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March 20, 2015

Organizational and Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective April 1, 2015.

1. Organizational Changes

Changes in the area of research and development

Aims

Consolidate the functions of advanced development of electronic control systems and optimizing integrated vehicle control systems into the newly established Integrated Control System Development Division in order to enhance development efficiency.
As electric drive technologies are put into practical use, integrate the function of electric drive system development, hitherto carried out by the Electric Drive System Development Office, and the function of engine-based drive system development, hitherto carried out by Powertrain Development Division, and achieve enhanced R&D efficiency.

Details of the organizational changes

The status of the Vehicle System Development Department is changed from a department to a division, and the division name is changed to Integrated Control System Development Division. The functions of advanced development of electronic control systems and optimizing integrated vehicle control systems, hitherto carried out by various departments in R&D are consolidated to the new division.
The PT Control System Development Department and Electric Drive & PT Control Parts Development Department are newly established in the Powertrain Development Division.
The Electric Drive System Development Office is eliminated, and its functions have been divided and consolidated to the Integrated Control System Development Division and departments within the Powertrain Development Division.
The Powertrain System Development Department is eliminated, and its functions have been divided and consolidated to the Integrated Control System Development Division, PT Control System Development Department and Electric Drive & PT Control Parts Development Department.

2. Personnel Changes

(1) Executive officers

New Post	Current Post	Name
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Secretariat and General & Legal Affairs; In charge of Global Auditing and Mazda Hospital	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	Koji Kurosawa
Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Fleet Sales No.3 and Tokyo Office; In charge of Corporate Liaison; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Corporate Planning and Corporate Communications	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	Minoru Mitsuda
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Global Production, Global Business Logistics, Global Product Quality and Brand Quality	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Global Production and Global Business Logistics; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.	Kiyotaka Shobuda
Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D and Cost Innovation; General Manager, R&D Liaison Office; President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Business Strategy, Product, Design and Cost Innovation; General Manager, R&D Liaison Office	Kiyoshi Fujiwara
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Technical Research Center, Powertrain Development and Integrated Control System Development	Managing Executive Officer In charge of Technical Research Center, Powertrain Development and Electric Drive System Development	Mitsuo Hitomi
Managing Executive Officer Assistant to the Officer in charge of Global Production; General Manager, Hiroshima Plant	Executive Officer General Manager, Hiroshima Plant	Masatoshi Maruyama
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Global Human Resources and Safety, Health & Disaster Prevention	Executive Officer In charge of Global Human Resources; General Manager, Human Resources Office; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Safety, Health & Disaster Prevention	Takeshi Fujiga
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Global Purchasing; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation	Executive Officer General Manager, Purchasing Div.	Kazuhisa Fujikawa
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Domestic Sales and Fleet Sales; President, Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer In charge of Domestic Sales; General Manager, Domestic Sales Div.; President, Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd.	Kazuyuki Fukuhara
Executive Officer General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.	General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.	Ichiro Hirose
Executive Officer General Manager, Hofu Plant	Deputy General Manager, Hofu Plant	Takeshi Mukai

Executive to step down from their positions

Current Post	Name
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Global Purchasing	Kazuki Imai
Managing Executive Officer In charge of Global Product Quality and Brand Quality	Masafumi Nakano
Managing Executive Officer In charge of R&D; President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.	Takahisa Sori
Executive Officer General Manager, Hofu Plant	Nariaki Uchida

