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Organizational and Personnel Changes
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective October 1, 2024.
1. Organizational Change
Electrification Business Domain
- Aim
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- In line with the organizational change (transferring the new value creation function of Electrification Business Division to Business Innovation Office) effective September 1, 2024, the functions of the Business Center will be revised in order to strengthen activities to promote consistent business transformation globally, with the aim of providing Mazda customers with high-quality and seamless experiences throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle, from purchase and ownership to replacement, in the era of electrification.
- Description of change
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- Business Center will be renamed to Business Transformation Center.
2. Personnel changes
| New post | Current post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| General Manager Carbon Neutral & Resource Circulation Strategy Dept. |
Program Manager Carbon Neutral & Resource Circulation Strategy Dept. |
Takeshi Fukagawa |
| Center General Manager Business Transformation Center, Electrification Business Div. |
Center General Manager Business Center, Electrification Business Div. |
Akio Akamatsu |
| Leader and Program Manager Electrification Business Div. |
Leader Electrification Business Div. |
Masaya Kodama |
| Leader Electrification Business Div. |
Leader Electrification Business Div. |
Hiroki Kubo |
| Deputy General Manager and Program Manager R&D Strategy Planning Div. |
General Manager Carbon Neutral & Resource Circulation Strategy Dept. |
Hiroshi Kinoshita |
| Senior Expert R&D Strategy Planning Div. |
Deputy General Manager R&D Strategy Planning Div. |
Koichi Kondo |
| Program Manager Direct report to Executive Officer in charge of R&D Strategy Planning, Carbon Neutrality and Cost Innovation |
General Manager Culture Transformation Promotion Dept. |
Takayuki Ito |
| Program Manager Development Strategy Planning Dept. |
Program Manager Powertrain Development Div. |
Kazuhiro Tomizawa |
| Program Manager Powertrain Development Div. |
Dispatched to Mazda Motor Europe GmbH |
Naoki Shimura |
| General Manager Powertrain Planning Dept. |
General Manager Powertrain Planning Dept. and Program Manager Development Strategy Planning Dept. |
Masaaki Sato |
| General Manager Prototype Fabrication Dept. |
Manager Prototype Fabrication Dept. |
Ryoji Yoshizawa |
| Deputy General Manager Global Sales & Marketing Div. and General Manager Overseas Market Operations Dept. |
Deputy General Manager Global Sales & Marketing Div. |
Taku Yamafuji |
| Senior Expert Overseas Market Operations Dept. |
General Manager Overseas Market Operations Dept. |
Masami Yanagawa |
| General Manager Culture Transformation Promotion Dept. |
Staff Manager Culture Transformation Promotion Dept. |
Kazuhiro Kogomori |
| Dispatched to Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. |
General Manager Prototype Fabrication Dept. |
Toshihiko Nagata |
| Senior Principal Engineer Vehicle Testing & Research Dept. (Until October 10, 2024) |
Takakazu Yamane |