MAZDA NEWSROOM｜Executive Personnel Changes

NEWS RELEASES

Oct. 30, 2009

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following executive changes, effective November 19, 2009.

Executive Officer

New Post	Current Post	Name
Senior Managing Executive Officer Assistant to President Oversight of Ford Relationship	-	Thomas A. H. Pixton

Director to step down from their position

New Post	Current Post	Name
Return to Ford	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President (Secondment to end on November 18.)	Philip G. Spender

Biography of new executive officer

Thomas A. H. Pixton

Date of Birth	September 18, 1952
University	Loughborough University
Degree	Automotive Engineering and Design
Career	Oct 2003	Executive Director, Product Development, Ford of Europe
	May 2006	Executive Director, Premier Automotive Group, Ford Motor Company
	Apr 2008 - Present	Executive Director, Product Development, Ford Motor Company