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March 24, 2011

Executive Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following executive officer changes, effective April 1, 2011.

New Post	Current Post	Name
Representative Director	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; Oversight of R&D, Production, Purchasing, and Quality	Masaharu Yamaki
Representative Director, Executive Vice President and CFO Assistant to President; Oversight of Corporate Planning Domain; In charge of Financial Services and Global Auditing	Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO Oversight of Corporate Planning, Profit Control and in charge of Financial Services and Cost Innovation	Kiyoshi Ozaki
Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; Oversight of Technical Domain and Quality; In charge of promoting Monotsukuri Innovation and R&D Liaison Office	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D and Program Management; President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.	Seita Kanai
Director	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Global Marketing, Global Sales and Customer Service	Masazumi Wakayama
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning, Profit Control, Product Strategy, Corporate Brand Enhancement, and Cost Innovation	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Strategy and Profit Control; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Akira Marumoto
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Production and Purchasing; In charge of Business Logistics and IT Solution; Assistant to the Officer in charge of promoting Monotsukuri Innovation	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Production, Business Logistics and IT Solution; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation; Assistant to the Officer in charge of R&D	Masamichi Kogai
Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D; Assistant to the Officer in charge of promoting Monotsukuri Innovation; President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Vehicle Development, Electric Drive System Development and Technical Research Center; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Hirotaka Kanazawa
Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Global Sales Domain; In charge of promoting Customer Tsunagari Innovation and Overseas Sales; President, Mazda South East Asia Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Overseas Sales; General Manager, Overseas Sales Div.; President, Mazda South East Asia Ltd.	Yuji Nakamine
Managing Executive Officer In charge of New Emerging Market Operation	Managing Executive Officer Executive Vice President and COO, Mazda Motor of America, Inc. (Mazda North American Operations)	Keishi Egawa
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Domestic Business and Fleet Sales	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Domestic Business; General Manager, Domestic Business Div.	Nobuhide Inamoto
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Secretariat, Human Resources, Corporate Services, Compliance, Risk Management and Mazda Hospital	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Secretariat, Global Auditing, Human Resources, Corporate Services, Compliance, Risk Management and Mazda Hospital	Koji Kurosawa
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Purchasing	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Purchasing; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Kazuki Imai
Executive Officer In charge of Production; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Executive Officer General Manager, Production Engineering Div.	Kiyotaka Shobuda
Executive Officer In charge of Product Planning, Program Management and Design; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Executive Officer In charge of Product Planning and Powertrain Development	Kiyoshi Fujiwara
Executive Officer Assistant to the Officer with Oversight of Global Sales Domain and in charge of promoting Customer Tsunagari Innovation; In charge of Global Marketing	Executive Officer Assistant to the Oversight of Global Sales; In charge of Global Marketing	Masahiro Moro
Executive Officer Executive Vice President, Mazda Motor of America, Inc. (Mazda North American Operations)	Executive Officer General Manager, Corporate Planning Div.	Akira Koga
Executive Officer General Manager, Corporate Planning Div. and Profit Control Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Executive Officer General Manager, Profit Control Div.	Takashi Furutama
Executive Officer General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.	Mitsuo Hitomi
Executive Officer General Manager, Vehicle Development Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	General Manager, Vehicle Development Div.	Takahisa Sori
Executive Officer General Manager, Quality Div.	General Manager, Quality Div.	Masatoshi Maruyama
Executive Officer General Manager, Human Resources Div.	General Manager, Human Resources Div.	Takeshi Fujiga
Executive Officer General Manager, Purchasing Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	General Manager, Purchasing Div.	Kazuhisa Fujikawa
Executive Officer General Manager, Domestic Business Div.	Representative Director and President, Kyushu Mazda Co., Ltd.	Kazuyuki Fukuhara

Executive officers to step down from their positions

New Post	Current Post	Name
President Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer Assistant to the Officer in charge of R&D (In charge of Monotsukuri Innovation); President, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd.	Yasuto Tatsuta
President, Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer In charge of Fleet Sales in the Domestic Business; President, Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd.	Hiroshi Yamamoto
-	Executive Officer General manager, R&D Liaison Office	Paul R. Randle

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