TOKYO, Japan, February 20, 2006–Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today announced management changes.
Organization changes (Effective as of April 1)
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Solar Cell Systems Business Office is newly established within the Power Product Operations. |
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Sales Channel Planning and Development Office, which is responsible for Acura brand introduction in Japan, is newly established within Regional Operations (Japan). |
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Parts Operations and Customer Service Operations are integrated into Customer Service Operations. |
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Driving Safety Promotion Center will move from the Regional Operations (Japan) to the direct supervision of the CEO. |
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IT Planning Office, Systems Office and IT System Office in IT Division, are reorganized into IT Strategy Management Office, Information Systems Office No.1 and Information Systems Office No.2. |
Personnel changes
Changes in Board Members
(Pending approval at this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)
| Name |
New Title |
Current Title |
| Mikio YOSHIMI |
Senior Managing Director |
Managing Director |
| Tetsuo IWAMURA |
Managing Director |
Director |
| Tatsuhiro OYAMA |
Managing Director |
Director |
Retiring Director
(To retire on the same day as this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)
| Michiyoshi HAGINO |
Currently Senior Managing Director |
Major Changes in responsibilities of board members
(effective as of April 1)
| Name and Title |
New responsibilities |
Current responsibilities |
Satoshi AOKI,
Executive Vice President |
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Chief Operating Officer, Business Management Operations (Finance, Accounting, Affiliated Business) |
Satoshi TOSHIDA,
Senior Managing Director |
Chief Operating Officer of Power Product Operations |
Chief Operating Officer of Regional Operations (Asia & Oceania) |
Tatsuhiro OYAMA,
Managing Director* |
Chief Operating Officer of Regional Operations (Asia & Oceania) |
Chief Operating Officer of Parts Operations |
Fumihiko IKE,
Director |
Chief Operating Officer, Business Management Operations (Finance, Accounting, Affiliated Business) |
Chief Operating Officer of Power Product Operations |
| * |
Promotion from Director is pending approval at this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June. |
Newly appointed Operating Officers
(Effective as of the date of this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)
| Name |
Responsibilities as of April 1 |
Current responsibilities |
| Hideki OKADA |
General Manager of Accounting Division |
General Manager of Accounting Division |
| Masahiro TAKEDAGAWA |
President of Honda Siel Cars India, Ltd. |
President of Honda Siel Cars India, Ltd. |
| Yoichi HOJO |
General Manager of Automobile Purchasing Division - II |
General Manager of Finance Division |
| Tsuneo TANAI |
Executive Vice President of Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. |
Managing Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
| Yoshiyuki MATSUMOTO |
Responsible for Products in Automobile Operations of Honda Motor Co., Ltd |
Senior Chief Engineer of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
| Eiji OKAWARA |
Responsible for Production in China in Production Operations |
Automobile Automatic Transmission Plant Manager of Hamamatsu Factory |
Retiring Operating Officers
(To retire on the same day as this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)
| Kazuo SAGAWA |
| Kazuto IIYAMA |
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