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March 29, 2016

Executive Personnel Changes

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following executive personnel changes proposed to take effect following the 150th ordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held in June 2016.

New post	Current post	Name
Director Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Quality, Brand Enhancement, Production and Business Logistics	Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Quality, Brand Enhancement, Production and Business Logistics	Kiyotaka Shobuda
Director Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of R&D and MDI; In charge of Cost Innovation	Senior Managing Executive Officer Oversight of R&D and MDI; In charge of Cost Innovation	Kiyoshi Fujiwara

Brief Personal Record of New Appointees of Director

Kiyotaka Shobuda

Date of birth: April 11, 1959

Career:	March 1982	Joined Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (present Mazda Motor Corporation)
	April 2006	Deputy General Manager, Hofu Plant
	November. 2008	Executive Officer, President, AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
	April 2010	Executive Officer, General Manager, Production 　Engineering Div.
	April 2011	Executive Officer, In charge of Production; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation
	June 2013	Managing Executive Officer, In charge of Global Production and Global Business Logistics; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.
	April 2015	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Global Production, Global Business Logistics; Global Product Quality and Brand Quality
	April 2016	Senior Managing Executive Officer; Oversight of Quality, Brand Enhancement, Production and Business Logistics (to present)

Kiyoshi Fujiwara

Date of birth: March 15, 1960

Career:	March 1982	Joined Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (present Mazda Motor Corporation)
	March 2003	Vice President, Mazda Motor Europe GmbH
	June 2005	General Manager, Product Planning & Business Strategy Div.
	November. 2008	Executive Officer; General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.
	June 2012	Executive Officer; In charge of Product Planning, Program Management, Design and ASEAN Strategy Promotion; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation
	June 2013	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Business Strategy, Product, Design and Cost Innovation
	April 2015	Managing Executive Officer; In charge of R&D and Cost Innovation; General Manager, R&D Liaison Office; President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.
	April 2016	Senior Managing Executive Officer; Oversight of R&D and MDI; In charge of Cost Innovation (to present)

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