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April 28, 2006

Organization Change and Personnel Changes

1. Organization Change
< Purpose/Background>
By consolidating the following vehicle development processes into one organization, it supports vehicle development and the engineering activities to operate more efficiently and effectively.
< Content of reform>
Integrate Vehicle Engineering Division into Vehicle Development Division.

2. Directors and Executive Officers

Name	New Post (Effective on April 28, 2006)	Current Post
John G. Parker	Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of China Business R&D, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Sales, IT Solutions and Environment	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of R&D, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Sales, IT Solutions and Environment
Gideon Wolthers	Representative Director	Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO In charge of Corporate Planning and Product Profit Control
Mutsumi Fujiwara	Director and Executive Vice President In charge of Corporate Liaison and Purchasing	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Purchasing
Takashi Yamanouchi	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Affairs, Secretariat, Personnel & Human Development, Internal Auditing	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Secretariat, Personnel & Human Development, Internal Auditing and Mazda Hospital
Ryoichi Hasegawa	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Communications & Liaison and IT Solution; Assistant to the CFO	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of IT Solution, Corporate Affairs, Risk Management and CSR; Assistant to the CFO
David E. Friedman	Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO In charge of Corporate Planning	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning
Seita Kanai	Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D	Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D
Masaharu Yamaki	Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Production and Business Logistics	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Production and Business Logistics
Masazumi Wakayama	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Domestic Marketing, Domestic Sales and Domestic Customer Service	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Communications & Liaison
Nobuhiro Hayama	Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D Quality and Powertrain Development	Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D Quality
Masaki Kanda	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Affairs, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital	Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Personnel & Human Development Div.
Akira Marumoto	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Product, Planning, Program Management	Executive Officer In charge of Product Planning, Program Management
Keishi Egawa	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning and Financial Services	Executive Officer In charge of Financial Services; General Manager, Financial Services Div.
Toru Oka	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Purchasing	Executive Officer General Manager, Purchasing Div.
Malcolm D. Gough	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Overseas Sales and Customer Service	Executive Officer General Manager, Overseas Sales Div.
James M. Muir	Managing Executive Officer President and CEO, Mazda Motor Europe GmbH	Executive Officer President and CEO, Mazda Motor Europe GmbH
Hirotaka Kanazawa	Executive Officer In charge of Vehicle Development and Technical Research Center	Executive Officer In charge of Vehicle Development, Vehicle Engineering, Powertrain Development and Technical Research Center
Masamichi Kogai	Executive Officer President, AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer General Manager, Hofu Plant
Kozo Kawakami	Executive Officer General Manager, Purchasing Div.	Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Purchasing Div. and Deputy General Manager Strategic Cost Innovations Div.
Yuji Nakamine	Executive Officer General Manager, Overseas Sales Div.	Executive Officer President, AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Hiroshi Yamamoto	Executive Officer General Manager, Domestic Sales Div. and General Manager, Used Car Dept.	General Manager, Regional Sales Dept. No2, Domestic Sales Div.
Tatsuji Ikeda	Executive Officer General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.	General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.
Minoru Mitsuda	Executive Officer General Manager, Personnel & Human Development Div. and General Manager, Human Resources Dept.	General Manager, Human Resources Dept. Personnel & Human Development Div.
Masafumi Nakano	Executive Officer General Manager, Hofu Plant	Deputy General Manager, Hofu Plant and General Manager Workshop Engineering Dept. No.2

Executive Officers to step down from their positions:

Name	Current Post
Masao Furuta	Managing Executive Officer
Hiroshi Hosaka	Executive Officer General Manager, Domestic Sales Div.
Kazuhiko Tanaka	Executive Officer General Manager, Corporate Affairs Div.
Kazuyuki Okada	Executive Officer General Manager, Vehicle Development Div.
Moray S. Callum	Executive Officer General Manager, Design Div.

2. General Managers

Name	New Post (Effective on April 28, 2006)	Current Post
Tadashi Iwamoto	General Manager Strategic Cost Innovation Div. and General Manager Commodity Cost Promotion Dept. and Deputy General Manager Product Profit Control Div. and Deputy General Manager Program Management Div. and Deputy General Manager Vehicle Development Div. and Deputy General Manager Powertrain Development Div. and Deputy General Manager Purchasing Div.	General Manager Strategic Cost Innovation Div. and General Manager Commodity Cost Promotion Dept. and Deputy General Manager Product Profit Control Div. and Deputy General Manager Program Management Div. and Deputy General Manager Vehicle Engineering Div. and Deputy General Manager Powertrain Development Div. and Deputy General Manager Purchasing Div.
Laurens G. Van Den Acker	General Manager Design Div.	Deputy General Manager Design Div.
Yasuhiro Fujisaki	General Manager Vehicle Development Div.	General Manager Vehicle Engineering Div.
Takahisa Sori	Deputy General Manager Vehicle Development Div. and General Manager Vehicle Engineering Promotion Dept.	Deputy General Manager Vehicle Engineering Div. and General Manager Vehicle Engineering Promotion Dept.
Takeshi Mukai	General Manager Painting, Trim & Final Assembly Engineering Dept.	Manager Trim & Final Assembly Engineering Gr. Painting,Trim & Final Assembly Engineering Dept.
Kenji Endo	General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div.	Deputy General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div.
Kiyotaka Shobuda	Deputy General Manager Hofu Plant and General Manager Workshop Engineering Dept. No.2	General Manager Painting, Trim & Final Assembly Engineering Dept.
Nobuhiko Watabe	Deputy General Manager Domestic Marketing Div.	Deputy General Manager Product Profit Control Div.
Raita Nishiyama	Deputy General Manager Domestic Sales Div.	dispatched to Tokai Mazda Sales Co., Ltd
Masanori Amimoto	General Manager Regional Sales Dept. No2	Manager Sales Administration Gr. Regional Sales Dept. No2
Nobuyoshi Tochio	General Manager Financial Services Div.	Deputy General Manager Financial Services Div.
Toru Ikegami	General Manager Corporate Affairs Div.	General Manager Office of Legal Affairs
Toru Tanaka	General Manager Office of Legal Affairs	Staff Manager Office of Legal Affairs
Seiji Ikeno	Dispatched to Kanto Mazda Co., Ltd	Deputy General Manager Domestic Sales Div. and General Manager Used Car Dept.
Takashi Uchida	Dispatched to Malox Co., Ltd	General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div.

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