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April 1, 2014

Organizational and Personnel Changes

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

1. Organizational Changes

Changes in the area of Latin American operations

Aim

To enhance the efficiency of work related to Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO), now that mass production has started at the Mexico plant.

Details of the organizational changes

Transfer the management functions of MMVO from the Latin American Operation Preparation Office to the Corporate Planning & Development Division's Business Promotion Department, and eliminate the Latin American Operation Preparation Office.

2. Personnel Changes

General managers and above

New	Current	Name
Deputy General Manager Corporate Planning & Development Div.	-	Matashi Takemoto
Staff Manager China Business Div.	General Manager Fleet Sales Dept.	Hiroshi Ohno
Staff Manager Hofu Plant	Dispatched to Kyushu Mazda Co., Ltd.	Hisanori Matoba
Staff Manager Global Sales & Marketing Div.	Deputy General Manager Latin American Operation Preparation Office	Kiyotaka Ishii
General Manager Business Development Dept. and Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div.	Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div.	Shigemi Yamaguchi
Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div.	General Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. and Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div.	Yasuhiro Saito
Staff Manager Domestic Business Div.	Dispatched to Shizuoka Mazda Co., Ltd.	Isao Suzuki
Staff Manager Domestic Business Div.	Dispatched to Minami Kyushu Mazda Co., Ltd.	Motohisa Hayakawa
General Manager Sales Development Dept.	General Manager Business Development Dept.	Shinji Kamigaki
General Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Staff Manager Fleet Sales Dept.	Kazutoshi Kurosawa
Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Dispatched to Hokuriku Mazda Co., Ltd.	Hideki Terakawa
Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Dispatched to Okinawa Mazda Co., Ltd	Kenji Egi
General Manager Fleet Sales Dept.	Dispatched to Nishi Shikoku Mazda Co., Ltd.	Keiichi Tsujii
Deputy General Manager Human Resources Office	Manager Human Resources Office	Noriyuki Takimura
Staff Manager Human Resources Office	Deputy General Manager Human Resources Office	Yuji Takenouchi
Dispatched to Fukushima Mazda Co., Ltd.	Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Shinji Utamura
Dispatched to Shizuoka Mazda Co., Ltd.	General Manager Sales Development Dept.	Yasunari Tanimoto
Dispatched to Hokuriku Mazda Co., Ltd.	Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Masanori Hira
Dispatched to Nishi Shikoku Mazda Co., Ltd.	Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Yoshihiro Arikuni
Dispatched to Minami Kyushu Mazda Co., Ltd.	Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Kazunori Nomura
Dispatched to Okinawa Mazda Co., Ltd	Staff Manager Business Development Dept.	Yoshiaki Honma
Dispatched to Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd.	Dispatched to Fukushima Mazda Co., Ltd.	Satoshi Tanaka
-	Deputy General Manager Corporate Planning & Development Div. (Return to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as of March 31, 2014)	Nobuhiko Hanada
-	General Manager Latin American Operation Preparation Office (Return to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as of March 31, 2014)	Kiyoshi Ogawa

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