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

IWATA, December 23, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces that the Company finalized the following executive and executive officer changes at the Board of Directors meeting held on December 23, 2021.
Also note that with exception for the change in directors effective January 1, 2022, the changes for all directors and executive officers will be formally decided at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in late March 2022 as well as at the Board of Directors meeting to follow.

 

■ Changes Affecting Directors (effective January 1, 2022)

YANAGI,
Hiroyuki
Director (Current: Chairman and Director)
WATANABE,
Katsuaki
Chairman and Representative Director
(Current: Executive Vice President and Representative Director)

 

■ Changes Affecting Directors (effective late March, 2022)

1. New Director candidate

MATSUYAMA,
Satohiko
Current: Senior Executive Officer,
Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Center

※In charge of Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Procurement, Power Products effective January 1,2022

SHITARA,
Motofumi
Current: Executive Officer
Managing Director of Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd.,
and Managing Director of India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd.,
and Managing Director of Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd.

※In charge of Human Resources & General Affairs, Corporate Planning & Finance, IT, Market Development, Customer Experience effective January 1, 2022

Jin Song Montesano
(Outside)

2. Director resignation

YANAGI,
Hiroyuki
Current: Chairman and Director

※Director effective January 1, 2022

YAMAJI,
Katsuhito
Current: Managing Executive Officer and Director

 

■ Changes Affecting Executive Officers (effective late March, 2022)

3.Changes in positions of Executive Officers

SHITARA, Motofumi Senior Executive Officer
(Current: Executive Officer, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd.,
and Managing Director of India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd.,
and Managing Director of Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd.)

※in charge of Human Resources & General Affairs, Corporate Planning & Finance, IT, Market Development, Customer Experience effective January 1, 2022

Dyonisius Beti Senior Executive Officer
(Current: Executive Officer, COO of PT. Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing)
Micheal
Chrzanowski
Executive Officer (Current: Deputy Executive Officer, Senior Vice President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.)

※President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. effective January1 ,2022

Jeffrey Young Executive Officer (Current: Deputy Executive Officer, President of Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation U.S.A.)

※Chairman of Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation U.S.A. effective February 1,2022

4. New Executive Officer candidates

KOMATSU, Kenji Current: Senior General Manager of Automotive Development Section, Technical Research & Development Center

※Deputy Chief General Manager of Technical Research & Development Center effective January 1, 2022

EGASHIRA, Ayako Current: Executive General Manager of Robotics Business Unit, Solution Business Operations
HASHIMOTO,
Mitsuru
President and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Biz Partner Co., Ltd.

※Chief General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Center effective January 1, 2022

5. Executive Officer resignations

KUWATA, Kazuhiro Current: Senior Executive Officer, President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
NAGAYA, Akihiro Current: Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Creative Center

 

■ Changes Affecting Fellows (effective from April 1, 2022)

6. Fellow Candidate

IIDA, Minoru Senior General Manager of Research & Development Section,
Technical Research & Development Center

※in charge of R&D area, Technical Research & Development Center effective January 1,2022

 

Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;

・Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd.: Regional control company in India

・India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd.: Manufacture, export and sales of motorcycles in India

・Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt.Ltd.: Sales of motorcycles and related parts in India

・PT. Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing: Manufacture and sales of motorcycles in Indonesia

・Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.: Import and sales of Yamaha Motor products in the U.S.A

・Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation, U.S.A.: Provide Dealer Finance and Retail Finance

・Yamaha Motor Biz Partner Co., Ltd. : Employee welfare & benefits services for YMC group, Consignment business of Accounting operations and Personnel affairs & labor environment, Business of Temporary Staffing/Outsourcing, Recruitment/Reemployment support/Education

 

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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.
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