,

Mazda South East

Asia

Administrative Domain

Ltd.

Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

Assistant to the Officer overseeing

Cost Innovation; In charge of

Osamu Kawamura

In charge of Cost Reduction

promoting Business Structure

Reform and Cost Reduction

Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Global Sales,

Marketing, Customer Service,

Global Sales Coordination; In charge

Toru Nakajima

Operations in China and Cost

of Operations in China and ASEAN

Innovation; Chairman, Mazda

Motor (China) Co., Ltd.

Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Production Engineering,

In charge of Production Engineering,

Taketo Hironaka

Global

Quality,

Carbon

Neutrality

Global Quality, Carbon Neutrality,

Promotion, and Cost Innovation

and Cost Innovation

Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

Assistant to the Officer overseeing

Cost

Reduction; In

charge

of

In charge of Corporate Planning &

Takakazu Ishimura

Corporate Planning & Development

Development and Cost Innovation

Managing Executive Officer

Executive Officer

Assistant to the Officer overseeing

Operations

in

North

America;

President and CEO, Mazda Motor

Executive

Vice

President,

Mazda

Manufacturing de Mexico, S.A. de

Takuji Iwashita

Motor

of

America,

Inc.

(Mazda

C.V. (Mazda de Mexico Vehicle

Operation)

North American Operations)

Managing Executive Officer

Executive Officer

In charge of Vehicle Development,

In charge of R&D Strategy Planning,

Naohito Saga

Product Development,

Design

and

Carbon

Neutrality and

Cost

Cost Innovation

Innovation

Executive Officer

Executive Officer

In charge of Domestic Sales and

Kazuyoshi Todou

In charge of Domestic Sales

Brand Experience

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Executive Officer

Center General Manager,

Business

Transformation Center and Strategy

In charge of Corporate Strategy and

Masashi Otsuka

Product Strategy

& Supervision Center

Electrification Business Division

Executive Officer

President and CEO, Mazda Motor

Manufacturing de Mexico, S.A. de

General Manager, Quality Div.

Takeshi Ishibashi

C.V. (Mazda de Mexico Vehicle

Operation)

Executive Fellow

Executive Fellow

Ikuo Maeda

Supervision of Brand design

Brand design

[Executive to step down as of March 31]

Current post and assignment

Name

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Vehicle Development, Product Development

Hiroyuki Matsumoto

and Cost Innovation

(2) General managers and above

New post

Current post

Name

General Manager

Dispatched to

Mazda North American Operations

Takeshi Nishiki

Corporate Strategy Div.

(EVP)

General Manager

Staff Manager

Product and Technology Strategy

Product and Technology Strategy

Kazuto Katayama

Dept.

Dept.

Center General Manager

General Manager

Business Transformation Center,

Nobuyuki Higashino

Corporate Strategy Div.

Electrification Business Div.

Center General Manager

Leader and Program Manager

Strategy & Supervision Center,

Koji Mizuguchi

Electrification Business Div.

Electrification Business Div.

Leader and Program Manager

Deputy General Manager

and Program Manager

Hiroshi Kinoshita

Electrification Business Div.

R&D Strategy Planning Div.

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Deputy General Manager

ASEAN Business Office,

Dispatched to

and

AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Kenichirou Saruwatari

Mazda South East Asia Ltd.

(President)

(Executive Vice President)

Deputy General Manager

General Manager

Product and Technology Strategy

Toshio Kamihachi

R&D Strategy Planning Div.

Dept.

General Manager

Dispatched to

Mazda North American Operations

Naoki Okano

Product Development Div.

(Senior Vice president)

Program Manager

Dispatched to

Mazda Motor Europe GmbH

Yasunori Takahara

Product Development Div.

(Vice President)

Dispatched to

General Manager

Mazda E&T Co., Ltd.

Hajime Seikaku

Vehicle Development Div.

(Representative Director and

President)

Deputy General Manager

Powertrain Development Div.

General Manager

and

Deputy General Manager

Integrated Control System

Keitaro Ezumi

Integrated Control System

Development Div.

Development Div.

(as dual responsibility from February

1 to March 31, 2025)

Deputy General Manager

General Manager

Integrated Control System

Infotainment and Control Model

Seiji Goto

Development Div.

Development Dept.

General Research Manager

Senior Principal Engineer

Integrated Control System

Integrated Control System

Takuro Miyoshi

Development Div.

Development Div.

General Manager

Manager

Infotainment and Control Model

Infotainment and Control Model

Keisuke Hihara

Development Dept.

Development Dept.

General Manager

Manager

Drivability & Environmental

Drivability & Environmental

Akira Tsuda

Performance Development Dept.

Performance Development Dept.

Dispatched to

General Manager

Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing

Akira Yamada

Hiroshima Plant

(Thailand) Co., Ltd.

(President)

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Deputy General Manager

Dispatched to

Mazda North American Operations

Hiroshi Inamura

Hiroshima Plant

(Vice President)

General Manager

Manager

Powertrain Production Dept. No.2,

Powertrain Production Dept. No.2,

Yoshihiro Nishida

Hiroshima Plant

Hiroshima Plant

General Manager

General Manager

Vehicle Production Dept. No.1,

Powertrain Production Dept. No.2,

Satoshi Miyahira

Hiroshima Plant

Hiroshima Plant

General Manager

General Manager

Yoshihiro Matsuda

Hofu Plant

Hiroshima Plant

General Manager

General Manager

Vehicle Production Dept. No.4,

Vehicle Production Dept. No.1,

Masanori Yamane

Hofu Plant

Hiroshima Plant

General Manager

Deputy General Manager

Quality Div.

