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2009/10/01


Organizational and Personnel Changes

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

 

1. Organizational Changes
Changes in the area of powertrain development

Goals

- To build the Mazda organization as it moves forward in accomplishing the Monotsukuri Innovation concept and mass production of next-generation powertrains.
- To effectively advance development of powertrain control systems that are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
- To unify administrative and management functions in order to increase efficiency and expand development resources.

 

Details of the organizational changes

- The Powertrain Technology Development Dept., Engine Engineering Dept., Drivetrain Development Dept. and Powertrain System Development Dept. have been reorganized. The Engine Performance Development Dept. and the Driveability & Environmental Performance Development Dept. have been newly established.
- The Powertrain Innovation Dept. and some functions of the Powertrain Development Promotion Dept. have been integrated into the Powertrain Planning Dept.
- In line with the above changes, the Powertrain Innovation Dept., Powertrain Development Promotion Dept. and the Engine Testing and Research Dept. have been abolished.

 

2. Personnel Changes
Executive officer

New Post Current Post Name
Executive Officer
General Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 Executive Officer
General Manager
Powertrain Planning Dept.
and General Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 Kiyoshi Fujiwara

 

General managers and above

New Post Current Post Name
General Manager
Cost Control Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Corporate Planning Div.		 General Manager
Cost Control Dept.
and General Manager
Corporate Planning Administration Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Corporate Planning Div.		 Kunihiko Matsui
General Manager
Corporate Planning Administration Dept.		 General Manager
Overseas Parts & Service Marketing Dept.		 Hiroshi Okugawa
Staff Manager
Electric Drive System Development Office		 General Manager
Engine Testing & Research Dept.		 Iwao Utsumi
Deputy General Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 General Manager
Powertrain Technology Development Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 Mitsuo Hitomi
Program Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 General Manager
Engine Engineering Dept.		 Susumu Niinai
Program Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 General Manager
Powertrain System Development Dept.		 Toshiyuki Kikuchi
Program Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 Manager
PT Engineering Analysis Gr.
Powertrain Technology Development Dept.		 Yasuhiro Harada
Program Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 Program Manager
Powertrain Development Promotion Dept.		 Hirofumi Yamauchi
Program Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 Program Manager
Powertrain Development Promotion Dept.		 Yuji Shono
General Manager
Powertrain Planning Dept.		 General Manager
Powertrain Innovation Dept.		 Akihiro Kidani
General Manager
Powertrain Technology Development Dept.		 Manager
RE Development Gr.
Powertrain Technology Development Dept.		 Yuji Akagi
General Manager
Powertrain Technology Development Dept.		 Staff Manager
Powertrain Technology Development Dept.		 Tatsuhiro Kihara
General Manager
Engine Design Engineering Dept.		 Manager
CE Development Gr.
Powertrain Technology Development Dept.		 Ichiro Hirose
General Manager
Engine Performance Development Dept.		 Staff Manager
PT Technology Element Development Gr.
and Staff Manager
CE Development Gr.
Powertrain Technology Development Dept.		 Hidetoshi Kudo
General Manager
Driveability & Environmental Performance Development Dept.		 Staff Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 Shin Okamoto
General Manager
Overseas Business Development Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Overseas Sales Div.		 Dispatched to
Mazda Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd.		 Hidesuke Takesue
General Manager
Overseas Parts & Service Marketing Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Customer Service Div.		 Deputy General Manager
Customer Service Div.		 Hiroshi Oda
Dispatched to
Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.		 General Manager
Powertrain Development Promotion Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Powertrain Development Div.		 Takashige Tokushima
Dispatched to
Mazda Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd.		 General Manager
Overseas Business Development Dept.
and Deputy General Manager
Overseas Sales Div.		 Choichi Yuki

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