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10 September 2026
Notice regarding Change in Organization and Personnel
Suzuki Motor Corporation will make the following change in organization and personnel as of 1 October 2026.
1. Change in organization
[Quality Assurance and Inspection]
- - Quality Foundation Enhancement Division will be newly established.
- - Inspection Division will be renamed as Final Inspection Division.
- - Kosai Inspection Division, Sagara Inspection Division, Iwata Inspection Division, and Hamamatsu Inspection Division will each be renamed as Kosai Final Inspection Division, Sagara Final Inspection Division, Iwata Final Inspection Division, and Hamamatsu Final Inspection Division.
[Motorcycle Operations]
- - Motorcycle Development Quality Evaluation Division in Quality Assurance and Inspection will be transferred to Motorcycle Operations.
[Technology Strategy]
- - Strategic Cost Planning Project in Corporate Planning will be transferred to Technology Strategy ad renamed as Product Value & Cost Strategy Division.
[Manufacturing]
- - Manufacturing Human Capital Division will be newly established.
2. Change in responsibility of officer
Managing Officer
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Officer, in charge of manufacturing in India |
Kazunari Yamaguchi | Managing Officer, in charge of manufacturing in India, and in charge of manufacturing in Haryana, and in charge of manufacturing, Maruti Suzuki India |
3. Change in personnel
[Global Biogas Operations]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Biogas Business Development Division |
Naohiko Suzuki | Plant Manager, Plant No.1, Kosai Plant |
| Division Manager in Charge, Biogas Business Development Division |
Toshiaki Matsumoto | Division Manager, Biogas Business Development Division |
[Quality Assurance and Inspection]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Quality Foundation Enhancement Division |
Kunihito Asai | Department Manager, Quality Reinforcement Promotion Project, Quality Administration Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Quality Foundation Enhancement Division |
Nobuyuki Yamane | Division Manager in Charge, Inspection Division |
| Division Manager, Final Inspection Division |
Tsutomu Hoshi | Division Manager, Inspection Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Final Inspection Division |
Aritoshi Hasegawa | Division Manager in Charge, Inspection Division |
| Division Manager, Kosai Final Inspection Division |
Masami Oguri | Division Manager, Kosai Inspection Division |
| Division Manager, Iwata Final Inspection Division |
Yuji Ozawa | Division Manager, Iwata Inspection Division |
| Division Manager, Sagara Final Inspection Division |
Masahiro Tomida | Division Manager, Sagara Inspection Division |
| Division Manager, Hamamatsu Final Inspection Division |
Kyu Noguchi | Division Manager, Hamamatsu Inspection Division |
| Division Manager in Charge, Hamamatsu Final Inspection Division |
Shinji Hasui | Division Manager in Charge, Hamamatsu Inspection Division |
[Technology Strategy]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Product Value & Cost Strategy Division |
Yukinori Ota | Division Manager, Strategic Cost Planning Project |
[Manufacturing]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Division Manager, Manufacturing Human Capital Division |
Masayoshi Ueda | Department Manager, Manufacturing Education Department, Manufacturing Operation Management Division |
| President, Suzuki Parts Manufacturing |
Kiyoshi Hariya | Division Manager, Body Assembly Division |
[Production Engineering]
| New | Name | Current |
|---|---|---|
| In charge of manufacturing in Haryana, and Plant Manager, Gurgaon Plant, Based in Maruti Suzuki India |
Shinya Takahashi | Plant Manager, Manesar Plant, Based in Maruti Suzuki India |
| Plant Manager, Manesar Plant, Based in Maruti Suzuki India |
Toshihiro Kubo | Plant Manager, Gurgaon Plant, Based in Maruti Suzuki India |
| Division Manager in Charge, Based in Suzuki Motorcycle India |
Hiroyuki Kinpara | President, Suzuki Parts Manufacturing |
| Plant Manager, Powertrain Plant, Hansalpur Plant, Based in Maruti Suzuki India |
Masahiko Watanabe | Plant Manager, Engine/Outboard Motor/KD Plant, Kosai Plant |
| Division Manager, Body Assembly Division |
Takeshi Nabekura | Department Manager, Assembly Management Department, Body Assembly Division |