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

December 26, 2012

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes affecting Directors and Executive Officers approved at the Board of Directors meeting, December 26, 2012. 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, 2013.

Changes Affecting Directors

 

1.

Resignation of Director

Yuko Kawamoto (Outside)

 

Changes Affecting Corporate Auditors

 

2.

New Corporate Auditor candidate

Isao Endo (Outside)

 

 

3.

Resignation of Corporate Auditor

Norihiko Shimizu (Outside)

 

Changes Affecting Executive Officers

 

4.

Changes in positions of Executive Officers

Kozo Shinozaki

Managing Executive Officer (current Senior Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Section)

Nobuya Hideshima

Managing Executive Officer (current Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Procurement Center, Chief General Manager of Parts Business Unit)

Masahiro Takizawa

Managing Executive Officer (current Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Business Development Operations)

Toshinori Kuromoto

Senior Executive Officer (current Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of 1st Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations and Executive General Manager of Design Center)

 

5.

New Executive Officer candidate

Masaki Asano

Executive Officer (current Managing Director of Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd.)

 

6.

Resignations of Executive Officers

Soichi Sasagawa

Current Executive Officer, President and Representative Director at the Yamaha Motor Powered Products Co., Ltd.

Main businesses of the group companies referenced above:

Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt.Ltd.:Sales of motorcycles and related parts in India

Yamaha Motor Powered Products Co., Ltd.:

Manufacture of power products (including all-terrain vehicles and golf cars), motorcycle frames and other products in Japan

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