The Board of Directors of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), at its meeting held on February 23, 2015, has decided on changes in its Operating Officers as of April 1, 2015 and its Directors as of June 2015. Those changes in its Directors as of June 2015 are subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company scheduled to be held in June 2015.
Particulars:
1. Changes in Board Members
< As of June 2015 >
Planned changes in Representative Directors
Name | New Title | Current Title |
---|---|---|
Takahiro Hachigo | President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director | Managing Officer |
Takanobu Ito | Director and Advisor | President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director |
Mr. Takahiro Hachigo is to become a Senior Operating Officer in April 1, 2015.
Mr. Takahiro Hachigo is also one of the candidates (along with those mentioned hereafter) to be newly appointed a Director, subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in June 2015.
Planned changes in Directors
Directors (not including Representative Directors) to be newly appointed
Name | New Title | Current Title |
---|---|---|
Koichi Fukuo | Senior Managing Officer and Director | Senior Managing Officer |
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto | Senior Managing Officer and Director | Managing Officer |
Yoshi Yamane | Senior Managing Officer and Director | Managing Officer |
Masayuki Igarashi | Operating Officer and Director | Director of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Mr. Masayuki Igarashi is to become an Operating Officer in April 1, 2015.
Directors to retire
Name | New Title | Current Title |
---|---|---|
Takashi Yamamoto | Senior Managing Officer and Director | |
Yoshiharu Yamamoto | Senior Managing Officer and Director | |
Toshihiko Nonaka | Managing Officer | Managing Officer and Director |
Yuji Shiga | Operating Officer and Director |
Mr. Toshihiko Nonaka is expected to assume the office of President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Honda Engineering Co., Ltd. as of April 1, 2015.
2. Planned changes in Corporate Auditors
< As of June 2015 >
Corporate Auditors to be newly appointed
Name | New Title | Current Title and Background |
---|---|---|
Hideo Takaura | Corporate Auditor | Certified Public Accountant, Hideo Takaura Office; Auditor, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ); Auditor, The Uehara Memorial Foundation |
Mayumi Tamura | Corporate Auditor | Former Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Walmart Japan Holdings GK; Former Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Seiyu GK |
Mr. Hideo Takaura and Ms. Mayumi Tamura are candidates for the outside corporate auditors defined under the provision of the Companies Act.
Corporate Auditors to retire
Name | Current Title |
---|---|
Hirotake Abe | Corporate Auditor |
Tomochika Iwashita | Corporate Auditor |
3. Planned changes in Operating Officers
< As of April 1, 2015 >
Operating Officers to change titles
Name | New Title | Current Title |
---|---|---|
Takuji Yamada | Senior Managing Officer | Managing Officer |
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto | Senior Managing Officer | Managing Officer |
Toshiaki Mikoshiba | Senior Managing Officer | Managing Officer |
Yoshi Yamane | Senior Managing Officer | Managing Officer |
Takahiro Hachigo | Senior Managing Officer | Managing Officer |
Takashi Sekiguchi | Managing Officer | Operating Officer |
Soichiro Takizawa | Managing Officer | Operating Officer |
Kohei Takeuchi | Managing Officer and Director | Operating Officer and Director |
Operating Officers to be newly appointed
Name | New Title | Current Title |
---|---|---|
Kazuhiro Odaka | Operating Officer | General Manager of Associate Relations Division of Business Support Operations |
Masayuki Igarashi | Operating Officer | Director of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Hiroyuki Kachi | Operating Officer | Senior Vice President & Director of Honda Cars India Ltd. |
Name | New Title | Current Title and Background |
---|---|---|
Takahiro Hachigo | President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director | Managing Officer |