MAZDA:Organizational and Personnel Changes

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2008/12/24

Organizational and Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective January 1, 2009.

1. Organizational changes
Changes in the area of R&D liaison

Goals

-	To improve business efficiency and maintain Mazda’s strategic relationship with Ford. The changes will support collaborative projects, joint programs, and other business concerned with product and technology development and basic technologies.

Details of the organizational changes

-	The R&D Liaison Office has been newly established at division-level status. It will enhance communication functions between Mazda R&D and Ford PD. These functions have been transferred from the R&D Technical Administration Division and the Program Management Division.

2. Personnel Changes
(1) Executive officers

New Post	Current Post	Name
Representative Director Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Profit Control, Financial Services and Cost Innovation	Representative Director Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO In charge of Corporate Planning, Cost Innovation and Product Profit Control; General Manager, Product Profit Control Div.	Kiyoshi Ozaki
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Planning and Product Profit Control; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Planning and Financial Services; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Akira Marumoto
Managing Executive Officer In charge of China Business; Chairman and CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer Chairman and CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. and General Manager, China Administration Dept. and General Manager, China Business Div.	Satoshi Tachikake
-	Managing Executive Officer Assistant for Sales Administration (In charge of Sales Expansion)	Malcolm D. Gough

(2) General managers and above

New Post	Current Post	Name
General Manager Market Profit Control Dept. and Deputy General Manager Corporate Planning Div.	Deputy General Manager Product Profit Control Div.	Toshiki Hiura
General Manager China Administration Dept. and General Manager China Business Div.	General Manager China Planning & Finance Dept.	Masashi Aihara
General Manager China Planning & Finance Dept.	Dispatched to Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.	Takuji Iwashita
General Manager Product Profit Control Div.	Deputy General Manager China Business Div.	Takashi Furutama
Deputy General Manager Product Profit Control Div.	Staff Manager Product Profit Control Div.	Shigekazu Satake
General Manager R&D Liaison Office	Staff Manager R&D Technical Administration Div.	Paul R. Randle
General Manager Infrastructure Dept.	Staff Manager Basic Design Dept.	Noritaka Sakiyama
General Manager Production Control & Logistics Planning Dept. and General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div.	General Manager Production Control & Logistics Planning Dept. and Deputy General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div.	Yoshinori Kota
General Manager Production Control Dept. and Deputy General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div.	General Manager Production Control Dept.	Shinji Sakatani
Deputy General Manager Global Marketing Div.	Dispatched to Mazda North American Operations	Shusuke Koreeda
Dispatched to Malox Co., Ltd.	General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div.	Kenji Endo
Dispatched to Mazda Motor Europe G.m.b.H.	General Manager Market Profit Control Dept.	Satohiro Kono
-	Program Manager Program Management Div. (To retire on January 10, 2009.)	Takao Kijima
-	Manager Administration Gr. and General Manager Infrastructure Dept. (To retire on January 10, 2009.)	Masao Morioka

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