Organizational and Personnel Changes

2018/03/01

Company Information

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective March 1, 2018.

1. Organizational Changes

Changes in the area of integrated control systems development

Aim

As electronic systems become increasingly complex, create an organizational framework for the collective development of technologies based on a consistent strategy and equip it with a management system aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of development.

Details of the organizational changes

Establish the Infotainment & Control Model Development Dept. and transfer the functions of developing communication and information systems from the Electrical & Electronics Development Dept. to it.
Establish the Electronic Platform Development Dept. and transfer the functions of developing electronic component from the Electrical and Electronics Development Dept.to it.
Establish the Electrical & Electronics Performance Development Dept. and transfer the functions of testing and researching electric and electronic components from the Electrical and Electronics Development Dept.to it.
In line with above changes, abolish the Electrical & Electronics Development Dept.

2. Personnel Changes

General Manager and above

New Post
Current Post
Name

Deputy General ManagerIntegrated Control System Development Div.
General ManagerElectrical & Electronics Development Dept.and Deputy General ManagerIntegrated Control System Development Div.
Toshifumi Ikeda

General ManagerInfotainment and Control Model Development Dept.
Senior Principal EngineerIntegrated Control System Development Div.
Michihiro Imada

General ManagerElectronic Platform Development Dept.
ManagerElectrical & Electronics Development Dept.
Keigo Fukuda

General ManagerElectrical & Electronics Performance Development Dept.
Staff ManagerIntegrated Control System Development Div.
Yasushi Hamada

Staff ManagerProduction Engineering Div.
General ManagerProduction Control & Logistics Quality & Engineering Dept.
Michio Higaki

General ManagerProduction Planning Dept.
Staff ManagerProduction Planning Dept.
Masahiro Enomoto

General ManagerProduction Control & Logistics Quality & Engineering Dept.and Deputy General ManagerProduction Control & Logistics Div.
Deputy General ManagerProduction Control & Logistics Div.
Shingo Manabe

General ManagerCorporate Communications Div.
General ManagerGlobal Communications Planning Dept.and General ManagerCorporate Communications Div.
Takeji Kojima

General ManagerGlobal Communications Planning Dept.
General ManagerProduction Planning Dept.
Hirotaka Miyoshi

Dispatched toMazda North American Operations(Vice President and CFO)
Dispatched toMazda de México Vehicle Operation(Advisor)
Akio Akamatsu