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Announcement of Organizational and Personnel Changes

July 14, 2009

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following organizational and personnel changes, effective July 15, 2009.

1. Organizational changes

■Procurement Center

A Procurement Center has been formed in order to strengthen product quality, cost competitiveness and delivery capability, while improving parts and materials procurement. With the change, marine engine procurement operations -- previously performed by the Cost Development Section in the Marine Engine Business Unit -- will be integrated into the new Procurement Center. A ME Procurement Division will be established to accommodate the reorganization.

2. Changes in duties of General Managers

(Name)

(New position)

(Current position)

Masanori Sugita

General Manager of ME
Procurement Division, Procurement
Center

General Manager of Procurement
Division, Cost Development
Section, Marine Engine Business
Unit, Marine Business Operations

Toshiro Shibutani

General Manager of Outboard
Motor Sales Division, Boat
Business Unit, Marine Business
Operations and General Manager of
Sales & Marketing Division, Boat
Business Unit, Marine Business
Operations

Sales Office Manager of Tokyo
Sales Office, Sales & Marketing
Division, Boat Business Unit,
Marine Business Operations

Takeo Kondo

General Manager of Quality
Engineering Division, Automotive
Business Unit

General Manager of Engineering
Division1, Automotive Business Unit

Katsuhito Yamaji

Senior General Manager of
Manufacturing Technology Section,
Technology Center and General
Manager of Materials Division,
Manufacturing Technology Section,
Technology Center

Yamaha Motor da Amazonia Ltda.

3. 

Personnel changes in group companies

(Name)

(New position)

(Current position)

Takayuki Ootani

President and Representative
Director of Maricom Tokai Co.,
Ltd.

Yamaha Boating System Co., Ltd.

Shinichi Inui

President and Representative
Director of Izumisano Water Front
Co., Ltd.

President and Representative
Director of Maricom Tokai Co.,
Ltd.

Abbreviation:

 

ME: Marine Engine

Major business lines of the group companies referenced above:

 

Yamaha Motor da Amazonia Ltda.:

   

Manufacture and sale of motorcycles and outboard motors in Brazil

 

Maricom Tokai Co., Ltd.:

   

Operation and management of marinas, marine-related rental business, marine sports classes, and sale and repair of boats

 

Yamaha Boating System Co., Ltd.:

   

Retail and intermediary sales, maintenance, rigging, export and import of boats, sailboats, outboard motors and other new and used products, and related businesses involving their parts and accessories

 

Izumisano Water Front Co., Ltd.:

   

Maintenance and management of marinas and operation of related businesses

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