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May 9, 2013

Executive Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following corporate officer changes, effective as of the completion of the 147^th General Shareholders' Meeting on June 25 and the subsequent Meeting of the Board of Directors.

Last year promotions and new appointment of officers were suspended, given the company's financial situation. The company has returned to profitability in Fiscal Year 147, and has been making steady headway in its structural reform which will underpin future growth. In light of this progress, the present action was taken to rejuvenate the executive leadership and allow the new team to aim for greater growth.

The list of the officers line-up effective June 25 is shown below.

New Post	Current Post	Name
Representative Director and Chairman of the Board	Representative Director and Chairman of the Board President and CEO	Takashi Yamanouchi
Representative Director and Vice Chairman of the Board	Representative Director and Executive Vice President Assistant to President; In charge of promoting Mono Tsukuri Innovation, Brand Enhancement and Quality Assurance	Seita Kanai
Representative Director President and CEO	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 Mono Tsukuri Innovation	Masamichi Kogai
Representative Director Executive Vice President Assistant to President; Oversight of Operations in the Americas and Corporate Planning Domain	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning, Profit Control, Product Strategy, Corporate Brand Enhancement and Cost Innovation	Akira Marumoto
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Fleet Sales No.2 and Financial Services; In charge of CSR, Environment and Global Corporate Communications	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of CSR, Environment and Corporate Communications; Assistant to the CFO; Assistant in charge of Fleet Sales	Yuji Harada
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Operations in Europe, Asia & Oceania, Middle East & Africa and New Emerging Markets; President, Mazda South East Asia Ltd.	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Global Marketing, Sales and Customer Service; In charge of Customer Tsunagari Innovation; President, Mazda South East Asia Ltd.	Yuji Nakamine
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Operations in China, Domestic Sales and Fleet Sales No.1; Chairman, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Domestic Business, Fleet Sales and Customer Service	Nobuhide Inamoto
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Fleet Sales No.3, Human Resources, Secretariat and General & Legal Affairs; In charge of Global Auditing, Safety, Health & Disaster Prevention and Mazda Hospital	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Secretariat, Human Resources, General & Legal Affairs, Compliance, Risk Management and Mazda Hospital	Koji Kurosawa
(No change)	Director	Ichiro Sakai
(No change)	Director	Taizo Muta

New Post	Current Post	Name
(No change)	Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time)	Kazuyuki Mitate
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time)	General Manager, Financial Services Div.	Nobuyoshi Tochio
(No change)	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Isao Akaoka
(No change)	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Masahide Hirasawa
(No change)	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Takao Hotta

New Post	Current Post	Name
(No change)	Managing Executive Officer President and CEO, Mazda Motor of America, Inc. (Mazda North American Operations)	James J. O'Sullivan
(No change)	Managing Executive Officer In charge of New Emerging Market Operation (Latin America); President and CEO, Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.	Keishi Egawa
(No change)	Managing Executive Officer President and CEO, Mazda Motor Europe GmbH	Jeffrey H. Guyton
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Global Purchasing	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Purchasing	Kazuki Imai
Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Tokyo Office; In charge of Corporate Liaison and Fleet Sales; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Corporate Planning and Corporate Communications	Executive Officer Assistant to the Officer in charge of Corporate Planning and Corporate Communications; In charge of Corporate Liaison; Oversight of Tokyo Office (Resident in Tokyo)	Minoru Mitsuda
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Global Product Quality and Brand Quality; General Manager, Quality Div.	Executive Officer General Manager, Quality Div.	Masafumi Nakano
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Global Production and Global Business Logistics; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.	Executive Officer In charge of Production; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Kiyotaka Shobuda
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Business Strategy, Product, Design and Cost Innovation	Executive Officer In charge of Product Planning, Program Management, Design and ASEAN Strategy Promotion; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Kiyoshi Fujiwara
Managing Executive Officer Global Sales Coordination; In charge of Global Marketing, Customer Service and Sales Innovation	Executive Officer Assistant to the Officer with Oversight of Global Sales Domain and in charge of promoting Customer Tsunagari Innovation; In charge of Global Sales & Marketing	Masahiro Moro
Managing Executive Officer Executive Vice President, Mazda Motor of America, Inc. (Mazda North American Operations)	Executive Officer Executive Vice President, Mazda Motor of America, Inc. (Mazda North American Operations)	Akira Koga
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning, Profit Control and Global IT Solution; General Manager, Corporate Planning & Development Div.	Executive Officer General Manager, Corporate Planning & Development Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Takashi Furutama
Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D; General Manager, Vehicle Development Div.; President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer General Manager, Vehicle Development Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Takahisa Sori
(No change)	Executive Officer General Manager, Hofu Plant	Nariaki Uchida
Executive Officer In charge of Technical Research Center and Powertrain Development; General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.	Executive Officer General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Mitsuo Hitomi
(No change)	Executive Officer General Manager, Hiroshima Plant	Masatoshi Maruyama
Executive Officer In charge of Global Human Resources; General Manager, Human Resources Office; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Safety, Health & Disaster Prevention	Executive Officer General Manager, Human Resources Office; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Safety, Health & Disaster Prevention.	Takeshi Fujiga
Executive Officer General Manager, Purchasing Div.;	Executive Officer General Manager, Purchasing Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Kazuhisa Fujikawa
Executive Officer In charge of Domestic Sales; General Manager, Domestic Sales Div.	Executive Officer General Manager, Domestic Business Div.	Kazuyuki Fukuhara
Executive Officer In charge of Operations in China; General Manager, China Business Div.; CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.	General Manager, China Business Div.	Nobuhiko Watabe
Executive Officer President, Kanto Mazda Co., Ltd.	President, Kanto Mazda Co., Ltd.	Raita Nishiyama
Executive Officer General Manager, Design Div.	General Manager, Design Div.	Ikuo Maeda
Executive Officer General Manager, ASEAN Powertrain Production Preparation Office	General Manager, ASEAN Powertrain Production Preparation Office	Hidenori Kawakami
Executive Officer In charge of Financial Services; General Manager, Financial Services Div.	Deputy General Manager, Financial Services Div.	Tetsuya Fujimoto
Executive Officer In charge of New Emerging Market Operation (excepting Latin America)	General Manager, Product Div.	Hiroshi Inoue
Executive Officer In charge of Secretariat, General & Legal Affairs, Compliance and Risk Management; General Manager, Office of General & Legal Affairs	General Manager, General & Legal Affairs Office	Makoto Yoshihara

