Skip to content

Press release -

Yamaha Motor: Announcement of Personnel Changes in the Office of Executive Officers

IWATA, December 27, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced the following personnel changes affecting Directors and Executive Officers approved at today’s Board of Directors Meeting. These changes will be effective following official approval at the Board of Directors Meeting to be held immediately after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for the end of March 2019.

 

■ Changes Affecting Directors (late March 2019)

1.New Director candidate

Yuko Tashiro
(Outside)
 

2.Director resignations

Atsushi Niimi
(Outside)
 

 

■ Changes Affecting Corporate Auditors (late March 2019)

3.New Corporate Auditor candidates

Junzo Saito Current Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Center
Masatake Yone
(Outside)
 

4.Corporate Auditor resignations

Hiroshi Ito Current Standing Audit & Supervisory
Board Member
Tomomi Yatsu
(Outside)
 

 

■ Changes Affecting Executive Officers (late March 2019)

5.Changes in positions of Executive Officers

Katsuhito Yamaji Managing Executive Officer (Current Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager in charge of Manufacturing, Procurement and Powertrain)

*Chief General Manager in charge of Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Procurement and Powertrain effective January 1, 2019.

Heiji Maruyama Senior Executive Officer (Current Executive Officer, Deputy Chief General Manager of Powertrain Unit, and Chief General Manager in charge of Automotive Business, and Chief General Manager in charge of NLV Business Development)

*Chief General Manager of Powertrain Unit, and Senior General Manager of Powertrain Planning Section, Powertrain Unit, and Chief General Manager in charge of Automotive Business, and Chief General Manager in charge of Mobility Planning, Mobility Technology Center effective January 1, 2019.

Satohiko
Matsuyama
Senior Executive Officer (Current Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Center and Senior General Manager of Manufacturing Planning Section, Manufacturing Center)

*Chief General Manager of Manufacturing and Production Engineering Center effective January 1, 2019.

6.New Executive Officer candidates

Norio Yamada Current General Manager of Process & IT Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center

*Chief General Manager of IT Center effective January 1, 2019.

Tatsuya Masuda Current Senior General Manager of Strategy Planning Section, Procurement Center

*Chief General Manager of Procurement Center effective January 1, 2019.

Kenichi Muraki Currently at Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and President of Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

*Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Technology Center effective January 1, 2019.

7.Executive Officer resignations

Yoichiro Kojima Current Senior Executive Officer, Chairman of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.
Masahiro Inoue Current Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Procurement Center
Yoshitaka Noda Current Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Powertrain Unit

 

Abbreviations

・AM = Automotive
・NLV = New Land Vehicle

Main businesses of the group companies referenced above

・Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.: Manufacture and sales of motorcycles in Thailand

・Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.: Manufacture of motorcycle parts in Thailand

・Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.: Import and sales of Yamaha Motor products in the Netherlands as well as marketing, product development, financing and other businesses in Europe

 

Topics

Categories


*This is a dedicated e-mail providing Yamaha Motor PR materials for viewing by media journalists.
We request that you refrain from using the materials and photographs on this e-mail for purposes other than media reporting.

Contacts

Yamaha Motor (TOKYO:7272) is a world-leading producer of motorcycles, marine products, power products and robotics.

Yamaha Motor (TOKYO: 7272) is a world-leading enterprise manufacturing land-mobility such as motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and electrically power assisted bicycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, robotics products such as surface mounters and drones, as well as engagement in the finance business. The company's diverse businesses and wide variety of products are built around its proprietary technologies focused on powertrain, chassis and hull, electronic control, and manufacturing technologies. Yamaha Motor operates global development, production and sales networks through 140 subsidiaries and equity-method affiliates in 30 countries and regions, working to realize our Corporate Mission of being s "Kando* Creating Company."
About 90% of consolidated net sales are generated in more than 180 countries and regions outside of Japan.
Please visit http://global.yamaha-motor.com.

*This is a dedicated website providing Yamaha Motor PR materials for viewing by media journalists.
We request that you refrain from using the materials and photographs on this website for purposes other than media reporting.