Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following personnel changes, effective April 1, 2007.
| Name |
New Post (Effective on April 1, 2007) |
Current Post |
| Mutsumi Fujiwara |
Representative Director |
Representative Director and Executive Vice President
Assistant to President;
In charge of Corporate Liaison and Purchasing |
| Robert J. Graziano |
Executive Vice President
Assistant to President;
In charge of China Business, R&D, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Sales, IT Solution and Environment |
Executive Vice President
Assistant to President;
In charge of China Business, R&D, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Sales, IT Solution and Environment |
| Takashi Yamanouchi |
Director and Executive Vice President
Assistant to President;
In charge of Corporate Liaison, Purchasing, Corporate Affairs, Risk Management, CSR, Secretariat, Human Resources, Internal Auditing and Mazda Hospital |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Corporate Affairs, Secretariat,
Human Resources and Internal Auditing |
| David E. Friedman |
Representative Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO
In charge of Corporate Planning |
Representative Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO
In charge of Corporate Planning;
General Manager, Corporate Strategy Div. |
| Seita Kanai |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of R&D;
President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of R&D |
| Akira Marumoto |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Product Planning and Program Management; General Manager, Product Planning & Business Strategy Div. |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Product Planning and Program Management |
| Nobuhide Inamoto |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Quality Assurance and Environment |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Quality Div. |
| Yasuto Tatsuta |
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Production Engineering Div. and President, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd. |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Production Engineering Div. |
| Satoshi Tachikake |
Executive Officer
President and CEO,
Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.
and General Manager,
China Business Div.
and General Manager,
China Vehicle Plant Launch Office |
Executive Officer
President,
Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.
and General Manager,
China Business Div.
and General Manager,
China Vehicle Plant Launch Office |
| Kozo Kawakami |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Customer Service Div. |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Purchasing Div. |
| Noriaki Yamada |
Executive Officer
COO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. |
Executive Officer
President, FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd. |
| Yuji Nakamine |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Overseas Sales Div. and
President, Mazda South East Asia Ltd. |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Overseas Sales Div. |
| Tatsuji Ikeda |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Quality Div. |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Powertrain Development Div. |
| Kazuki Imai |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Purchasing Div. |
Deputy General Manager, Purchasing Div. |
