Announcement of Personnel Changes in the Office of Directors and Executive Officers
December 26, 2013
IWATA, December 26, 2013-Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd (Tokyo: 7272) announced the following personnel changes affecting Directors and Executive Officers approved at the Board of Directors Meeting, December 26, 2013. 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, 2014.
Changes Affecting Directors
| Katsuaki Watanabe |
current Senior Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of 1st Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations, and Chief General Manager of Manufacturing Center |
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| Toshizumi Kato | current Senior Executive Officer, President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A |
| Takuya Nakata (Outside) |
| Mitsuru Umemura (Outside) |
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Changes Affecting Executive Officers
| Takaaki Kimura | Executive Vice President (current Senior Managing Executive Officer and Representative Director, Chief General Manager of Technology Center, Chief General Manager of Design Center and Chief General manager of Marine Business Operations) |
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| Yoshitaka Noda | current Director of Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd. and President of Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd. * scheduled to be Senior General Manager of Component Section, Engine Unit (January 1, 2014) |
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| Masahiro Inoue | current Senior General Manager of Procurement Section, Procurement Center * scheduled to be Chief General Manager of Procurement Center (January 1, 2014) |
| Kazuhiro Kuwata | current General Manager of Marketing & Sales Division, 2nd Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations and General Manager of Motor Sports Strategy Division, Technology Center * scheduled to be President of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.(January 1, 2014) |
| Makoto Shimamoto |
current President of Yamaha Motor Asian Center Co., Ltd. * scheduled to be Senior General Manager of PF Model Development Section, PF Model Unit (January 1, 2014) |
| Yoshihiro Hidaka | current Executive General Manager of 3rd Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations |
| Tatsumi Okawa | current Executive General Manager of Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations |
| Hiroshi Yoshii | current Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Manufacturing Technology Section, Technology Center |
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| Takahiko Goan | current Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
Abbreviations;
・ PF: Platform
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・ Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.: Import and sales of Yamaha Motor products in the U.S.
・ Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.: Import and sales of Yamaha Motor products in the Netherlands,
marketing of Yamaha Motor products in Europe, product development, finance and other businesses
・ Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd.: Manufacture and sales of motorcycles in Vietnam
・ Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd.: Manufacture of motorcycle parts in Vietnam
・ Yamaha Motor Asian Center Co., Ltd.: Development of motorcycles and other products,
and promotion of cross-trade and other businesses in Thailand
