Subaru : Announces Organizational and Management Changes (Effective March 31, 2022 and April 1, 2022)

Subaru Corporation Announces Organizational and Management Changes

(Effective March 31, 2022 and April 1, 2022)

Tokyo, March 3, 2022 - Subaru Corporation announces the following organizational and management changes.

1. Organizational changes (Effective April 1, 2022)

• Discontinuation of the Cost Planning & Management Div.
• Incorporation of the cost reduction function of the Cost Planning & Management Div. into the Purchasing Div.
• Establishment of the Cost Innovation Promotion Dept. that will take on the cost planning function previously assumed by the Cost Planning & Management Div.

With significant changes in the market environment of the automobile and other industries, there is a need to address new challenges in the area of cost management, including the increasing difficulty of each task, the development of cost and purchasing strategies based on a bird's-eye view of the overall supply chain, the electrification of automobiles, and the strengthening of BCP.

In response to this situation, we will incorporate the cost reduction function into the Purchasing Div. so we can develop purchasing strategies based on anticipated changes, optimize the roles of the purchasing and cost management functions, and raise the efficiency of the organization as a whole, with the aim of further enhancing our competitiveness.

In addition, we will establish the Cost Innovation Promotion Dept. which will assume the cost planning function. The new department will specialize in costs-related tasks and planning while maintaining its neutrality in the automotive unit as an independent organization that does not belong to any particular division.

2. Promoted Officers (Effective April 1, 2022)

Senior Vice President	Tamotsu Inui
	Current title:
	Vice President
	Chief General Manager of Cost Planning & Management Div.
	Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Div.
	Senior General Manager of Purchasing Div.

Senior Vice President	Kazuhiro Abe
	Current title:
	Vice President
	Chief General Manager of Product & Portfolio Planning Div.

3. Newly-appointed Officers (Effective April 1, 2022)

Vice President	Ikuo Watanabe
	Current title:
	Senior General Manager of Gunma Plant
	Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Div.

Vice President	Akihiro Kato
	Current title:
	Senior General Manager of Japan Sales & Marketing Div.
	General Manager of Sales Promotion Dept., Japan Sales & Marketing Div.

4. Retiring Officers (Effective March 31, 2022)

- Eiji Ogino

Current title: Senior Vice President

Appointed as President of Ichitan Co., Ltd., effective April 1, 2022.

- Yoichi Sato

Current title: Senior Vice President

Appointed as President of Tokyo Subaru Inc., effective April 1, 2022.

• Takeshi Seiyama Current title: Vice President
  To begin a new assignment at Chiyoda Industries Co., Ltd., effective April 1, 2022. Appointed as President of Chiyoda Industries Co., Ltd., effective May 2022.

5. Changes to areas of responsibility of Executive Officers (Effective April 1, 2022)

Name	Effective April 1, 2022	Current
	- Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2	- Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2
Jinya Shoji	- Parts & Accessories Div.
Chief General Manager of Overseas Sales
Senior Vice President	Chief General Manager of Overseas Sales
& Marketing Div. 2 and Parts &
	& Marketing Div. 2
	Accessories Div.
	- Cost Planning & Management Div.
	- Purchasing Div.
	- Corporate Planning Div.
	- Cost Innovation Promotion Dept.
Tamotsu Inui	- Purchasing Div.
	Chief General Manager of Cost Planning &
Senior Vice President
Senior General Manager of Purchasing	Management Div.
	Div.	Senior General Manager of Corporate
	- Manufacturing Div.	Planning Div. and Purchasing Div.
Ikuo Watanabe	Senior General Manager of Gunma Plant
Senior General Manager of Manufacturing
Vice President
Div.	and Corporate Planning Div.
(Newly-appointed)
Chief General Manager of Gunma Plant
Akihiro Kato	- Japan Sales & Marketing Div.	Senior General Manager of Japan Sales &
	Marketing Div.
Vice President	Chief General Manager of Japan Sales &
General Manager of Sales Promotion
(Newly-appointed)	Marketing Div.
Dept., Japan Sales & Marketing Div.

