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Annual Report 2008

Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Operating Officers

Front row:


	Chairman and Representative Director Satoshi Aoki		President and Representative Director Takeo Fukui		Executive Vice President and Representative Director Koichi Kondo

Back row:


Senior Managing Director Tetsuo Iwamura	Senior Managing Director Masaaki Kato	Senior Managing Director Mikio Yoshimi	Senior Managing Director Atsuyoshi Hyogo	Senior Managing Director Takanobu Ito	Senior Managing Director Shigeru Takagi	Senior Managing Director Akio Hamada

Directors

Chairman and Representative Director	Satoshi Aoki
President and Representative Director	Takeo Fukui
Executive Vice President and Representative Director	Koichi Kondo	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan)
Senior Managing Director	Atsuyoshi Hyogo	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (China) President of Honda Motor (China) Investment Corporation, Ltd.
Senior Managing Director	Mikio Yoshimi	Compliance Officer Government & Industrial Affairs
Senior Managing Director	Takanobu Ito	Chief Operating Officer for Automobile Operations
Senior Managing Director	Masaaki Kato	General Supervisor, Quality Purchasing Operations Support President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Senior Managing Director	Shigeru Takagi	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (Europe, the Middle & Near East and Africa) President and Director of Honda Motor Europe Ltd.
Senior Managing Director	Akio Hamada	Chief Operating Officer for Production Operations Risk Management Officer General Supervisor, Information Systems
Senior Managing Director	Tetsuo Iwamura	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (North America) President and Director of Honda North America, Inc. President and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Managing Director	Akira Takano	Chief Operating Officer for Customer Service Operations
Managing Director	Tatsuhiro Oyama	Chief Operating Officer for Motorcycle Operations
Managing Director	Fumihiko Ike	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (Asia & Oceania) President and Director of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Managing Director	Masaya Yamashita	Chief Operating Officer for Purchasing Operations
Director	Satoru Kishi
Director	Kensaku Hogen
Director and Advisor	Hiroyuki Yoshino
Director	Sho Minekawa	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (Latin America) President and Director of Honda South America Ltda. President and Director of Moto Honda da Amazonia Ltda. President and Director of Honda Automoveis do Brasil Ltda.
Director	Hiroshi Soda	Chief Operating Officer for Business Support Operations Chief Officer of Driving Safety Promotion Center
Director	Takuji Yamada	Chief Operating Officer for Power Product Operations
Director	Yoichi Hojo	Chief Operating Officer for Business Management Operations

Note:

Mr. Satoru Kishi and Mr. Kensaku Hogen are outside directors as provided for in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 15 of the Company Law.

Corporate Auditors

Corporate Auditor (full-time)	Toru Onda
Corporate Auditor (full-time)	Shinichi Sakamoto
Corporate Auditor	Koukei Higuchi	Advisor of the Board of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Corporate Auditor	Fumihiko Saito	Representative of Saito Law Office
Corporate Auditor	Yuji Matsuda	President and Director of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Investment Technology Institute Co., Ltd.

Note:

Corporate auditors Mr. Koukei Higuchi, Mr. Fumihiko Saito and Mr. Yuji Matsuda are outside corporate auditors as provided for in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 16 of the Company Law.

Operating Officers

Managing Officer	Takashi Yamamoto	General Manager of Saitama Factory of Production Operations
Managing Officer	Suguru Kanazawa	Executive Vice President and Director of Honda Motor Europe Ltd. President and Director of Honda of the U.K. Manufacturing Ltd.
Managing Officer	Hiroshi Oshima	Corporate Communications, Motor Sports
Managing Officer	Hidenobu Iwata	General Manager of Suzuka Factory of Production Operations
Operating Officer	Manabu Nishimae	President and Director of Honda Canada Inc.
Operating Officer	Hiroshi Kobayashi	Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan) General Manager of Automobile Sales Operations for Regional Sales Operations (Japan) General Manager of Aftermarket Operations in Regional Sales Operations (Japan) General Manager of Asimo Business Office in Regional Sales Operations (Japan)
Operating Officer	Gen Tsujii	Production for Production Operations General Manager of Automobile Production Planning Office in Production Operations President and Director of Honda Engineering Co., Ltd.
Operating Officer	Koichi Fukuo	Quality, Certification & Regulation Compliance
Operating Officer	Hideki Okada	General Manager of Regional Operation Planning Office in Regional Operations (North America) Executive Vice President and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Operating Officer	Masahiro Takedagawa	President and Director of Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. President and Director of Honda Motor India Private Ltd.
Operating Officer	Tsuneo Tanai	President and Director of Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Operating Officer	Yoshiyuki Matsumoto	Automobile Products for Automobile Operations
Operating Officer	Eiji Okawara	Production in China in Production Operations President of Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.
Operating Officer	Ko Katayama	Manufacturing of Honda Canada Inc.
Operating Officer	Masahiro Yoshida	General Manager of Hamamatsu Factory of Production Operations
Operating Officer	Seiji Kuraishi	President of Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.
Operating Officer	Takashi Nagai	Executive Vice President and Director of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Operating Officer	Katsushi Watanabe	General Manager of Kumamoto Factory of Production Operations
Operating Officer	Toshiaki Mikoshiba	East Europe, the Middle & Near East and Africa for Regional Operations (Europe, the Middle & Near East and Africa) Executive Vice President and Director of Honda Motor Europe Ltd.
Operating Officer	Yohshi Yamane	General Manager of Corporate Project of the Company
Operating Officer	Takashi Sekiguchi	Executive Vice President and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Operating Officer	Takahiro Hachigo	General Manager of Automobile Purchasing Division 2 in Purchasing Operations

Note:

The Company has introduced an operating officer system to facilitate transfer of authority to regions and local workplaces and effectively separate the supervisory and executive roles, while also making the Board of Directors more versatile.

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