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July 1, 2009

Organizational and Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective July 1, 2009.

1. Organizational Changes
(1) Changes in the area of R&D technical administration

Goals

-	To consolidate planning functions related to R&D operations and enable more strategic and agile initiatives.
-	To consolidate administrative functions related to R&D operations, enhance operational efficiency and strengthen activities to support related departments.

Details of the organizational changes

-	The R&D Planning Dept. has been newly established. Planning functions related to R&D operations of the MDI & MPDS Planning & Development Dept. and the R&D Planning & Administration Dept. have been transferred to it.
-	The R&D Administration Dept. has been newly established. Administrative functions related to R&D operations of the MDI & MPDS Planning & Development Dept. and the R&D Planning & Administration Dept. have been transferred to it.
-	In line with the above changes, the MDI & MPDS Planning & Development Dept. and the R&D Planning & Administration Dept. have been eliminated.

(2) Changes in the area of purchasing

Goals

-	To maximize synergies and streamline purchasing activities by consolidating planning functions for all vehicle model lines within a single department. This change is in accordance with Monotsukuri Innovation and Integrated Planning.
-	To improve Mazda’s ability to meet suppliers’ needs by transferring technical support functions for suppliers to the Production Engineering Division.

Details of the organizational changes

-	The Cross Carline Purchasing Strategy Dept. has been integrated into the Purchasing Program Coordination Dept. The Purchasing Program Coordination Dept. has been reorganized.
-	Production technology support functions related to suppliers have been transferred from the Parts Purchasing Dept. No.2 to the Body Production Engineering Dept. in the Production Engineering Div.
-	Production technology support functions related to suppliers have been transferred from the Parts Purchasing Dept. No.3 to the Powertrain Production Engineering Dept. in the Production Engineering Div.
-	In line with the above changes, the Cross Carline Purchasing Strategy Dept. has been eliminated.

(3) Changes in the area of global marketing

Goals

-	To strengthen sales and marketing strategies.
-	To consolidate business support for both North America and Europe, and strengthen support for implementing strategies.

Details of the organizational changes

-	The Global Brand Marketing Dept. has been reorganized and renamed Global Brand Management Dept. The strategic planning and research functions of the Global Product Marketing Dept. have been transferred to it.
-	The North America & Europe Support and Management Dept. has been newly established.
-	Functions of the Global Sales Planning Dept. have been transferred to the North America & Europe Support and Management Dept., directly under the Global Marketing Division. The Global Sales Planning Dept. has been eliminated.

2. Personnel Changes
General managers and above

New Post	Current Post	Name
Staff Manager Global Auditing Dept.	General Manager MDI & MPDS Planning & Development Dept. and Deputy General Manager R&D Technical Administration Div.	Yoshinori Okino
General Manager R&D Technical Administration Div.	General Manager R&D Planning & Administration Dept. and General Manager R&D Technical Administration Div.	Kazuhiro Nishimura
General Manager R&D Planning Dept. and Deputy General Manager R&D Technical Administration Div.	General Manager Body Development Dept.	Takeji Oya
General Manager R&D Administration Dept.	Program Manager Program Management Div.	Hideaki Seichi
Staff Manager Vehicle Development Div.	General Manager NVH & CAE Technology Development Dept.	Seiichi Ando
General Manager NVH & CAE Technology Development Dept.	Program Manager Program Management Div.	Yoshiyuki Maeda
General Manager Body Development Dept.	Staff Manager Vehicle Development Div.	Kenji Matsuda
General Manager Purchasing Planning Dept. and Deputy General Manager Purchasing Div.	General Manager Cross Carline Purchasing Strategy Dept. and General Manager Purchasing Planning Dept. and Deputy General Manager Purchasing Div	Kazuhisa Fujikawa
General Manager North America & Europe Support and Management Dept. and Deputy General Manager Global Marketing Div.	Deputy General Manager Global Marketing Div.	Shusuke Koreeda
Staff Manager Global Marketing Div.	General Manager Global Sales Planning Dept.	Hironori Tanaka
General Manager Global Brand Management Dept.	General Manager Global Brand Marketing Dept.	John Abel
-	Dispatched to Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. (To retire on July 10, 2009)	Kazuyuki Okazaki

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