Hirokazu Inoue

Quality Div.

(Effective February 1, 2025)

Deputy General Manager

General Manager

Customers Relations Promotion

Daisuke Nakayama

Quality Div.

Dept.

General Manager

Deputy Program Manager

Quality Management & Promotion

Quality Management & Promotion

Kazuhiko Ochi

Dept.

Dept.

General Manager

Manager

Tomoki Hirohata

Field Quality Dept. No.2

Parts Purchasing Dept. No.2

General Manager

Manager

Sayaka Niki

Global Brand Promotion Dept.

Global Brand Promotion Dept.

General Manager

General Manager

Brand Experience Business

Kentarou Kikuchi

Domestic Product Marketing Dept.

Development Dept.

General Manager

Dispatched to

Mazda Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Tadashi Miura

Domestic Business Div.

(Senior Advisor)

Deputy General Manager

General Manager

Kenji Hoshikawa

Domestic Business Div.

Outlet Operation Support Dept.

Chief Manager

General Manager

Customer Journey Development

Kenta Nakanishi

Domestic Business Div.

Dept.

6

General Manager

General Manager

Customers Relations Promotion

Kengo Ikeda

Field Quality Dept. No.2

Dept.

General Manager

Dispatched to

Koshin Mazda Co., Ltd.

Domestic Business Development

Tomohide Matoba

(Representative Director and

Dept.

President)

General Manager

Staff Manager

Hajime Shimamura

Domestic Product Marketing Dept.

Corporate Liaison & Research Dept.

General Manager

General Manager

Domestic Brand Communication

Eiko Unoki

Global Brand Promotion Dept.

Dept.

Dispatched to

General Manager

Fukushima Mazda Co., Ltd.

Buichiro Takaba

Retail Operation Support Dept.

(Representative Director and

President)

General Manager

Dispatched to

Hakodate Mazda Co., Ltd.

Customer Service Management

Takuya Shinomoto

(Representative Director and

Dept.

President)

General Manager

General Manager

After-sales Business Promotion

Katsunori Nishioka

Regional Product Promotion Dept.

Dept.

General Manager

General Manager

Customer Service Field Operations

Customer Service Education &

Seiji Toyota

Dept.

Training Dept.

General Manager

General Manager

Corporate Liaison & Research

Kazuki Fukui

Legal Affairs Dept.

Dept.

General Manager

Human Resources Div.

General Manager

and

Satoshi Nishikawa

HR Reform Dept.

General Manager

HR Reform Dept.

General Manager

General Manager

Audit & Supervisory Committee

Kaori Soga

Corporate Services Div.

Dept.

General Manager

Manager

Mari Ishikawa

Legal Affairs Dept.

Legal Affairs Dept.

7

General Manager

Staff Manager

Kazuhiko Inoue

Global Auditing Dept.

Global Auditing Dept.

General Manager

General Manager

Operations in the Greater Tokyo

Yutaka Fujiie

Corporate Services Div.

Metropolitan Area

General Manager

General Manager

Kousuke Doi

Tokyo General Affairs Dept.

Domestic Business Div.

General Manager

General Manager

Audit & Supervisory Committee

Hidekazu Yashima

Global Auditing Dept.

Dept.

Dispatched to

Mazda E&T Co., Ltd.

General Manager

Akira Kyomen

(Representative Director and

Vehicle Development Div.

President)

Dispatched to

Fukushima Mazda Co., Ltd.

Staff Manager

Hiroshi Toda

(Representative Director and

Domestic Product Marketing Dept.

President)

Dispatched to

Mazda North American

General Manager

Yoshiyuki Wada

Operations

Product Development Div.

(Senior Director)

Dispatched to

Mazda North American

Senior Expert

Takamasa Fujii

Operations

Hiroshima Plant

(Senior Director)

Dispatched to

Dispatched to

Mazda North American

Mazda North American Operations

Takashi Suzuki

Operations

(Senior Director)

(Vice President)

Dispatched to

General Manager

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing

Vehicle Production Dept. No.4,

Norihiro Kishikawa

U.S.A., Inc.

Hofu Plant

Dispatched to

General Manager

Mazda Motor Europe GmbH

Drivability & Environmental

Kunihiro Shishima

(Vice President)

Performance Development Dept.

Dispatched to

Dispatched to

AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Kazutaka Mori

(EVP & CFO)

(Senior Advisor)

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Dispatched to

Dispatched to

Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing

Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing

Akira Kato

(Thailand) Co., Ltd.

(Thailand) Co., Ltd.

(President)

(Executive Vice President)

Dispatched to

Staff Manager

Mazda de Mexico Vehicle

Takeshi Waki

Production Control & Logistics Div.

Operation (Vice President)

Note: This announcement includes job positions for which there is no mention of current or new appointees. Transfer information regarding those positions will be announced at a later date.

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