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March 21, 2008

Executive Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following executive changes, effective April 1, 2008.

General managers and above

Name	New Post	Current Post
Robert J. Graziano	Representative Director	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of China Business, R&D, Marketing, Sales, IT Solution, Quality Assurance and Environment
Philip G. Spender	Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of R&D, Cost Innovation, Marketing, Sales, IT Solution, Quality Assurance and Environment	-
Takashi Yamanouchi	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of Corporate Liaison, Purchasing, Human Resources, Administration, Secretariat and Global Auditing	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of Corporate Liaison, Purchasing, Administration, Secretariat, Human Resources and Internal Auditing
Daniel T. Morris	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Marketing and Overseas Sales	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Marketing, Sales and Customer Service
Ryoichi Hasegawa	Director	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Communications & Liaison and IT Solution; Assistant to the CFO
Kiyoshi Ozaki	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Cost Innovation	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of China Business
Masaharu Yamaki	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Production, Business Logistics and IT Solution	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Production and Business Logistics
Masazumi Wakayama	Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Domestic Business and Customer Service	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Domestic Business
Yuji Harada	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Communications and Environment; Assistant to the CFO and Assistant in charge of Fleet Sales	-
Akira Marumoto	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Planning and Financial Services; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Product Planning and Program Management
Keishi Egawa	Managing Executive Officer Executive Vice President and COO, Mazda Motor of America, Inc. (Mazda North American Operations)	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning and Financial Services
Toru Oka	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Purchasing; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Purchasing
Malcolm D. Gough	Managing Executive Officer Assistant for Sales Administration (In charge of Sales Expansion)	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Overseas Sales and Customer Service
Nobuhide Inamoto	Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Domestic Business Div.	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Quality Assurance and Environment
Yasuto Tatsuta	Managing Executive Officer In Charge of Quality Assurance; Assistant to the Officer in charge of R&D (In charge of MONO TSUKURI Innovation) and President, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Production Engineering Div. and President, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd.
A. Kumar Galhotra	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Program Management; Assistant for Product Planning and General Manager, Program Management Div.	Executive Officer Assistant to Product Planning and Program Management Officer; General Manager, Program Management Div.
Satoshi Tachikake	Managing Executive Officer President and CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. and General Manager, China Business Div.	Executive Officer President and CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. and General Manager, China Business Div.
Hirotaka Kanazawa	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Vehicle Development and Technical Research Center; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Executive Officer In charge of Vehicle Development and Technical Research Center
Masamichi Kogai	Managing Executive Officer Assistant to the production and Business Logistics Officer, Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation and General Manager, Production Engineering Div.	Executive Officer President, AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Koji Kurosawa	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Human Resources, Corporate Services, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital	Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Services, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital
Shiro Mikami	Executive Officer In charge of Special Project in the Domestic Business	Executive Officer General Manager, Domestic Business Div. and President, Mazda Autozam Inc.
Hiroshi Yamamoto	Executive Officer In charge of Fleet Sales in the Domestic Business	Executive Officer Sales & Field Operations, Domestic Business Div. and President, Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd.

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