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EXECUTIVE PROFILES

Mazda aims to achieve sustainable growth and increase corporate value over the medium to long term by adapting quickly and flexibly to changes in the business environment, including speeding up decision-making under a diverse global team management structure.

As of April 1, 2026

Directors

Note: Mark of "*" stands for the Executive Officers who also hold the post of Director.


Executive Officers

Corporate Leadership Executive Officer, CTAO

Assistant to the CFO; Oversight of Financial Services Domain; Assistant to the Officer overseeing Cost Innovation

Tetsuya Fujimoto

Corporate Leadership Executive Officer, CRO

Oversight of Compliance and Risk Management, Administrative Domain (Legal & General Affairs, Auditing and Operations in the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area)

Makoto Yoshihara

Corporate Leadership Executive Officer, CSCO

Oversight of Supply Chain Innovation and Carbon Neutrality Promotion

Kazuhiko Sumi

Corporate Leadership Executive Officer, CIO

In charge of Business Innovation, DX and AX

Akihiro Kidani

Corporate Leadership Executive Officer, CHRO

In charge of Human Resources, Diversity, Safety, Health & Disaster Prevention and Mazda Hospital

Tomiko Takeuchi

Corporate Leadership Executive Officer, CVCO

In charge of Corporate Strategy, Product Strategy and Value Chain Business Innovation

Masashi Otsuka

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Cost Innovation

Osamu Kawamura

Senior Executive Officer

President and CEO, Mazda Motor of America, Inc. (Mazda North American Operations)

Tom Donnelly

Senior Executive Officer

Global Sales Coordination; In charge of Operations in China and ASEAN

Toru Nakajima

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Production Engineering, Global Quality, Carbon Neutrality Promotion and Cost Innovation

Taketo Hironaka

Senior Executive Officer

Assistant to the Officer overseeing Cost Innovation; In charge of Corporate Planning & Development and Financial Services

Takakazu Ishimura

Senior Executive Officer

Assistant to the Officer overseeing Operations in North America; In charge of Operations in Central and South America; Executive Vice President, Mazda Motor of America, Inc. (Mazda North American Operations)

Takuji Iwashita

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Vehicle Development, Product Development and Cost Innovation

Naohito Saga

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of MBD & AI Innovation, Powertrain Development, Electrification and Technical Research Center

Eiji Nakai

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Global Production and MPS

Katsunori Miyawaki

Senior Executive Officer

President and CEO, Mazda Motor Europe GmbH

Martijn ten Brink

Executive Officer

In charge of Communication, Corporate Communications, Corporate Liaison, Sustainability and Operations in the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area

Noriyuki Takimura

Executive Officer

In charge of Business Operations and Brand Experience in Japan

Kazuyoshi Todou

Executive Officer

President, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.

Mitsunobu Mukaida

Executive Officer

In charge of Integrated Control System Development and R&D Innovation

Michihiro Imada

Executive Officer

President and CEO, Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation)

Takeshi Ishibashi

Fellow


Executive Fellow
Supervision of Design, Brand Style
Ikuo Maeda