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Members of the Board

The following are our members of the Board.

Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

As of March 25,2026

Representative Director SHITARA, Motofumi​
President, Representative Director SHITARA, Motofumi​
Director -  IBATA, Toshiaki
Director IBATA, Toshiaki
Director -  KINOSHITA, Takuya
DirectorKINOSHITA, Takuya
Director - MURAKI, Kenichi
Director MURAKI, Kenichi
Director (Outside) - MONTESANO, Jin Song ​
Director (Outside) MONTESANO, Jin Song ​
Director (Outside) - MASUI, Keiji​
Director (Outside) MASUI, Keiji​
Director (Outside) - CASANOVA, Sarah L. ​
Director (Outside) CASANOVA, Sarah L. ​
Director (Outside) - ONO, Naoki
Director (Outside) ONO, Naoki
Director (Outside) - SUNAGA, Junko
Director (Outside) SUNAGA, Junko
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Full-time) - TSUMABUKI, Tadashi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Full-time) TSUMABUKI, Tadashi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Full-time) - NODA, Takeo​
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Full-time) NODA, Takeo​
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)- YONE, Masatake​
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) YONE, Masatake​
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)- UJIHARA, Ayumi​
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) UJIHARA, Ayumi​
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)- KOBAYASHI, Etsuko
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) KOBAYASHI, Etsuko

Career summaries


President, Representative Director

SHITARA, Motofumi​

April 1986:
Joined the Company
January 2011:
General Manager of Business Planning Division, ME Business Unit, Marine Business Operations of the Company
January 2015:
Executive General Manager of ME Business Unit, Marine Business Operations of the Company
March 2016:
Executive Officer of the Company
January 2017:
Deputy Chief General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Center of the Company
January 2018:
Director and President of Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd. and Director and President of Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd.
January 2022:
In charge of Corporate Affairs of the Company
March 2022:
Director and Senior Executive Officer of the Company
October 2024:
Executive Vice President and Representative Director of the Company
January 2025:
Executive Vice President, Representative Director and CFO of the Company
March 2025:
President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of the Company (to present)
[Responsibilities]
In charge of Corporate Affairs
Brand, Corporate Strategy, Human Resources & General Affairs, Risk Compliance, Legal & Intellectual Property, Corporate Planning & Finance

As of March 25,2026


Director

IBATA, Toshiaki

April 1989:
Joined the Company
January 2009:
General Manager of Business Development Division, WV Business Unit, Marine Business Operations of the Company
August 2013:
Executive General Manager of WV Business Unit, Marine Business Operations of the Company
January 2015:
Executive General Manager of Boats Business Unit, Marine Business Operations of the Company
March 2018:
Executive Officer of the Company and Senior General Manager of Boats Section, Marine Business Operations of the Company
January 2021:
Senior General Manager of Development Section, Marine Business Operations of the Company
January 2023:
Chief General Manager of Marine Business Operations of the Company
March 2023:
Senior Executive Officer of the Company (to present)
January 2026:
Assistant to the President of the Company (to present)
March 2026:
Senior Executive Officer and Director of the Company (to present)
[Responsibilities]
In charge of Marketing
Land Mobility, Outdoor Land Vehicles, Marine, Solution, Overseas Market Development, Customer Experience, Financial Services

As of March 25,2026


Director

KINOSHITA, Takuya

April 1990:
Joined the Company
January 2014:
General Manager of SC Development Division, PF Vehicle Development Section, PF Vehicle Unit of the Company
January 2016:
Senior General Manager of Planning Promotion Section, MC Business Operations of the Company
January 2017:
Senior General Manager of Strategy Section, MC Business Operations of the Company
January 2018:
Chief General Manager of MC Business Operations of the Company
March 2018:
Executive Officer of the Company
January 2021:
Chief General Manager of Land Mobility Business Operations of the Company
March 2021:
Senior Executive Officer of the Company
January 2022:
Chief General Manager of Creative Center of the Company
March 2024:
Executive Officer of the Company
January 2026:
Assistant to the President of the Company
March 2026:
Senior Executive Officer and Director of the Company (to present)
[Responsibilities]
In charge of Technology
IT, Technical Research & Development, Design, Mobility Development

