TOKYO, Japan, February 23, 2009 -
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced the following management changes. These changes are subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders and at the Company’s Board of Directors meeting afterward, both scheduled to be held in late June 2009.
Changes in Board Members(Pending approval at the board of directors meeting, in late June, 2009)
| Name |
New Title |
Current Title |
| Takanobu ITO |
President and
Chief Executive Officer |
Senior Managing Director |
| Takeo FUKUI |
Director and Advisor |
President and
Chief Executive Officer |
Newly Appointed Directors (Pending approval at regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June, 2009)
| Name |
New Title |
Current Title |
| Hiroshi KOBAYASHI |
Director |
Operating Officer |
| Tsuneo TANAI |
Director |
Operating Officer |
| Hiroyuki YAMADA |
Director |
Vice President,
Parts & Service Division,
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. |
Retiring Directors (To retire on the same day as regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June, 2009)
| Masaaki KATO |
Current title: Senior Managing Director |
| Akira TAKANO |
Current title: Managing Director |
| Hiroyuki YOSHINO |
Current title: Director and Advisor |
Mr. Masaaki Kato is to become President and Director of Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., and
Mr. Hiroyuki Yoshino is to become Advisor of the Company.
Changes in Responsibilities of Board Members (Effective as of April 1, 2009)
| Name and Title |
New Responsibilities |
Current Responsibilities |
Koichi KONDO
Executive Vice President |
- |
Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan) |
Takanobu ITO
Senior Managing
Director |
President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
Chief Operating Officer
for Automobile Operations |
Masaaki KATO
Senior Managing Director |
- |
-General Supervisor, Quality
-Purchasing Operations Support
-President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
Akio HAMADA
Senior Managing Director |
-Chief Operating Officer for Production Operations
-Risk Management Officer
-General Supervisor, Quality
-General Supervisor, Information System |
-Chief Operating Officer for
Production Operations
-Risk Management Officer
-General Supervisor, Information System |
Akira TAKANO
Managing Director |
- |
Chief Operating Officer for Customer Service Operations |
Hiroshi SODA
Director |
-Chief Operating Officer for Business Support Operations,
-Chief Officer for Driving Safety Promotion Center
-General Supervisor for Corporate Communications |
-Chief Operating Officer for
Business Support Operations
-Chief Officer for Driving
Safety Promotion Center |
Responsibility of Newly Appointed Director (Effective as of April 1, 2009)
| Name |
New Responsibility |
Current Responsibility |
| Hiroyuki YAMADA |
Chief Operating Officer for Customer Service Operations |
Vice President,
Parts & Service Division,
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. |
Changes in Responsibilities of Operating Officers (Effective as of April 1, 2009)
| Name |
New Responsibility |
Current Responsibility |
Takashi YAMAMOTO
Managing Officer |
- |
General Manager,
Saitama Factory,
Production Operations |
Hiroshi OSHIMA
Managing Officer |
- |
General Supervisor for Corporate Communications and Motor Sports |
Hidenobu IWATA
Managing Officer |
President and Director of Honda of America Mfg., Inc. |
General Manager,
Suzuka Factory,
Production Operations |
Hiroshi KOBAYASHI
Operating Officer |
Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan) |
-Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan)
-General Manager, Automobile Sales Operations for Regional Sales Operations(Japan)
-General Manager of Aftermarket Operations for Regional Sales Operations (Japan)
-General Manager of ASIMO Business Office in Regional Sales Operations (Japan) |
Gen TSUJII
Operating Officer |
- |
-Production Operations,
-General Manager, Automobile Production Planning Office
-President and Director of Honda Engineering Co., Ltd. |
Hideki OKADA
Operating Officer |
Executive Vice President, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. |
-General Manager, Regional Operation Planning Office (North America)
-Executive Vice President, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. |
Tsuneo TANAI
Operating Officer |
Chief Operating Officer
for Automobile Operations |
President and Director of Honda of America Mfg., Inc. |
Yoshiyuki MATSUMOTO
Operating Officer |
General Manager,
Suzuka Factory,
Production Operations |
General Manager,
Automobile Products for Automobile Operations |
Eiji OKAWARA
Operating Officer |
-President and Director of
Honda Engineering Co., Ltd. |
-President, Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.
-Production for Regional Operations (China) |
Ko KATAYAMA
Operating Officer |
General Manager,
Saitama Factory,
Production Operations |
General Manager,
Manufacturing Division. Director,
Honda Canada Inc |
Yoshi YAMANE
Operating Officer |
-Project Leader of a Company Project
-Production for Regional Operations (China) |
Project Leader of a Company Project |
Newly Appointed Operating Officers (Effective as of the date of regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June, 2009)
| Name |
Responsibilities as of April 1 |
Current Responsibilities |
| Hiroshi SASAMOTO |
General Manager, Manufacturing Division.
Director, Honda Canada Inc |
President and Director of Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC |
| Chitoshi YOKOTA |
General Manager, Automobile Products for Automobile Operations |
Operating Officer of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
| Michimasa FUJINO |
President of Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. |
President of Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. |
Retiring Operating Officers (To retire on the same day as regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June, 2009)
| Takashi YAMAMOTO |
Current title: Managing Officer |
| Hiroshi OSHIMA |
Current title: Managing Officer |
| Gen TSUJII |
Current title: Operating Officer |
Mr. Takashi Yamamoto is to become President and Director of Yutaka Giken Co., Ltd., Mr. Hiroshi Oshima is to become President and Director of Mobilityland Corporation and Mr. Gen Tsujii is to become Executive Vice President of Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.
Changes in Corporate Auditor (Pending approval at regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June, 2009)
| Name |
New Title |
Current Title |
| Hideki OKADA |
Corporate Auditor |
Operating Officer |
Retiring Corporate Auditors (To retire on the same day as regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June, 2009)
Shinichi SAKAMOTO |
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