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
- 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.
- 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
- 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. | ||
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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. | |
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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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