Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following executive changes, effective April 1, 2008.
| Name |
New Post |
Current Post |
| Robert J. Graziano |
Representative Director |
Representative Director and Executive Vice President
Assistant to President;
In charge of China Business, R&D, Marketing, Sales, IT Solution, Quality Assurance and Environment |
| Philip G. Spender |
Executive Vice President
Assistant to President;
In charge of R&D, Cost Innovation, Marketing, Sales, IT Solution, Quality Assurance and Environment |
- |
| Takashi Yamanouchi |
Representative Director and Executive Vice President
Assistant to President;
In charge of Corporate Liaison, Purchasing, Human Resources, Administration, Secretariat and Global Auditing |
Representative Director and Executive Vice President
Assistant to President;
In charge of Corporate Liaison, Purchasing, Administration, Secretariat, Human Resources and Internal Auditing |
| Daniel T. Morris |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Marketing and Overseas Sales |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Marketing, Sales and Customer Service |
| Ryoichi Hasegawa |
Director |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Corporate Communications & Liaison and IT Solution; Assistant to the CFO |
| Kiyoshi Ozaki |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Cost Innovation |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of China Business |
| Masaharu Yamaki |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Production, Business Logistics and IT Solution |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Production and Business Logistics |
| Masazumi Wakayama |
Senior Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Domestic Business and Customer Service |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Domestic Business |
| Yuji Harada |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Corporate Communications and Environment; Assistant to the CFO and Assistant in charge of Fleet Sales |
- |
| Akira Marumoto |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Planning and Financial Services;
Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Product Planning and Program Management |
| Keishi Egawa |
Managing Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and COO,
Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
(Mazda North American Operations) |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Corporate Planning and Financial Services |
| Toru Oka |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Purchasing; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Purchasing |
| Malcolm D. Gough |
Managing Executive Officer
Assistant for Sales Administration
(In charge of Sales Expansion) |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Overseas Sales and Customer Service |
| Nobuhide Inamoto |
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Domestic Business Div. |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Quality Assurance and Environment |
| Yasuto Tatsuta |
Managing Executive Officer
In Charge of Quality Assurance; Assistant to the Officer in charge of R&D (In charge of MONO TSUKURI Innovation) and President, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd. |
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Production Engineering Div. and President, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| A. Kumar Galhotra |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Program Management; Assistant for Product Planning and General Manager, Program Management Div. |
Executive Officer
Assistant to Product Planning and Program Management Officer; General Manager, Program Management Div. |
| Satoshi Tachikake |
Managing Executive Officer
President and CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. and General Manager, China Business Div. |
Executive Officer
President and CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. and General Manager, China Business Div. |
| Hirotaka Kanazawa |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Vehicle Development and Technical Research Center; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation |
Executive Officer
In charge of Vehicle Development and Technical Research Center |
| Masamichi Kogai |
Managing Executive Officer
Assistant to the production and Business Logistics Officer, Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation and General Manager, Production Engineering Div. |
Executive Officer
President, AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Koji Kurosawa |
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Human Resources, Corporate Services, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital |
Executive Officer
In charge of Corporate Services, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital |
| Shiro Mikami |
Executive Officer
In charge of Special Project in the Domestic Business |
Executive Officer
General Manager, Domestic Business Div. and President, Mazda Autozam Inc. |
| Hiroshi Yamamoto |
Executive Officer
In charge of Fleet Sales in the Domestic Business |
Executive Officer
Sales & Field Operations, Domestic Business Div. and President, Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd. |
