MAZDA NEWSROOM｜Personnel Changes｜NEWS RELEASES

NEWS RELEASES

March 26, 2007

Company Information

Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following personnel changes, effective April 1, 2007.

1. Directors and Executive Officers

Name	New Post (Effective on April 1, 2007)	Current Post
Mutsumi Fujiwara	Representative Director	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of Corporate Liaison and Purchasing
Robert J. Graziano	Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of China Business, R&D, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Sales, IT Solution and Environment	Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of China Business, R&D, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Sales, IT Solution and Environment
Takashi Yamanouchi	Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of Corporate Liaison, Purchasing, Corporate Affairs, Risk Management, CSR, Secretariat, Human Resources, Internal Auditing and Mazda Hospital	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Affairs, Secretariat, Human Resources and Internal Auditing
David E. Friedman	Representative Director Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO In charge of Corporate Planning	Representative Director Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO In charge of Corporate Planning; General Manager, Corporate Strategy Div.
Seita Kanai	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D; President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D
Akira Marumoto	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Product Planning and Program Management; General Manager, Product Planning & Business Strategy Div.	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Product Planning and Program Management
Nobuhide Inamoto	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Quality Assurance and Environment	Executive Officer General Manager, Quality Div.
Yasuto Tatsuta	Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Production Engineering Div. and President, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer General Manager, Production Engineering Div.
Satoshi Tachikake	Executive Officer President and CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. and General Manager, China Business Div. and General Manager, China Vehicle Plant Launch Office	Executive Officer President, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. and General Manager, China Business Div. and General Manager, China Vehicle Plant Launch Office
Kozo Kawakami	Executive Officer General Manager, Customer Service Div.	Executive Officer General Manager, Purchasing Div.
Noriaki Yamada	Executive Officer COO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer President, FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd.
Yuji Nakamine	Executive Officer General Manager, Overseas Sales Div. and President, Mazda South East Asia Ltd.	Executive Officer General Manager, Overseas Sales Div.
Tatsuji Ikeda	Executive Officer General Manager, Quality Div.	Executive Officer General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.
Kazuki Imai	Executive Officer General Manager, Purchasing Div.	Deputy General Manager, Purchasing Div.

Executive Officers to step down from their positions:

Name	Current Post
Masaki Kanda	Managing Executive Officer