(2) General managers and above

New Post	Current Post	Name
Staff Manager Corporate Planning & Development Div.	General Manager Regional Profit Management Dept.	Ken Nagata
General Manager Regional Profit Management Dept.	Staff Manager Regional Profit Management Dept.	Takeshi Sato
Staff Manager Cost Planning Div.	General Manager Purchasing Program Coordination Dept.	Yoshitaka Ohki
General Manager Product & Business Strategy Planning Dept. and General Manager Product Strategy Div.	General Manager Product & Business Strategy Planning Dept. and Deputy General Manager Product Strategy Div.	Takeji Kojima
General Manager Electrical & Electronics Development Dept.	General Manager Vehicle System Development Dept.	Toshifumi Ikeda
General Manager Integrated Control System Development Div.	General Manager Powertrain System Development Dept.	Yasuhiro Harada
Deputy General Manager Integrated Control System Development Div.	General Manager Electrical & Electronics Development Dept.	Masashi Yamasaki
General Manager Driveability & Environmental Performance Development Dept. and Deputy General Manager Powertrain Development Div.	General Manager Driveability & Environmental Performance Development Dept.	Eiji Nakai
Program Manager Powertrain Development Div.	Program Manager Electric Drive System Development Office	Tatsurou Takahashi
General Manager PT Control System Development Dept.	Staff Manager Powertrain System Development Dept.	Ryo Shimizu
General Manager Electric Drive & PT Control Parts Development Dept.	Manager Engine Design Engineering Dept.	Takashi Kadowaki
General Manager Purchasing Div.	General Manager Purchasing Administration Dept. and Deputy General Manager Purchasing Div.	Masahiko Ichida
General Manager Purchasing Administration Dept. and Deputy General Manager Purchasing Div.	General Manager Parts Purchasing Dept. No.2	Tetsuto Nakamura
General Manager Purchasing Program Coordination Dept.	Manager Parts Purchasing Dept. No.3	Kenji Aratani
General Manager Parts Purchasing Dept. No.2	Manager Parts Purchasing Dept. No.1	Kazuhiko Sumi
General Manager Production Engineering Div.	Deputy General Manager Production Engineering Div.	Iwao Aota
Deputy General Manager Production Engineering Div.	General Manager Tool & Die Production Dept.	Norihisa Adachi
General Manager Tool & Die Production Dept.	Manager Body Production Engineering Dept.	Akira Hashimoto
General Manager Body Production Dept. and Deputy General Manager Hiroshima Plant	General Manager Powertrain Production Dept. No.2, Hiroshima Plant	Ikuo Sugiyama
General Manager Powertrain Production Dept. No.2, Hiroshima Plant	Manager Powertrain Production Dept. No.2, Hiroshima Plant	Toyomi Sato
Deputy General Manager Hofu Plant	Dispatched to Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation	Atsumi Taomori
General Manager Vehicle Production Dept. No.4, Hofu Plant	General Manager Body Production Dept., Hiroshima Plant	Kouji Yamasaki
Deputy General Manager Quality Div.	General Manager Electric Drive System Development Office	Hisayoshi Naito
General Manager Domestic Business Div.	General Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept. and Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div.	Yasuhiro Saito
Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div.	General Manager Brand Promotion Dept.	Takashi Yukami
Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div.	General Manager Sales Development Dept.	Shinji Kamigaki
Staff Manager Domestic Business Div.	Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div.	Shigemi Yamaguchi
General Manager Brand Promotion Dept.	Staff Manager Brand Promotion Dept.	Yutaka Kenmotsu
General Manager Sales Development Dept.	Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Koujiro Yagi
General Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Staff Manager Brand Promotion Dept.	Takashi Suto
General Manager Customer Service Div.	General Manager Product Strategy Div.	Ryuichi Umeshita
Staff Manager Customer Service Div. and dispatched to Mazda Parts Co., Ltd.	General Manager Customer Service Div. and dispatched to Mazda Parts Co., Ltd.	Hiroshi Oda
General Manager Human Resources Office	Deputy General Manager Production Engineering Div.	Kazuhisa Yoshida
Dispatched to Yamaguchi Mazda Co., Ltd.	Staff Manager Franchised-dealership Support Dept.	Kenji Egi
Dispatched to Mazda Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.	Dispatched to SMM Auto Finance, Inc.	Masanori Amimoto
Dispatched to Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation	General Manager Vehicle Production Dept. No.4, Hofu Plant	Yoshitomi Inagaki

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