6. Areas of responsibility of Executive Officers (Effective April 1, 2022)

Name	Effective April 1, 2022
Kazuo Hosoya	- Secretarial Office
- Human Resources Dept.
Chairman
-
	- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Tomomi Nakamura	- Aerospace Company
President	- Quality
	-

Katsuyuki Mizuma

Executive Vice President

Tetsuo Onuki

Executive Vice President

Atsushi Osaki

Executive Vice President

Fumiaki Hayata

Executive Vice President

Takuji Dai

Executive Vice President

Shoichiro Tozuka

Senior Vice President

Tatsuro Kobayashi

Senior Vice President

Jinya Shoji

Senior Vice President

Osamu Eriguchi

Senior Vice President

Tomoaki Emori

Senior Vice President

Tetsuo Fujinuki

Senior Vice President

Tamotsu Inui

Senior Vice President

Kazuhiro Abe

Senior Vice President

Yasushi Nagae

Vice President

Tatsuya Okuno

Vice President

Hiroshi Wakai

Vice President

Hiroshi Watahiki

Vice President

• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Chief Risk Management Officer (CRMO)
• Finance & Accounting Dept.

-

• Purchasing Div.
• Product & Portfolio Planning Div.

Chief General Manager of Purchasing Div.

• Manufacturing
• China Project Office

Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Div.

- Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1

Chief General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1 Chairman & CEO of Subaru Indiana Automotive, Inc.

• Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• IT Strategy Div.
• Corporate Planning Div.

Chief General Manager of IT Strategy Div.

Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Div.

- Aerospace Company

Company President of Aerospace Company

- Human Resources Dept.

General Manager of Human Resources Dept.

• Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2
• Parts & Accessories Div.

Chief General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2 and Parts & Accessories Div.

• Chief Quality Officer (CQO)
• Quality Assurance Div.

Chief General Manager of Quality Assurance Div.

General Manager of Quality Assurance Management Office, Quality Assurance Div.

- Corporate Planning Div.

Chief General Manager of Corporate Planning Div.

• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• Engineering Div.
• Technical Research Center

Chief General Manager of Engineering Div. and Technical Research

Center

• Purchasing Div.
• Cost Innovation Promotion Dept.

Senior General Manager of Purchasing Div.

Product & Portfolio Planning Div.

Chief General Manager of Product & Portfolio Planning Div.

• Corporate Communications Dept.
• Investor Relations Dept.
• General Administration Dept.
• Sustainability Promotion Dept.

General Manager of Investor Relations Dept. and General

Administration Dept.

- Customer Service Div.

Chief General Manager of Customer Service Div.

- Aerospace Company

Company Vice President of Aerospace Company

• Engineering Div.
• Purchasing Div.

Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. and Purchasing Div.

Tadashi Yoshida

Vice President

Ryota Fukumizu

Vice President

Shinichi Murata

Vice President

Kazuki Uejima

Vice President

Ikuo Watanabe

Vice President (Newly-appointed)

Akihiro Kato

Vice President (Newly-appointed)

• Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1
• Subaru Canada, Inc.
• North American Subaru, Inc.

Senior General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1 Executive Vice President of Subaru of America, Inc.

- Subaru Indiana Automotive, Inc.

President & COO of Subaru Indiana Automotive, Inc.

• Risk Management Group
• External Relations Dept.
• Intellectual Property Dept.

General Manager of External Relations Dept.

- Engineering Div.

Senior General Manager of Engineering Div.

General Manager of CTO's Office

- Manufacturing Div.

Senior General Manager of Manufacturing Div.

Chief General Manager of Gunma Plant

- Japan Sales & Marketing Div.

Chief General Manager of Japan Sales & Marketing Div.

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