Changes of the Representative Director

IWATA, November 2, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd (Tokyo: 7272) resolved the following changes of the Representative Director at the meeting of Board of Directors on November 2, 2017.

RESUME

Hiroyuki Yanagi

President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director

Birth date:　November 20, 1954
Birthplace:　Kagoshima

March, 1978:　Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo
April, 1978:　Joined Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
April, 2000:　General Manager of Soude Factory, Production Control Division, MC Operations and General Manager of Morimachi Factory, Production Control Division, MC Operations
April, 2003:　President of MBK Industrie
February, 2004:　Managing Director of Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
March, 2007:　Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
January, 2009:　Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Center
November, 2009:　Senior General Manager of MC Business Section, MC Business Operations
March, 2010:　President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (to present)
June, 2011:　Director of Yamaha Corporation (to present)
January, 2012:　Chief General Manager of Motorcycle Business Operations
January, 2018:　Chairman and Representative Director（effective on January 1, 2018）

*MC: Motorcycle

RESUME

Yoshihiro Hidaka

Senior Executive Officer and Director

Birth date: July 24, 1963
Birthplace: Aichi

March, 1987:　Graduated from School of Law Nagoya University
April, 1987:　Joined Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
July, 2010:　Executive Vice President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
January, 2013:　Executive General Manager of 3rd Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations
March, 2014:　Executive Officerof Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.,
January, 2015:　Executive General Manager of 2nd Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations
January, 2016:　Executive General Manager of 1st Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations, and General Manager of Asean Sales Div ,1st Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations
January, 2017:　Chief General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Center (to present)
March, 2017:　Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., (to present)
March, 2017:　Senior Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (to present)
January, 2018:　President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.（effective on January 1, 2018）

*MC: Motorcycle

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