Executive to step down from their positions

Current Post	Name
Representative Director and Executive Vice President and CFO Assistant to President; Oversight of Corporate Planning Domain; In charge of Financial Services and Global Auditing	Kiyoshi Ozaki
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D; Assistant to the Officer in charge of promoting Mono Tsukuri Innovation; President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.	Hirotaka Kanazawa

Current Post	Name
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time)	Junichi Yamamoto

Current Post	Name
Managing Executive Officer In charge of China Business; Chairman and CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.	Noriaki Yamada
Executive Officer In charge of Overseas Project; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Production	Toshinori Kusuhashi
Executive Officer COO, Sales, Mazda Motor Europe GmbH	Philip J. Waring

Brief Personal Record of New Appointees of Representative Director and Director

Masamichi Kogai
Birth Date:	August 24, 1954
Career:	Apr. 1977	Joined the Company
	Jun. 2004	Executive Officer and General Manager, Hofu Plant
	Apr. 2006	Executive Officer; President, Auto Alliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
	Apr. 2008	Managing Executive Officer; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Production and Business Logistics; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.
	Nov. 2008	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Production, Business Logistics and IT Solution; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.
	Apr. 2010	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
	Jun. 2010	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
	Apr. 2011	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 Mono Tsukuri Innovation (to the present)

Akira Marumoto
Birth Date:	August 18, 1957
Career:	Apr. 1980	Joined the Company
	Jun. 1997	Program Manager, Program Managers Div.
	Jun. 1999	Director; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Quality Assurance; General Manager, Product Quality Div.
	Dec. 2000	Director; In charge of European R&D and Production Operations; General Manager, Europe R&D Representative Office
	Jun. 2002	Executive Officer; In charge of European R&D and Production Operations
	Jun. 2003	Executive Officer; General Manager, Platform Program Management Div.
	Jun. 2005	Executive Officer; In charge of Product Planning and Program Management
	Apr. 2006	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Product Planning and Program Management
	Apr. 2008	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Planning and Financial Services; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation
	Jan. 2009	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Planning and Product Profit Control; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation
	Feb. 2010	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Strategy and Product Profit Control; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation
	Apr. 2010	Senior Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Strategy and Product Profit Control; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation
	Jun. 2010	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Corporate Planning, Product Strategy and Product Profit Control; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation
	Sep. 2010	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
	Apr. 2011	Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Corporate Planning, Profit Control, Product Strategy, Corporate Brand Enhancement and Cost Innovation (to the present)

Nobuhide Inamoto
Birth Date:	November 10, 1953
Career:	Apr. 1977	Joined the Company
	Oct. 1994	Group Manager, Body Production Engineering Dept.
	Jun. 1999	Representative Director and President, Mitsuba Kogyo Co., Ltd.
	Jun. 2001	Director of Mazda Motor Corporation; General Manager, Business Logistics Div.
	Mar. 2002	Director; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.
	Jun. 2002	Executive Officer; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.
	Jun. 2003	Executive Officer; General Manager, Quality Div.
	Nov. 2003	Executive Officer, In charge of Six Sigma; General Manager, Quality Div.
	Jun. 2005	Executive Officer; General Manager, Quality Div.
	Apr. 2007	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Quality Assurance and Environment
	Apr. 2008	Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Domestic Business Div.
	Nov. 2008	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Domestic Business; General Manager, Domestic Business Div.
	Apr. 2011	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Domestic Business and Fleet Sales
	Jun. 2012	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Domestic Business, Fleet Sales and Customer Service (to the present)

Koji Kurosawa
Birth Date:	December 30, 1951
Career:	Apr. 1974	Joined the Company
	Jul. 1997	Senior Staff Manager, Office of Legal Affairs
	Dec. 2000	General Manager, Overseas Sales Div.
	Jun. 2004	Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Full time)
	Jun. 2007	Executive Officer; In charge of Corporate Services, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital
	Apr. 2008	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Human Resources, Corporate Services, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital
	Nov. 2008	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Secretariat, Global Auditing, Human Resources, Corporate Services, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital
	Jun. 2009	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Secretariat, Global Auditing, Human Resources, Corporate Services, Compliance, Risk Management and Mazda Hospital
	Apr. 2010	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Secretariat, Global Auditing, Human Resources, Corporate Services, Compliance, Risk Management and Mazda Hospital; General Manager, Human Resources Div.
	May 2010	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Secretariat, Global Auditing, Human Resources, Corporate Services, Compliance, Risk Management and Mazda Hospital
	Apr. 2011	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Secretariat, Human Resources, Corporate Services, Compliance, Risk Management and Mazda Hospital
	Apr. 2012	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Secretariat, Human Resources, General & Legal Affairs, Compliance, Risk Management and Mazda Hospital (to the present)

Brief Personal Record of New Appointees of Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Nobuyoshi Tochio
Birth Date:	December 25, 1957
Career:	Apr. 1980	Joined the Company
	Mar. 2004	Deputy General Manager, Financial Services Div.
	Apr. 2006	General Manager, Financial Services Div. (to the present)

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