Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective April 1, 2014.
1. Organizational Changes
Changes in the area of Latin American operations
Aim
To enhance the efficiency of work related to Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO), now that mass production has started at the Mexico plant.
Details of the organizational changes
Transfer the management functions of MMVO from the Latin American Operation Preparation Office to the Corporate Planning & Development Division’s Business Promotion Department, and eliminate the Latin American Operation Preparation Office.
2. Personnel Changes
General managers and above
| New | Current | Name |
| Deputy General Manager Corporate Planning & Development Div. |
– | Matashi Takemoto |
| Staff Manager China Business Div. |
General Manager Fleet Sales Dept. |
Hiroshi Ohno |
| Staff Manager Hofu Plant |
Dispatched to Kyushu Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Hisanori Matoba |
| Staff Manager Global Sales & Marketing Div. |
Deputy General Manager Latin American Operation Preparation Office |
Kiyotaka Ishii |
| General Manager Business Development Dept. and Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div. |
Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div. |
Shigemi Yamaguchi |
| Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div. |
General Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. and Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div. |
Yasuhiro Saito |
| Staff Manager Domestic Business Div. |
Dispatched to Shizuoka Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Isao Suzuki |
| Staff Manager Domestic Business Div. |
Dispatched to Minami Kyushu Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Motohisa Hayakawa |
| General Manager Sales Development Dept. |
General Manager Business Development Dept. |
Shinji Kamigaki |
| General Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. |
Staff Manager Fleet Sales Dept. |
Kazutoshi Kurosawa |
| Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. |
Dispatched to Hokuriku Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Hideki Terakawa |
| Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. |
Dispatched to Okinawa Mazda Co., Ltd |
Kenji Egi |
| General Manager Fleet Sales Dept. |
Dispatched to Nishi Shikoku Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Keiichi Tsujii |
| Deputy General Manager Human Resources Office |
Manager Human Resources Office |
Noriyuki Takimura |
| Staff Manager Human Resources Office |
Deputy General Manager Human Resources Office |
Yuji Takenouchi |
| Dispatched to Fukushima Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. |
Shinji Utamura |
| Dispatched to Shizuoka Mazda Co., Ltd. |
General Manager Sales Development Dept. |
Yasunari Tanimoto |
| Dispatched to Hokuriku Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. |
Masanori Hira |
| Dispatched to Nishi Shikoku Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. |
Yoshihiro Arikuni |
| Dispatched to Minami Kyushu Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. |
Kazunori Nomura |
| Dispatched to Okinawa Mazda Co., Ltd |
Staff Manager Business Development Dept. |
Yoshiaki Honma |
| Dispatched to Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd. |
Dispatched to Fukushima Mazda Co., Ltd. |
Satoshi Tanaka |
| – | Deputy General Manager Corporate Planning & Development Div. (Return to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as of March 31, 2014) |
Nobuhiko Hanada |
| – | General Manager Latin American Operation Preparation Office (Return to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as of March 31, 2014) |
Kiyoshi Ogawa |
