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Organizational and Personnel Changes
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective March 1, 2018.
1. Organizational Changes
Changes in the area of integrated control systems development
- Aim
- As electronic systems become increasingly complex, create an organizational framework for the collective development of technologies based on a consistent strategy and equip it with a management system aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of development.
- Details of the organizational changes
- Establish the Infotainment & Control Model Development Dept. and transfer the functions of developing communication and information systems from the Electrical & Electronics Development Dept. to it.
- Establish the Electronic Platform Development Dept. and transfer the functions of developing electronic component from the Electrical and Electronics Development Dept.to it.
- Establish the Electrical & Electronics Performance Development Dept. and transfer the functions of testing and researching electric and electronic components from the Electrical and Electronics Development Dept.to it.
- In line with above changes, abolish the Electrical & Electronics Development Dept.
2. Personnel Changes
| New Post | Current Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy General Manager Integrated Control System Development Div. |
General Manager Electrical & Electronics Development Dept. and Deputy General Manager Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Toshifumi Ikeda |
| General Manager Infotainment and Control Model Development Dept. |
Senior Principal Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Michihiro Imada |
| General Manager Electronic Platform Development Dept. |
Manager Electrical & Electronics Development Dept. |
Keigo Fukuda |
| General Manager Electrical & Electronics Performance Development Dept. |
Staff Manager Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Yasushi Hamada |
| Staff Manager Production Engineering Div. |
General Manager Production Control & Logistics Quality & Engineering Dept. |
Michio Higaki |
| General Manager Production Planning Dept. |
Staff Manager Production Planning Dept. |
Masahiro Enomoto |
| General Manager Production Control & Logistics Quality & Engineering Dept. and Deputy General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div. |
Deputy General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div. |
Shingo Manabe |
| General Manager Corporate Communications Div. |
General Manager Global Communications Planning Dept. and General Manager Corporate Communications Div. |
Takeji Kojima |
| General Manager Global Communications Planning Dept. |
General Manager Production Planning Dept. |
Hirotaka Miyoshi |
| Dispatched to Mazda North American Operations (Vice President and CFO) |
Dispatched to Mazda de México Vehicle Operation (Advisor) |
Akio Akamatsu |