Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective August 1, 2012.

1. Organizational Change

Changes in the area of Engineering
Aims

• To enhance mass-production preparation and manufacturing engineering support for overseas production footprints in order to accelerate the implementation of Monotsukuri Innovation globally.
• To speed up the decision making process, increase organizational efficiency and expand the scope in which employees can be successful by streamlining the organization.
• The above changes are made in order to ensure the steady implementation of Mazda's Structural Reform Plan.

Details of the organizational changes

• The Overseas Production Engineering Dept. has been eliminated and its functions have been enhanced and integrated into the Production Planning Dept., Body Production Engineering Dept. and the Painting, Trim & Final Assembly Engineering Dept.

2. Personnel Changes

General managers and above