Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective Oct. 1, 2021.

1. Organizational Changes

(1) Changes in the area of Global Sales & Marketing

Aims

• Establish a system that provides appropriate and prompt support to help each region achieve their business targets, in addition to pursuing marketing communications that reflect customer feedback.

Details of changes

• The Brand Strategy Department and the Consumer Insight Department have been integrated, reorganized and renamed to Brand Marketing Department.
• The Global Sales Planning Department and the Market Operations Department No. 1 have been integrated, reorganized and renamed to Business Support Department.

(2) Changes in the area of Corporate Services

Aims

• In the midst of the rapidly changing business environment surrounding the automotive industry, establish a system that provides agile and flexible support to representative directors and other directors by speeding up decision-making processes through enhanced cooperation of executives.

Details of changes

• The Secretariat Group has been separated from the Corporate Services Division and formed into the newly established Secretariat Department.

2. Personnel changes