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Members of the Board

The following are our members of the Board.

Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

As of October 1 ,2024

Representative Director Katsuaki Watanabe
Chairman and Director, and President, Representative DirectorKatsuaki Watanabe
Director - Motofumi Shitara
Representative Director Motofumi Shitara
Chairman and Director - Heiji Maruyama
DirectorHeiji Maruyama
Director - Satohiko Matsuyama
Director Satohiko Matsuyama
Director (Outside) - Takuya Nakata
Director (Outside) Takuya Nakata
Director (Outside) - Yuko Tashiro
Director (Outside) Yuko Tashiro
Director (Outside) - Tetsuji Ohashi
Director (Outside) Tetsuji Ohashi
Director (Outside) Jin Song Montesano
Director (Outside) Jin Song Montesano
Director (Outside) - Keiji Masui
Director (Outside) Keiji Masui
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member - Junzo Saito
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board MemberJunzo Saito
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member - Tadashi Tsumabuki
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board MemberTadashi Tsumabuki
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) - Masatake Yone
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)Masatake Yone
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) Masatake Yone
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)Eriko Kawai
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) Ayumi Ujihara
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)Ayumi Ujihara

Career summaries


Chairman and Director, and President, Representative Director

Katsuaki Watanabe

April 1982:
Joined the Company
March 2011:
Senior Executive Officer and Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Center
March 2014:
Senior Executive Officer and Director, Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Center and Executive General Manager of 1st Business Unit, MC business Operations
March 2016:
Managing Executive Officer and Director, Chief General Manager of MC Business Operations
January 2018:
Executive Vice President and Representative Director
January 2022:
Chairman and Representative Director
October 2024:
Chairman and Director, and President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director(to present)

As of October 1, 2024


Representative Director

Motofumi Shitara

April 1986:
Joined 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
March 2022:
Senior Executive Officer and Director
October 2024:
Executive Vice President and Representative Director (to present)

Responsible for Human Resources & General Affairs, Corporate Planning & Finance Center, IT, Creative, Marine, Market Development, Customer Experience

As of October 1, 2024


Director

Heiji Maruyama

April 1986:
Joined the Company
March 2019:
Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Powertrain Unit, and Senior General Manager of Powertrain Planning Section, Powertrain Unit
January 2021:
Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Technical Research & Development Center
March 2021:
Senior Executive Officer and Director
March 2023:
Managing Executive Officer and Director (to present)

Responsible for New Business Development, Research & Development, Powertrain Unit, Vehicle Development
Motorcycle Electrification Project Executive

As of March 21, 2024


Director

Satohiko Matsuyama

April 1986:
Joined the Company
March 2019:
Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Center
March 2022:
Senior Executive Officer and Director (to present)

Responsible for Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Procurement, RV, Power Products
New Mobility Project Executive

As of March 21, 2024


Director (Outside)

Takuya Nakata

April 1981:
Joined Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (currently Yamaha Corporation)
October 2005:
General Manager of PA/DMI Division of Yamaha Corporation
June 2006:
Executive Officer of Yamaha Corporation
June 2009:
Director & Executive Officer of Yamaha Corporation
April 2010:
President of Yamaha Corporation of America
June 2010:
Senior Executive Officer of Yamaha Corporation
June 2013:
President and Representative Director of Yamaha Corporation
March 2014:
Outside Director of the Company (to present)
June 2017:
Director, Representative Executive Officer and President of Yamaha Corporation
April 2024:
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yamaha Corporation (to present)

As of April 1, 2024


Director ( Outside )

Yuko Tashiro

June 1986:
Joined KPMG LLP
July 1995:
Partner of KPMG LLP
November 2000:
Sourcing Leader of GE Corporate Japan of General Electric International Inc.
July 2003:
Chief Financial Officer of PHOENIX RESORT CO., LTD.
April 2005:
Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Aon Holdings Japan, Ltd.
April 2010:
Representative Director of TS Associates, Ltd.
June 2012:
Outside Director of Accordia Golf co., Ltd.
March 2016:
Auditor (External) of McDonald’s Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.
June 2016:
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Accordia Golf co., Ltd.
January 2018:
Director and Chairman of the board of Accordia Golf co., Ltd.
April 2018:
Representative Director, Chairman of the board and President, CEO of Accordia Golf co., Ltd.
March 2019:
Outside Director of the Company (to present)
March 2019:
Representative Director, Chairman of the board of NEXT GOLF MANAGMENT Co., Ltd.
April 2021:
Chairman and Director of NEXT GOLF MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
April 2021:
Director and Chairman of the board of Accordia Golf co., Ltd. (to present)
March, 2023:
Outside Director of McDonald’s Holding Company (Japan), Ltd. (to present)

As of March 21, 2024


Director (Outside)

Tetsuji Ohashi

April 1977:
Joined Komatsu Ltd.
January 2004:
President and Chief Operating Officer(COO) of Komatsu America Corp.
April 2007:
Excecutive Officer of Komatsu Ltd.
April 2008:
Senior Executive Officer of Komatsu Ltd.
June 2009:
Director and Senior Executive Officer of Komatsu
April 2012:
Director and Senior Executive Officer of Komatsu
April 2013:
President and Representative Director, and CEO of Komatsu Ltd.
April 2019:
Chairperson of the Board and Representative Director of Komatsu Ltd.
March 2020:
Outside Director of the Company (to present)
June 2021:
Outside Director of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (to present)
March 2022:
Outside Director of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (to present)
April 2022:
Chairman of the Board of Komatsu Ltd. (to present)

As of March 21, 2024


Director (Outside)

Jin Song Montesano

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 (to present)

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

As of March 21, 2024


Director (Outside)

Keizo Masui

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.(to present)
March 2024:
Outside Director of the Company (to present)

As of March 21, 2024


Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Junzo Saito

November 1985:
Joined the Company
February 2008:
General Manager of Legal & Intellectual Property Division
April 2011:
Representative Director and President of Yamaha Motor Espana S.A.
May 2012:
Vice President of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.
March 2015:
Chief General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Center
March 2017:
Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Center
March 2019:
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (to present)

As of March 21, 2024


Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Tadashi Tsumabuki

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 (to present)

As of March 21, 2024


Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Masatake Yone

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)(to present)
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 21, 2024


Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Eriko Kawai

October 1981:
Joined Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
September 1985:
Management Consultant of McKinsey & Company, Inc.
October 1986:
Fund Manager of Mercury Asset Management/SG Warburg plc
November 1995:
Director and Chief Investment Officer(CIO) of Yamaichi Regent ABC Polska
July 1998:
Senior Pension Funds Administrator of Bank for International Settlements
October 2004:
Senior Pension Funds Administrator of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
March 2008:
Representative of Kawai Global Intelligence
April 2012:
Professor of Institute for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education of Kyoto University
April 2013:
Professor of Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences of Kyoto University
April 2014:
Professor of Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability of Kyoto University
December 2017:
External Audit and Supervisory Board Member of CMIC HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
June 2018:
Outside Director of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (to present)
December 2019:
Outside Director of CMIC HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
March 2021:
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to present)
April 2021:
Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University (to present)
June 2021:
Outside Director of Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (to present)
March 2023:
Outside Director of DMG MORI CO., LTD. (to present)

As of March 21, 2024


Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Ayumi Ujihara

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 Japan LLC)
July 2015:
Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata(currently PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan 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 21, 2024


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