NEWS RELEASES
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Personnel Changes
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following personnel changes, effective August 1, 2025.
New post | Current post | Name |
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Program Manager Cost Planning Innovation Office |
Deputy Program Manager Vehicle Development Promotion Dept. |
Naoshi Youso |
Staff Manager Cost Planning Innovation Office |
Program Manager Cost Planning Innovation Office |
Mitsuru Wakiie |
Program Manager MDI Operations Design Dept. and Staff Manager R&D Strategy Planning Div. |
Program Manager MDI Operations Design Dept. |
Masahiro Yoshioka |
General Manager Engineering Systems Dept. and Staff Manager R&D Strategy Planning Div. |
General Manager Engineering Systems Dept. |
Shuji Nakatani |
Senior Principal Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. and Senior Principal Engineer R&D Strategy Planning Div. |
Senior Principal Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Takamasa Suetomi |
General Manager MBD Innovation Dept. and Staff Manager R&D Strategy Planning Div. |
General Manager MBD Innovation Dept. |
Shinichi Tsumura |
Senior Principal Engineer PT Control System Development Dept. and Senior Principal Engineer R&D Strategy Planning Div. |
Senior Principal Engineer PT Control System Development Dept. |
Yuichiro Tsumura |
General Research Manager Technical Research Center, Senior Principal Engineer R&D Strategy Planning Div., Senior Principal Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div., and Senior Principal Engineer Electrification Business Div. |
General Research Manager Technical Research Center, Senior Principal Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div., and Senior Principal Engineer Electrification Business Div. |
Masanori Honda |
Senior Expert Production Engineering Div. |
Dispatched to Changan Mazda Engine Co., Ltd. (President) |
Akira Murata |
Deputy General Manager Quality Div. and General Manager Quality Assurance Dept. |
Deputy General Manager Quality Div. |
Daisuke Nakayama |
General Manager Corporate Liaison & Research Dept. |
General Manager Tokyo General Affairs Dept. |
Kousuke Doi |
Staff Manager Corporate Liaison & Research Dept. |
General Manager Corporate Liaison & Research Dept. |
Kazuki Fukui |
Staff Manager Financial Services Div. |
General Manager Dealer Financial Services Dept. |
Shinya Kawakami |
General Manager Safety, Health and Disaster Prevention Promotion Dept. |
Manager Powertrain Production Dept. No.3, Hiroshima Plant |
Yoshiki Kasahara |
Staff Manager Safety, Health and Disaster Prevention Promotion Dept. |
General Manager Safety, Health and Disaster Prevention Promotion Dept. |
Yasushi Murao |
Program Manager Global Auditing Dept. |
Program Manager Corporate Services Div. |
Yoshiyuki Asada |
General Manager Operations in the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area and General Manager Tokyo General Affairs Dept. |
General Manager Operations in the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area |
Yutaka Fujiie |
Dispatched to Nishi-Shikoku Mazda Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President) |
Staff Manager Domestic Business Development Dept. |
Kentaro Hirao |
Dispatched to Mazda Business Partner Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and Vice President) and General Manager Dealer Financial Services Dept. |
Dispatched to Kyusyu Mazda Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President) |
Yoshihiro Arikuni |
Dispatched to Changan Mazda Engine Co., Ltd. (President) |
Dispatched to Changan Mazda Engine Co., Ltd. (Senior Advisor) |
Takashi Kouno |
- | Staff Manager Purchasing Div. (Until July 31, 2025) |
Hidetaka Ohara |
- | General Manager Quality Assurance Dept. (Until July 31, 2025) |
Yasuhiro Nishino |
- | Staff Manager Financial Services Div. (Until July 31, 2025) |
Maki Tokudome |