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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
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