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24 March 2022
Notice regarding Change in Personnel of Officers
Suzuki Motor Corporation will make the following change in personnel of officers as of 1 April 2022. The Company also made an internal decision of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Member to be appointed at the 156th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled in June 2022.
The Directors (nine members) and Audit & Supervisory Board Member (one member) will be officially decided following the approval at the 156th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, and Representative Directors and Directors with titles are to be appointed at the Board of Directors which will be held after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
1. Change in Responsibility of Director (as of 1 April 2022)
New | Name | Current |
---|---|---|
Director and Senior Managing Officer, Responsible for Vehicle Regulations and Engineering Administration, Product Planning, Automobile Vehicle Engineering, Automobile Powertrain Engineering, and Automobile Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Chief Technology Officer, and Executive General Manager, Automobile Electrical/Electronic Engineering |
Yukihiro Yamashita | Director and Senior Managing Officer, Responsible for Vehicle Regulations and Engineering Administration, Product Planning, Automobile Vehicle Engineering, Automobile Powertrain Engineering, and Automobile Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Chief Technology Officer, and in charge of Automobile Engineering Quality |
2. Change in Personnel of Officers (as of 1 April 2022)
(1) Change in responsibility of Executive Vice President
New | Name | Current |
---|---|---|
Executive Vice President, Responsible for India Operations, Executive General Manager, India Operations (based in Maruti Suzuki India Limited) and Executive Vice Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
Kenichi Ayukawa | Executive Vice President, Responsible for India Operations, Executive General Manager, India Operations (based in Maruti Suzuki India Limited) and Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
(2) Appointment of Executive Vice President
New | Name | Current |
---|---|---|
Executive Vice President, Responsible for Corporate Planning Office, New Mobility Service, EV Operations, Human Resources/General Affairs & Legal/IP, Global IT, and Finance, Supporting President, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning Office |
Naomi Ishii | Senior Managing Officer, Responsible for Corporate Planning Office, New Mobility Service, EV Operations, Human Resources/General Affairs & Legal/IP, Global IT, and Finance, Supporting President, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning Office |
(3) Change in responsibility of Managing Officers
New | Name | Current |
---|---|---|
Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Product Planning, and in charge of CJP Promotion |
Masayuki Fujisaki | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Product Planning |
Managing Officer, Joint Managing Director, TDS Lithium-Ion Battery Gujarat Private Limited |
Hisanori Takashiba | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Electrical/Electronic Engineering |
Managing Officer, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
Hisashi Takeuchi | Managing Officer, Joint Managing Director, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
Managing Officer, in charge of Parts Center and PDI Operations Reform, and Executive General Manager, Spare Parts and Accessories |
Kenichi Goto | Managing Officer, in charge of IT and Spare Parts, and in charge of Parts Center and PDI Operations Reform, and Executive General Manager, Spare Parts and Accessories |
(4) Appointment of Managing Officers
New | Name | Current |
---|---|---|
Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Global IT |
Yoshihiro Ugai | Executive General Manager, Global IT |
Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Finance |
Ryo Kawamura | Executive General Manager, Finance |
Managing Officer, Executive General Manager (Middle East/Africa Automobile Marketing, based in Maruti Suzuki India Limited), and in charge of Global Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
Koichi Suzuki | Executive General Manager (Middle East/Africa Automobile Marketing, based in Maruti Suzuki India Limited), and in charge of Global Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Manufacturing, and in charge of Painting Plant in Manufacturing, and Deputy Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee |
Kazuo Ichino | Executive General Manager, Manufacturing, and in charge of Painting Plant in Manufacturing, and Deputy Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee |
(5) Retirement of Managing Officers
New | Name | Current |
---|---|---|
Councilor, Product Planning |
Keiichi Asai | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager (Cost Control/Reduction), Product Planning |
Councilor, Domestic Marketing |
Keiji Miyamoto | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager (Domestic Marketing II), Domestic Marketing |
Councilor, Human Resources/General Affairs & Legal/IP |
Naoki Suzuki | Managing Officer, New Mobility Service, in charge of Engineering Transformation, and in charge of CJP Promotion |
Managing Director, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited |
Satoshi Uchida | Managing Officer, Managing Director, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited |
3. Change in Personnel of Directors (as of the 156th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled in June)
