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16 March 2026
Notice regarding Change in Organization and Personnel of Officers, Executive General Managers, and Division Managers
Suzuki Motor Corporation will make the following change in organization and personnel of Officers, Executive General Managers, and Division Managers as of 1 April 2026.
1. Change in organization
- - New Mobility Service will be renamed as New Business.
[New Business]
- - New Mobility Service Business Development Division will be renamed as New Mobility Business Development Division.
- - Investment & Co-creation Division will be newly established.
[Global Communication]
- - Corporate Communications Division and Investor Relations Division, a newly-established division aimed to clarify the Company’s stance toward emphasizing IR initiatives, will be placed.
[Global Public Affairs]
- - External Affairs Division and Technical Affairs Division will be placed.
[Human Capital Development]
- - Safety, Health and Disaster Prevention Division will be newly established.
[Finance]
- - Finance Division will be reorganized into Finance Infrastructure Division and Finance Strategy Division in order to clarify initiatives to strengthen financial foundation and to accelerate initiatives toward enhancing corporate value.
[Spare Parts and Accessories]
- - Global Sales Activation Division will be reorganized into Global Parts & Accessories Sales Division and Accessories Sales Promotion Division according to their functions.
[Global Marketing Management]
- - Product Logistics Division will be newly established in order to make efficient automobile logistics and enhance loading rate and promote shortening waiting time of logistics personnel which are requested by Act on the Efficiency of Distribution of Goods in Japan.
[Global Financial Services]
- - Financial Services Strategy & Growth Division and Pre-Owned Vehicles Strategy & Growth Division will be newly established.
[Automobile Marketing - Asia, Latin America and Oceania]
- - Indonesia and Thailand Automobile Division and Asia Automobile Division will be reorganized into Indonesia Automobile Division and Pakistan Automobile Division.
[Product Planning]
- - BEV Line K&A Segment Division, BEV Line B&C Segment Division, Automobile Line K&A segment Division, Automobile Line B&C segment Division, and Automobile Line Commercial・Cross country segment Division will be reorganized into Automobile Line Kei Products Division, Automobile Line Global Products Division, Automobile Line India A&CV Products Division, and Automobile Line India B&C&D Products Division.
- - BEV Product Planning Division and Product Planning Division will be reorganized into Product Planning Division and Model Planning Division.
- - BEV Business Planning Division will be abolished.
[Technology Strategy]
- - Automobile Technology Planning Division, Automobile Dynamical System CAE/MBD Management Division, and Automobile Structural System CAE/MBD Management Division will be renamed as Technology Planning Division, Dynamical System CAE/MBD Performance Development Division, and Structural System CAE/MBD Performance Development Division respectively, in order to complement with motorcycle/marine and make as structure that increases quality/development efficiency.
- - Environment, Material & Manufacturing Engineering Development Division and Automobile Experiment Analysis Division will be renamed as Material Engineering Division and Automobile NVH Experiment Division respectively.
[Battery Development]
- - Automobile EV Battery Design Division will be renamed as Electric Battery Design Division.
- - New Technology Co-creation Department of Automobile E3 Engineering Support Division will become New Technology Co-creation Division in order to cross-functionally promote implementation actions more quickly.
- - Electric Battery Design Division, E Mobility Development Division, Automobile E3 Engineering Support Division, and New Technology Co-creation Division will be placed under Battery Development.
[Automobile Electric Engineering]
- - Automobile EV Design Division, Automobile EV/HEV Drivetrain Design Division, and Automobile HEV Design Division will be placed under Automobile Electric Engineering.
[Automobile Vehicle Engineering]
- - Automobile Body Design Division will be reorganized into Automobile Body Engineering Planning Division and Automobile Exterior & Interior Design Division in order to promote management span optimization.
- - Automobile Vehicle Engineering Planning Division and Automobile Vehicle Experiment Division will be renamed as Automobile Body Engineering Planning Division and Automobile Body Performance Development Division respectively.
- - Automobile Body Engineering Planning Division, Automobile Body Performance Development Division, Automobile Body Design Division, Automobile Exterior & Interior Design Division, and Automobile Platform Design Division will be placed under Automobile Vehicle Engineering.
[Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Engineering]
- - Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Design Division and Automobile Vehicle Dynamic Performance Evaluation and Control Design Division will be reorganized into Automobile Suspension & Steering Design Division, Automobile Brake Design Division, and Automobile Vehicle Dynamic Performance Strategy Division in order to efficiently respond to the rising performance needs from laws/regulations and the market by increasing specialized knowledge.
- - Automobile Development Quality Evaluation Division will be transferred from Quality Assurance and Inspection and renamed as Vehicle Performance Refinement Division in order to consolidate test course safety management, as well as to consolidate and efficiently conduct testing and facility management operations which were dispersed in Quality Assurance and Inspection and Automobile Engineering.
