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March 26, 2007

Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers Changes

The following are Mazda Motor Corporation’s changes of positions and responsibilities of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers. These changes are effective June 26, after the 141st General Shareholders Meeting and the subsequent Meeting of the Board of Directors.

Name	New Post (Effective on June 26, 2007)	Current Post
Robert J. Graziano	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of China Business, R&D, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Sales, IT Solutions and Environment	Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of China Business, R&D, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Sales, IT Solutions and Environment
Takashi Yamanouchi	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of Corporate Liaison, Purchasing, Corporate Affairs, Secretariat, Human Resources and Internal Auditing	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
Masaharu Yamaki	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Production and Business Logistics	Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Production and Business Logistics
Koji Kurosawa	Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Affairs, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital	Corporate Auditor (Full time)
Shigeki Wakamatsu	Corporate Auditor (Full time)	General Manager, Internal Auditing Div.
Ichiro Sakai (Lawyer)	Corporate Auditor	―
Isao Akaoka (Principal, Prefectural University of Hiroshima)	Corporate Auditor	―

Representative Directors and Corporate Auditors to step down from their positions:

Name	Current Post
John G. Parker	Representative Director and Vice Chairman of the Board
Mutsumi Fujiwara	Representative Director
Koji Kurosawa	Corporate Auditor (Full time)
Takaharu Dohi	Corporate Auditor
Shigeo Shirakura	Corporate Auditor

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