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May 12, 2009

Executive Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following executive changes, effective June 24, after the 143rd General Shareholders’ Meeting and the subsequent Meeting of the Board of Directors.

New Post	Current Post	Name
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Communications and Environment; Assistant to the CFO and Assistant in charge of Fleet Sales	Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Communications and Environment; Assistant to the CFO and Assistant in charge of Fleet Sales	Yuji Harada
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D Quality and Powertrain Development	Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D Quality and Powertrain Development	Nobuhiro Hayama
Corporate Auditor	-	Masahide Hirasawa

Corporate auditor to step down

Current Post	Name
Corporate Auditor	Kenichi Komatsu

Biographies of new directors

Yuji Harada
Date of Birth	September 20, 1951
University Attended	Kyushu University
Degree	Bachelor of Economics (1974)
Career	Apr 1974	Joined Sumitomo Banking Corporation (now Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
	Jun 2002	General Manager, Planning Dept., International Banking Unit of the Company
	Apr 2004	Managing Executive Officer, the Japan Research Institute, Limited
	Jun 2007	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company
	Apr 2008	Managing Executive Officer of Mazda Motor Corporation
	Nov 2008 -Present	Senior Managing Executive Officer

Nobuhiro Hayama
Date of Birth	April 7, 1947
University Attended	Hiroshima University
Degree	Degree from Graduate School of Engineering (1974)
Career	Apr 1974	Joined Mazda Motor Corporation
	Jun 2002	Executive Officer
	Jun 2004	Managing Executive Officer
	Nov 2008 -Present	Senior Managing Executive Officer

Biography of new corporate auditor

Masahide Hirasawa
Date of Birth	September 15, 1947
University Attended	Tokyo University
Degree	Bachelor of Law (1970)
Career	Apr 1970	Joined Sumitomo Banking Corporation (now Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
	Jun 2003	Managing Director and Managing Executive officer of the Company and Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
	Apr 2004	Senior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive officer of the Company
	Jun 2005	Deputy President of the Company
	Apr 2007	Director of the Company
	Jun 2007 -Present	Corporate Auditor (Part-Time) of the Company and Corporate Auditor, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

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