- - Automobile Vehicle Dynamic Performance Strategy Division, Automobile Suspension & Steering Design Division, Automobile Brake Design Division, and Vehicle Performance Refinement Division will be placed under Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Engineering.
[Procurement Strategy]
- - Powertrain and Electrical/Electronic Parts Procurement Division and Materials and Equipment Procurement Division will be renamed as Powertrain and EV Parts Procurement Division and Materials and Motorcycle/Marine Parts Procurement Division respectively.
[Manufacturing]
- - Production Quality Control Division, Production Model Management Division, Production Planning Control Division, Kosai Plant, Sagara Plant, Osuka Plant, Iwata Plant, and Hamamatsu Plant will be placed under Manufacturing.
[Production Engineering]
- - Gujarat Project, Air Mobility Manufacturing Project, Battery & Powertrain Division, Powertrain Parts Division, Stamping Division, Welding Division, Paint Division, Body Assembly Division, Mono-Zukuri Promotion Division, Trial Production Division, and Tooling Plant will be placed under Manufacturing.
2. Change in responsibility of Senior Managing Officer and Managing Officer
| New | Name | Announced on 22 Dec. 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Managing Officer Responsible for New Business, Product Planning, Marine Operations, and Motorcycle Operations |
Takahiko Hashimoto | (Current) Managing Officer, Responsible for New Mobility Service, BEV Solutions, and Product Planning (As of 1 Apr. 2026) Senior Managing Officer, Responsible for New Mobility Service, Product Planning, Marine Operations, and Motorcycle Operations |
| Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Engineering, and Division Manager, Vehicle Performance Refinement Division |
Tatsuhiko Fujii | (Current) Managing Officer, based in Maruti Suzuki India Chief Automobile Planning and Engineering Technology Officer, Maruti Suzuki India (As of 1 Apr. 2026) Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Engineering |
3. Change in personnel of Executive General Managers
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Executive General Manager, New Business |
Masao Fujitani | Executive General Manager, New Mobility Service |
| Executive General Manager, Global Financial Services, and Division Manager, Pre-Owned Vehicles Strategy & Growth Division |
Norimasa Ishikawa | Division Manager in Charge, Indonesia and Thailand Automobile Division |
4. Change in personnel of Division Managers
[Audit]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager in Charge, Domestic Subsidiaries/Affiliates Audit Division |
Toshitaka Takabe | Department Manager, Audit Department, Domestic Subsidiaries/Affiliates Audit Division |
| Division Manager, Overseas Subsidiaries/Affiliates Audit Division |
Masato Atsumi | Division Manager in Charge, Overseas Subsidiaries/Affiliates Audit Division |
[Corporate Planning]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Secretarial Office |
Tomoki Taniguchi | Department Manager, Secretarial Department, Secretarial Office |
[New Business]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, New Mobility Business Development Division |
Yoshihiro Matsumoto | Division Manager, New Mobility Service Business Development Division |
| Division Manager, Investment & Co-creation Division |
Taichi Okamoto | Department Manager, India Department, India Automobile Division |
[Global Communications]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Investor Relations Division |
Keisuke Konishi | Division Manager in Charge of Planning and IR, Finance Division |
[Global Public Affairs]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Technical Affairs Division |
Tomomi Ichida | Supporting Division Manager, Public Relations Division |
[Human Capital Development]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Safety, Health and Disaster Prevention Division |
Katsumi Oishi | Department Manager, General Affairs Department, General Affairs Division |
[Finance]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Finance Infrastructure Division |
Mitsuru Togashi | Department Manager, Tax Department, Finance Division |
| Division Manager, Finance Strategy Division |
Yusuke Kishino | Division Manager in Charge, Finance Division |
[Quality Assurance and Inspection]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Iwata Inspection Division |
Masahiro Tomida | Department Manager, Iwata Final Inspection Department, Iwata Inspection Division |
| Division Manager, Hamamatsu Inspection Division |
Kyu Noguchi | Department Manager, Hamamatsu Final Inspection Department, Iwata Inspection Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Hamamatsu Inspection Division |
Shinji Hasui | Division Manager, Hamamatsu Inspection Division |
[Spare Parts and Accessories]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Global Parts & Accessories Sales Division |
Eiji Kitajima | Division Manager, Global Sales Activation Division |
| Division Manager, Accessories Sales Promotion Division |
Yoshiyuki Takahashi | Department Manager, Sale Activation Department, Global Sales Activation Division |
[Global Marketing Management]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Product Logistics Division |
Yoji Murosaka | Division Manager in Charge of Logistics, Global Marketing Management |
[Global Financial Services]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Global Financial Services and Division Manager, Financial Services Strategy & Growth Division, and President, Suzuki Finance |