As of March 25,2026


Director

MURAKI, Kenichi

April 1990:
Joined the Company
January 2016:
Director and President of Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
January 2017:
Director of Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
January 2019:
Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Technology Center of the Company
March 2019:
Executive Officer of the Company
January 2023:
Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Technology Center and PAS Drive Units Competitiveness Enhancement Project Executive of the Company
January 2024:
Executive General Manager of Smart Power Vehicle Business Unit, Land Mobility Business Operations of the Company
January 2026:
Assistant to the President and Executive General Manager of Smart Power Vehicle Business Unit, Land Mobility Business Operations of the Company
March 2026:
Senior Executive Officer and Director of the Company (to present)
[Responsibilities]
In charge of Manufacturing & Procurement
Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Procurement

As of March 25,2026


Director ( Outside )

MONTESANO, Jin Song

September 1995:
Congressional Affairs Director of Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
July 2001:
Corporate & Government Affairs Director, Asia Pacific of GlaxoSmithKline plc.
July 2005:
Vice President, Communications, Asia Region of GE Money
March 2009:
Vice President, Corporate & Government Affairs, Asia Pacific of Kraft Foods, Inc.
July 2012:
Vice President, Global Public Affairs of GSK Vaccines
November 2014:
Executive Officer and Managing Director in charge of Public Affairs, CSR, and Environmental Strategy of LIXIL Group Corporation
November 2014:
Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Public Affairs Officer of LIXIL Corporation
February 2015:
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Public Affairs Officer of LIXIL Corporation
September 2017:
Director, Senior Managing Director and Chief Public Affairs Officer of LIXIL Corporation
June 2020:
Director and Executive Vice President in charge of Human Resources, General Affairs, Public Affairs, IR, External Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, and Chief People Officer of LIXIL Group Corporation
December 2020:
Director and Executive Vice President in charge of Human Resources, General Affairs, Public Affairs, IR, External Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, and Chief People Officer of LIXIL Corporation
March 2022:
Outside Director of the Company (to present)
October 2022:
Director and Executive Vice President in charge of Human Resources, General Affairs, Public Affairs, External Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, and Chief People Officer of LIXIL Corporation
April 2023:
Director, Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Communications, External Affairs, and Impact Strategy, and Chief People Officer, LIXIL Corporation
April 2025:
Director, Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer in charge of Human Resources, Communications, External Affairs, and Impact Strategy of LIXIL Corporation (to present)

* As of December 1, 2020, LIXIL Group Corporation and LIXIL Corporation formed a merger (New company name: LIXIL Corporation)

As of March 25,2026


Director (Outside)

MASUI, Keiji

April 1977:
Joined Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (currentlyTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION)
January 1999:
Dispatched to Toyota Motor Europe Manufacturing NV/SA
January 2005:
General Manager of Production control Division,TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
June 2007:
Managing Officer ofTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
April 2012:
Senior Managing Officer ofTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
April 2016:
President, Member of the Board of Directors of TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO.,LTD.
January 2018:
President, Member of the Board of Directors of TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO.,LTD.
April 2023:
Chairman, Member of the Board of Directors of TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO.,LTD.
March 2024:
Outside Director of the Company (to present)
June 2025:
Chairman of the Board of Directors of TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO.,LTD.
January 2026:
Senior Executive Advisor of TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO.,LTD. (to present)

As of March 25,2026


Director (Outside)

CASANOVA, Sarah L. ​

January 1991:
Joined McDonald's Canada
January 1997:
Senior Director, Marketing of McDonald's Russia/Ukraine
July 2001:
Senior Director, Marketing of McDonald's Canada
October 2004:
Vice President, Marketing of McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd.
April 2007:
Senior Vice President, Business Development of McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd.
July 2009:
Managing Director of McDonald's Malaysia
May 2012:
Managing Director of McDonald's Malaysia and Regional Manager of McDonald's Singapore and Malaysia
August 2013:
Representative Director, President and CEO of McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd.
March 2014:
Representative Director, President and CEO of McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.
March 2019:
Representative Director, Chairperson of McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd.
March 2021:
Representative Director, Chairperson of McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.
June 2023:
Outside Director, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (to present)
March 2025:
Outside Director, Kao Corporation (to present)
March 2025:
Outside Director of the Company (to present)

As of March 25,2026


Director (Outside)

ONO, Naoki

April 1979:
Joined Mitsubishi Mining & Cement Co., Ltd. (currently Mitsubishi Materials Corporation)
April 2014:
Managing Executive Officer and President, Cement Company of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
June 2014:
Managing Director and President, Cement Company of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
April 2016:
Executive Vice President and President, Cement Company Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
April 2017:
General Manager, Corporate Strategy Div. of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
June 2018:
President (Representative Director) of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
June 2019:
Director and Chief Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer) of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
April 2025:
Director of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (to present)
March 2026:
Outside Director of the Company (to present)

