Announcement of Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes
November 14, 2014
IWATA, November 14, 2014 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective November 15, 2014.
1. Organizational changes
Organizational reform of IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations
- In order to increase share in the mounter market, as well as to carry out swift decision making between the domestic and overseas markets based on distinct strategies for each market, the SMT Sales & Marketing Division will be reorganized into the 1st and 2nd SMT Sales & