Announcement of Personnel Change

October 14, 2016

IWATA, October 14, 2016—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective October 15, 2016.

Changes in duties of Deputy Chief General Manager

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)
Keitarou Horikoshi	General Manager of Southeast & East Asia Sales Division, 1st Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations	Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Yoshitaka Konishi	General Manager of Production Division, Pool Business Development Section, Vehicle & Solution Business Operations	Manager of Production Division, Pool Business Development Section, Vehicle & Solution Business Operations

Changes in duties of Group Companies

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)
Kensei Kamitani	General Manager of 2nd Marketing Division, Marketing Section, Marine Business Operations and President and Representative Director of Maricom Tokai Co., Ltd.	General Manager of 2nd Marketing Division, Marketing Section, Marine Business Operations

Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.: Manufacture and sales of motorcycles in Thailand
･Maricom Tokai Co., Ltd.: Operation and management of marinas, marine-related rental businesses and marine sports classes; and sale and repair of boats in Japan