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Dec. 27, 2013

Organizational and Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective January 1, 2014.

1. Organizational Changes

Changes in the area of vehicle development Aim

In order to further expand Monotsukuri in the area of development and to develop new technologies and products quickly and efficiently, enhance the development of CAE technologies by consolidating and centralizing the functions of formulating and implementing CAE technology strategies which are closely related to vehicle development strategies.

Details of the organizational changes

Transfer the CAE technology development functions of the NVH & CAE Technology Development Department to the Vehicle Development Division. Restructure the NVH & CAE Technology Development Department and rename it the NVH Performance Development Department.

2. Personnel Changes

General managers and above

New	Current	Name
General Manager Product Strategy Div.	General Manager Product Div.	Ryuichi Umeshita
Staff Manager China Business Div.	Dispatched to Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.	Kenjiro Yamaoka
General Manager Environmental & Safety Engineering Dept.	General Manager Driveability & Environmental Performance Development Dept.	Shin Okamoto
General Manager Product Div.	Deputy General Manager Product Div.	Hitoshi Takeshita
Deputy General Manager and Program Manager Product Div.	Program Manager Product Div.	Koji Noma
General Manager Vehicle Development Div.	General Manager and Program Manager Vehicle Development Div.	Norihiro Tomita
Deputy General Manager and Program Manager Vehicle Development Div.	General Manager NVH & CAE Technology Development Dept.	Yoshiyuki Maeda
Staff Manager Vehicle Development Div.	Dispatched to Mazda North American Operations	Norio Minato
General Manager NVH Performance Development Dept.	Manager NVH & CAE Technology Development Dept.	Hideyuki Yukawa
Program Manager Powertrain Development Div.	Staff Manager Powertrain Planning Dept.	Kenpo Saito
General Manager Engine Performance Development Dept.	Program Manager Powertrain Development Div.	Takashi Suzuki
General Manager Driveability & Environmental Performance Development Dept.	General Manager Engine Performance Development Dept.	Eiji Nakai
Deputy General Manager Production Engineering Div.	General Manager Powertrain Production Engineering Dept.	Iwao Aota
General Manager Powertrain Production Engineering Dept.	Manager Powertrain Production Engineering Dept.	Hideo Shoga
General Manager Painting, Trim & Final Assembly Engineering Dept.	Manager Painting, Trim & Final Assembly Engineering Dept.	Naoto Waku
General Manager Plant Engineering Dept.	General Manager Painting, Trim & Final Assembly Engineering Dept.	Koji Wakimoto
General Manager Global Sales & Marketing Div.	General Manager Consumer Insight Dept. and General Manager Global Sales & Marketing Div.	Yasuhiro Aoyama
General Manager Consumer Insight Dept.	Manager Product & Business Strategy Planning Dept.	Fuyuhiko Yoshinaga
General Manager Corporate Communications Div.	General Manager Product Strategy Div.	Hidetoshi Kudo
Deputy General Manager Corporate Communications Div.	General Manager Global Communications Planning Dept. and Deputy General Manager Corporate Communications Div.	Masahiro Yasuda
General Manager Global Communications Planning Dept.	General Manager Environmental & Safety Engineering Dept.	Naoyuki Osaki
Dispatched to Mazda Ace Co., Ltd.	General Manager Plant Engineering Dept.	Chiaki Sakamoto
Dispatched to Mazda North American Operations	Deputy General Manager Powertrain Development Div.	Masamitsu Koike
Dispatched to Mazda Motor Taiwan Co., Ltd.	Staff Manager Global Sales & Marketing Div.	Shunsuke Hamamoto
-	General Manager Corporate Communications Div. (Return to Mazda Canada ,Inc. as of December 31, 2013)	Gregory Young

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