Kenichi Goto | Councilor President, Suzuki Finance |
[Automobile Marketing - Europe, Middle East and Africa]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Director, Suzuki GB |
Kazuyuki Yamashita | Managing Director, Suzuki Deutschland |
| Division Manager in Charge, based in Suzuki GB |
Takanori Suzuki | Managing Director, Suzuki GB |
| Managing Director, Suzuki Deutschland |
Daniel Schnell | Deputy Managing Director, Suzuki Deutschland |
[Automobile Marketing - Asia, Latin America and Oceania]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Pakistan Automobile Division |
Motohiro Atsumi | Division Manager, Asia Automobile Division |
| Division Manager, Indonesia Automobile Division |
Masashi Fukuda | Division Manager, Indonesia and Thailand Automobile Division |
[Marine Operations]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager in Charge, Marine Marketing Division |
Shigeru Makinose | Department Manager, Europe, Middle East, Africa Department, Marine Marketing Division |
| President, Thai Suzuki |
Daisuke Kawatari | Department Manager, Asia Department, Marine Marketing Division |
[Product Planning]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Model Planning Division |
Fumitaka Yamao | Division Manager, BEV Product Planning Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Line Kei Products Division |
Takeyuki Suzuki | Division Manager in Charge, Automobile Line K&A segment Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Line Global Products Division |
Sumio Ono | Division Manager, BEV Line B&C Segment Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Line India A&CV Products Division |
Tadashi Takahashi | Division Manager, Automobile Line K&A segment Division |
| Division Manager in Charge of Commercial Segment, Automobile Line India A&CV Products Division |
Yoshihiko Kumagai | Division Manager in Charge of EV Automobile Technology, BEV Solutions |
| Division Manager, Automobile Line India B&C&D Products Division |
Yoichi Suzuki | Division Manager, Automobile Line B&C segment Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Styling Design Division |
Takashi Hayashida | Department Manager, Interior Department, Automobile Styling Design Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Cost Control Division |
Yasuhiro Kawamura | Division Manager, Automobile Line K&A segment Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Automobile Cost Control Division |
Masamichi Suzuki | Division Manager, Automobile Cost Control Division |
[Technology Strategy]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Technology Planning Division |
Shigehiro Taguchi | Division Manager, Automobile Technology Planning Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Technology Planning Division |
Shigeki Suzuki | Division Manager in Charge, Automobile Technology Planning Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Technology Planning Division |
Masaki Teshi | Division Manager in Charge, Automobile Technology Planning Division |
| Division Manager, Dynamical System CAE/MBD Performance Development Division |
Atsushi Miura | Division Manager, Automobile Dynamical System CAE/MBD Management Division |
| Division Manager, Structural System CAE/MBD Performance Development Division |
Idemitsu Masuda | Division Manager, Automobile Structural System CAE/MBD Management Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile NVH Experiment Division |
Masami Kato | Division Manager, Automobile Experiment Analysis Division |
| Division Manager, Material Engineering Division |
Kenichi Furukawa | Division Manager, Environment, Material & Manufacturing Engineering Development Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Material Engineering Division |
Hiromitsu Kaneda | Division Manager in Charge, Environment, Material & Manufacturing Engineering Development Division |
| President, Suzuki Engineering |
Hiroyuki Imakama | Based in Suzuki Engineering |
[Battery Development]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Center Manager, Next Generation Automobile Center, Hamamatsu Agency for Innovation |
Kazunobu Hori | Councilor, Human Capital Development |
| Division Manager, Electric Battery Design Division |
Hiroyuki Kamatsuke | Division Manager, Automobile EV Battery Design Division |
| Division Manager in Charge of Battery Project, Electric Battery Design Division |
Tatsuji Mori | Division Manager in Charge of Battery Project, Automobile EV Battery Design Division |
| Division Manager, New Technology Co-creation Division |
Kazuya Enomoto | Department Manager, New Technology Co-creation Department, Automobile E3 Engineering Support Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, New Technology Co-creation Division |
Hiroyasu Kakizaki | Division Manager in Charge, Kosai Plant |
| Division Manager in Charge, New Technology Co-creation Division |
Mitsuhiko Tokuda | Division Manager in Charge, Automobile E3 Engineering Support Division |
[Automobile Electric Engineering]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Automobile EV/HEV Drivetrain Design Division |
Akira Kiriyama | Department Manager, MG Design Department, Automobile EV/HEV Drivetrain Design Division |
[Automobile Vehicle Engineering]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Automobile Body Engineering Planning Division |
Yoshihito Mochizuki | Division Manager, Automobile Vehicle Engineering Planning Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Automobile Body Engineering Planning Division |
Minoru Sasaki | Division Manager in Charge, Automobile Vehicle Engineering Planning Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Body Performance Development Division |