(1) Candidates for New Director
Name | Current title |
---|---|
Shun Egusa | Executive Adviser, Toshiba Corporation (scheduled to retire as of 31 March 2022) |
Lisa Yamai | President and Representative Director, Snow Peak, Inc. |
(2) Retirement of Directors
Name | Current title |
---|---|
Osamu Kawamura | Outside Director |
Yuriko Kato | Outside Director |
4. Change in Personnel of Audit & Supervisory Board Members
(as of the 156th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled in June)
(1) Candidate for New Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Name | Current title |
---|---|
Mitsuhiro Fukuta | Vice Dean, Faculty of Engineering, National University Corporation Shizuoka University |
(2) Retirement of Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Name | Current title |
---|---|
Nobuyuki Araki | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
[Reference]
Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members following the 156th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (schedule)
Directors (nine members)
Name | Title |
---|---|
Toshihiro Suzuki | Representative Director and President (Chairman of the Board of Directors) |
Osamu Honda | Representative Director and Senior Technical Executive |
Masahiko Nagao | Director and Senior Managing Officer |
Toshiaki Suzuki | Director and Senior Managing Officer |
Kinji Saito | Director and Senior Managing Officer |
Yukihiro Yamashita | Director and Senior Managing Officer |
Hideaki Domichi*1 | Director |
Shun Egusa (New Appointment)*1 |
Director |
Lisa Yamai (New Appointment)*1 |
Director |
- *1 Outside Director
Audit & Supervisory Board Members (five members)
Name | Title |
---|---|
Taisuke Toyoda | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
Masato Kasai | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
Norio Tanaka*2 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) |
Norihisa Nagano*2 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) |
Mitsuhiro Fukuta (New Appointment)*2 |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) |
- *2 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
[Reference]
Structure of Officers after the personnel change as of 1 April 2022
(excluding those concurrently serving as Directors)
(22 members)
Name | Title |
---|---|
Kenichi Ayukawa | Executive Vice President, Responsible for India Operations, Executive General Manager, India Operations (based in Maruti Suzuki India Limited) and Executive Vice Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
Naomi Ishii | Executive Vice President, Responsible for Corporate Planning Office, New Mobility Service, EV Operations, Human Resources/General Affairs & Legal/IP, Global IT, and Finance, Supporting President, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning Office |
Ichizo Aoyama | Senior Managing Officer, Managing Director, TDS Lithium-Ion Battery Gujarat Private Limited |
Shinichi Imaizumi | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager (Domestic Marketing Administration & Promotion), Domestic Marketing, and Department General Manager, Domestic Marketing Administration & Promotion Department |
Kazunobu Hori | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, D Project |
Katsuhiro Kato | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Quality Assurance and Inspection, and Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee |
Shigeo Yamagishi | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Vehicle Regulations and Engineering Administration, and Deputy Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee |
Yasuharu Osawa | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Marine Operations, and in charge of USA |
Shigetoshi Torii | Managing Officer, in charge of manufacturing and carbon neutrality in India, and Joint Managing Director, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, and Senior Vice President, Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited |
Masayuki Fujisaki | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Product Planning, and in charge of CJP Promotion |
Yutaka Kikukawa | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Human Resources/General Affairs & Legal/IP, and Committee, Inspection Reform Committee |
Masahiro Ikuma | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Procurement Strategy |
Hisanori Takashiba | Managing Officer, Joint Managing Director, TDS Lithium-Ion Battery Gujarat Private Limited |
Hisashi Takeuchi | Managing Officer, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
Kenichiro Toyofuku | Managing Officer, Supporting CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
Masayoshi Ito | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Motorcycle Operations |
Tatsuro Takeuchi | Managing Officer, President, Suzuki Motor Sales Kinki Inc. |
Kenichi Goto | Managing Officer, in charge of Parts Center and PDI Operations Reform, and Executive General Manager, Spare Parts and Accessories |
Yoshihiro Ugai | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Global IT |
Ryo Kawamura | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Finance |
Koichi Suzuki | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager (Middle East/Africa Automobile Marketing, based in Maruti Suzuki India Limited), and in charge of Global Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
Kazuo Ichino | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Manufacturing, and in charge of Painting Plant in Manufacturing, and Deputy Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee |