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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

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