Fumitoshi Fukushima | Division Manager, Automobile Vehicle Experiment Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Automobile Body Performance Development Division |
Yoshihiro Nakamura | Division Manager, Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Design Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Body Design Division |
Yoshitaka Kuriage | Department Manager, EV Platform Advanced Development Department, Automobile Vehicle Engineering Planning Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Exterior & Interior Design Division |
Yoshio Sugimori | Division Manager, Automobile Body Design Division |
[Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Engineering]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Automobile Vehicle Dynamic Performance Strategy Division |
Takashi Ibaraki | Division Manager, Automobile Vehicle Dynamic Performance Evaluation and Control Design Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Automobile Vehicle Dynamic Performance Strategy Division |
Mitsuhiro Yamada | Division Manager in Charge, Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Design Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Suspension & Steering Design Division |
Masatomo Kamei | Department Manager, Suspension Design Department, Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Design Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Brake Design Division |
Yasushi Tanabe | Department Manager, Brake Design Department, Automobile Vehicle Dynamics Design Division |
| Division Manager in Charge (Vehicle Evaluation), Vehicle Performance Refinement Division |
Kazuyoshi Imaizumi | Division Manager, Automobile Development Quality Evaluation Division |
| Division Manager in Charge (Safety Management), Vehicle Performance Refinement Division |
Masayuki Kamiya | Division Manager in Charge, Iwata Plant |
[Automobile Internal Combustion Powertrain Engineering]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Automobile Engine Design Division |
Ryo Yuyama | Department Manager, Battery System Design Department, Automobile EV Battery Design Division |
| Division Manager, Automobile Powertrain System Design Division |
Junji Shinojima | Division Manager, Automobile Engine Design Division |
[Motorcycle Operations]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager in Charge (Design/OEM), Motorcycle Product Planning Division |
Yutaka Yamamoto | Division Manager, Automobile Styling Design Division |
| Managing Director, Cambodia Suzuki |
Kenji Hirozawa | Department Manager, Motorcycle Marketing Europe, North America, and Oceania Department, Motorcycle Marketing Division |
[Procurement Strategy]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Procurement Strategy Division |
Toshihisa Haraki | Department Manager, Electrical Parts Advanced Procurement Department, Procurement Strategy Division |
| Division Manager, Procurement Foundation Development Division |
Shogo Makinose | Division Manager, Body Parts Procurement Division |
| Division Manager, Powertrain and EV Parts Procurement Division |
Akira Kobayashi | Division Manager, Procurement Strategy Division |
| Division Manager, Body Parts Procurement Division |
Tomohiro Akatsuka | Division Manager, Supply Chain Development Division |
| Division Manager in Charge of Foundation Reinforcement of Suzuki Suppliers Association, Body Parts Procurement Division |
Akira Taniguchi | Division Manager in Charge of Foundation Reinforcement of Suzuki Suppliers Association, Supply Chain Development Division |
| Division Manager in Charge of Foundation Reinforcement of Suzuki Suppliers Association, Body Parts Procurement Division |
Jun Ogawa | Division Manager in Charge of Foundation Reinforcement of Suzuki Suppliers Association, Supply Chain Development Division |
| Division Manager, Materials and Motorcycle/Marine Parts Procurement Division |
Akira Matsushima | Division Manager, Materials and Equipment Procurement Division |
| Division Manager, Supply Chain Development Division |
Masayuki Takahashi | Division Manager, Procurement Foundation Development Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, based in Suzuki Motorcycle India |
Hidetoshi Mori | Division Manager, Powertrain and Electrical/Electronic Parts Procurement Division |
[Manufacturing]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Manufacturing Operation Management Division |
Isao Komba | Division Manager, Production Planning Control Division |
| Division Manager in Charge of Compliance, Manufacturing Operation Management Division |
Tsutomu Nohara | Division Manager, Manufacturing Operation Management Division |
| Division Manager, Production Planning Control Division |
Manami Asahina | Department Manager, Automobile Production Planning Control Department, Production Planning Control Division |
[Production Engineering]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Mono-Zukuri Promotion Division |
Hisashige Uebayashi | Division Manager in Charge, Mono-Zukuri Promotion Division |
| Based in Maruti Suzuki India, Plant Manager, Gurgaon Plant |
Toshihiro Kubo | Based in Maruti Suzuki India |
| Based in Maruti Suzuki India, Plant Manager, Powertrain Plant, Kharkhoda Plant |
Hirochika Suzuki | Based in Maruti Suzuki India |
| Division Manager in Charge, based in Suzuki Motorcycle India |
Kuniharu Shima | Based in Maruti Suzuki India |
| Based in Suzuki Motorcycle India, Chief Officer, Kharkhoda Project (motorcycle) |
Shojiro Hisato | Division Manager, Kharkhoda Project (motorcycle) |