As of March 25,2026


Director (Outside)

SUNAGA, Junko

April 1983:
Joined NEC Corporation
January 1993:
Seconded to NEC Electronics, Inc. (USA)
April 1997:
Joined Qualcomm International Japan (currently Qualcomm Japan, LLC)
May 2005:
Director of Qualcomm Japan, Inc. (currently Qualcomm Japan, LLC)
November 2008:
Senior Director of Qualcomm Japan, Inc. (currently Qualcomm Japan, LLC)
June 2016:
Vice President of Qualcomm Japan, Inc. (currently Qualcomm Japan, LLC)
April 2018:
President of Qualcomm Japan, LLC (currently Qualcomm Japan, LLC) and President and Representative Director of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies GmbH
June 2021:
Outside Director of Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd.
June 2023:
Advisory Chairwoman of Qualcomm Japan, LLC
June 2024:
Outside Director of Kyocera Corporation (to present)
June 2024:
External Director of TIS Inc. (to present)
March 2026:
Outside Director of the Company (to present)

As of March 25,2026


Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Full-time)

TSUMABUKI, Tadashi

April 1984:
Joined MITSUI & CO., LTD.
April 2009:
Dispatched to Corporate Planning Division of the Company
December 2016:
Joined the Company
January 2017:
Executive Vice President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
March 2023:
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Full-time) (to present)

As of March 26,2025


Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Full-time)

NODA, Takeo

April 1989:
Joined the Company
April 2014:
General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center of the Company
January 2017:
Executive General Manager of 1st Business Unit, MC Business Operations of the Company
January 2018:
Deputy Chief General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Center of the Company
March 2018:
Executive Officer of the Company (to present)
January 2021:
Chief General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Center of the Company
January 2024:
Chief General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Center and General Manager of Financial Service Development Division of the Company
January 2025:
Assistant to the President of the Company
March 2025:
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Full-time) (to present)

As of March 26,2025


Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

YONE, Masatake

April 1981:
Registered as an Attorney
March 1987:
Registered as a New York State Attorney
July 1987:
Joined Mori Sogo (currently Mori Hamada & Matsumoto)
January 1989:
Partner Attorney of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
April 2000:
Lecturer at Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University
March 2008:
Outside Director of GCA Savvian Group Corporation (currently Houlihan Lokey Corporation)
April 2011:
Vice President of Daini Tokyo Bar Association
June 2011:
Outside Corporate Auditor of BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc. (currently BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.) (to present)
June 2013:
Audit and Supervisory Board Member (External) of Terumo Corporation
June 2015:
Independent Director (Audit/Supervisory Committee Member) of Terumo Corporation
March 2016:
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of GCA Corporation (currently Houlihan Lokey Corporation)
March 2019:
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to present)
December 2019:
Outside Director of Skymark Airlines Inc. (to present)
January 2020:
Senior Counsel at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
January 2024:
Lawyer of Yone & Yamagishi (to present)

As of March 26,2025


Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

UJIHARA, Ayumi

April 1984:
Joined BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
March 1994:
Joined Itoh Audit Firm
April 2000:
Joined Tokai Local Finance Bureau as a financial securities inspector
July 2003:
Joined ChuoAoyama Audit Corporation
August 2006:
Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata LLC)
July 2015:
Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata(currently PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata LLC)
July 2022:
Representative of Ayumi Ujihara CPA office (to present)
Adviser of Kagayaki Audit Corporation
March 2023:
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to present)
May 2023:
Part-time staff of Kagayaki Audit Corporation (to present)
June 2023:
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of RIKEN VITAMIN CO., LTD. (to present)
June 2023:
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of Makita Corporation (to present)

As of March 26,2025


Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

KOBAYASHI, Etsuko

April 1985:
Joined Citibank N.A., Tokyo Branch
February 1994:
Joined Goldman Sachs Japan Limited
October 2000:
Joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd.
June 2012:
Director of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd.
April 2015:
Senior Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd.
February 2022:
President and Representative Director of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd.
January 2024:
Chairperson and Representative Director of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd.
June 2025:
Outside Director of Nissay Asset Management Corporation (to present) and External Director of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (to present)
March 2026:
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to present)

As of March 25,2026


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