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GLOBAL NEWS
6 February 2025
Notice regarding Change in Organization and Personnel of Officers and Executive General Managers
Suzuki Motor Corporation will make the following change in organization and personnel of officers and executive general managers as of 1 April 2025.
1. Change in Organization
Yokohama R&D Center will be separated from the Corporate Planning and established as an independent vertical under the responsibility of Chief Technology Officer.
2. Personnel of Officers
(1) Personnel of Directors
(appointment of Director and Executive Vice President, and Director and Senior Managing Officer, and change in responsibilities of Directors)
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Assistant to President, Responsible for: Corporate Planning, Human Resources Development, Legal/IP, Finance, Global IT, and India Corporate Field |
Naomi Ishii | Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Assistant to President, Responsible for: Corporate Planning, New Mobility Service, BEV Solutions, Human Resources Development, Legal/IP, Finance, Global IT, Product Planning, and India Corporate Field |
| Director and Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Responsible for: Technology Strategy, Automobile EV Engineering, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automobile Vehicle Engineering, Automobile Powertrain Engineering, Regulations and Certification, Yokohama R&D Center, and India Engineering |
Katsuhiro Kato | Director and Senior Managing Officer, Chief Technology Officer Responsible for: Technology Strategy, Automobile EV Engineering, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automobile Vehicle Engineering, Automobile Powertrain Engineering, Regulations and Certification, and India Engineering |
| Director and Senior Managing Officer, Executive Fellow in charge of Manufacturing |
Shigetoshi Torii | Director and Senior Managing Officer Responsible for: Quality Assurance and Inspection, Procurement Strategy, Manufacturing, and India Quality, Procurement, and Manufacturing |
| Director and Senior Managing Officer, Branch Manager, Tokyo Branch Responsible for: Public Relations, Corporate Communications, IR/SR, and India Public Relations and Corporate Communications |
Aritaka Okajima | Director and Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Public Relations and Corporate Communications, and Branch Manager, Tokyo Branch Responsible for: Public Relations, Corporate Communications, IR/SR, and India Public Relations and Corporate Communications |
(2) Appointment of Senior Managing Officers
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Managing Officer, Chief Global Marketing Officer Responsible for: Japan Marketing, India Operations, Automobile Marketing - Europe, Middle East and Africa, Automobile Marketing - Asia, Latin America and Oceania, Global Service, Marine Operations, Motorcycle Operations, and Spare Parts and Accessories |
Eiichi Muramatsu | Managing Officer, Division Manager, Global Marketing Management |
| Senior Managing Officer Responsible for: Quality Assurance and Inspection, Procurement Strategy, Manufacturing, and India Quality, Procurement, and Manufacturing |
Kazuo Ichino | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Manufacturing |
(3) Change in Responsibilities of Managing Officers
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Officer Responsible for New Mobility Service, BEV Solutions, and Product Planning |
Takahiko Hashimoto | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, BEV Solutions |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Global R&D Project, and Managing Director, Suzuki R&D Center India Private Limited |
Masahiro Ikuma | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Procurement Strategy |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, India Operations |
Koichi Suzuki | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Marketing - Europe, Middle East and Africa |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Marketing - Europe, Middle East and Africa |
Yusuke Kato | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Human Resources Development |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Motorcycle Operations |
Takashi Ise | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Quality Assurance and Inspection |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Procurement Strategy |
Toshiya Miki | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning |
Junya Kumataki | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, New Mobility Service |
(4) Appointment of Managing Officers
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Marine Operations |
Shuichi Mishima | Executive General Manager, Marine Operations |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Quality Assurance and Inspection |
Tsuyoshi Tanaka | Executive General Manager, Motorcycle Operations |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Japan Marketing |
Yoshitake Tamakoshi | Executive General Manager, Japan Marketing |
| Managing Officer, Based in Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Chief Automobile Planning and Engineering Technology Officer, and in charge of MBD Promotion, Technology Strategy |
Tatsuhiko Fujii | Based in Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Chief Automobile Planning and Engineering Technology Officer, and in charge of MBD Promotion, Technology Strategy |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
Takashi Sunda | Executive General Manager, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Technology Strategy |
Taku Sumino | Executive General Manager, Technology Strategy |
(5) Retirement of Executive Vice President and Managing Officers
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Fellow in charge of India Operations | Kenichi Ayukawa | Executive Vice President Responsible for: Japan Marketing, India Operations, Automobile Marketing - Europe, Middle East and Africa, Automobile Marketing - Asia, Latin America and Oceania, Global Service, Marine Operations, Motorcycle Operations, and Spare Parts and Accessories |
| Senior Fellow in charge of DX | Yoshihiro Ugai | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Global IT |
| Councilor, In charge of Human Resources Development |
Kazunobu Hori | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Global R&D Project, and Managing Director, Suzuki R&D Center India Private Limited |
| Councilor, President, Suzuki Finance Co., Ltd. |
Kenichi Goto | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Spare Parts and Accessories |
3. Personnel of Executive General Managers
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Executive General Manager, Yokohama R&D Center |
Yasuhiro Hayashi | Division Manager, Yokohama R&D Center |
| Executive General Manager, Global IT |
Akira Nonaka | Division Manager, Digitalization Promotion |
| Executive General Manager, BEV Solutions |
Kazunari Muramatsu | Division Manager, BEV Line K&A Segment |
| Executive General Manager, Spare Parts and Accessories |
Hideki Taguchi | Executive General Manager, India Operations |
| Executive General Manager, Public Relations and Corporate Communications |
Hidehiro Hirano | Division Manager, Corporate Communications |
| Executive General Manager, Manufacturing |
Keisuke Mizutani | Plant Manager, Kosai Plant |
| Executive General Manager, Human Resources Development |
Takashi Fukuda | Division Manager, Human Resources |
| Executive General Manager, New Mobility Service |
Masao Fujitani | Division Manager, New Mobility Service Business Development |