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2013

Announcement of Personnel Changes in the Office of Directors and Executive Officers

December 26, 2013

IWATA, December 26, 2013-Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd (Tokyo: 7272) announced the following personnel changes affecting Directors and Executive Officers approved at the Board of Directors Meeting, December 26, 2013. These changes will be effective following official approval at the Board of Directors Meeting to be held immediately after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for the end of March, 2014.


Changes Affecting Directors

1. New Directors candidate
Katsuaki
Watanabe		 current Senior Executive Officer,
Executive General Manager of 1st Business Unit, Motorcycle
Business Operations,
and Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Center
Toshizumi Kato current Senior Executive Officer,
President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A
Takuya Nakata
(Outside)		  
2．Resignation of Director
Mitsuru Umemura (Outside)  

Changes Affecting Executive Officers

3．Changes in positions of Executive Officers
Takaaki Kimura Executive Vice President (current Senior Managing Executive
Officer and Representative Director,
Chief General Manager of Technology Center, Chief General
Manager of Design Center and Chief General manager of Marine
Business Operations)
4．New Executive Officers candidate
Yoshitaka Noda current Director of Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd.
and President of
Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd.
* scheduled to be Senior General Manager of Component
Section, Engine Unit (January 1, 2014)
Masahiro Inoue current Senior General Manager of Procurement Section,
Procurement Center
* scheduled to be Chief General Manager of Procurement Center
(January 1, 2014)
Kazuhiro Kuwata current General Manager of Marketing & Sales Division,
2nd Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations
and General Manager of Motor Sports Strategy Division,
Technology Center
* scheduled to be President of Yamaha Motor Europe
N.V.(January 1, 2014)
Makoto
Shimamoto		 current President of Yamaha Motor Asian Center Co., Ltd.
* scheduled to be Senior General Manager of
PF Model Development Section, PF Model Unit (January 1, 2014)
Yoshihiro Hidaka current Executive General Manager of
3rd Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations
Tatsumi Okawa current Executive General Manager of
Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations
5．Resignations of Executive Officers
Hiroshi Yoshii current Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of
Manufacturing Technology Section, Technology Center
Takahiko Goan current Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of
Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit

Abbreviations;
・ PF: Platform

Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・ Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.: Import and sales of Yamaha Motor products in the U.S.
・ Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.: Import and sales of Yamaha Motor products in the Netherlands,
　marketing of Yamaha Motor products in Europe, product development, finance and other businesses
・ Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd.: Manufacture and sales of motorcycles in Vietnam
・ Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd.: Manufacture of motorcycle parts in Vietnam
・ Yamaha Motor Asian Center Co., Ltd.: Development of motorcycles and other products,
　and promotion of cross-trade and other businesses in Thailand

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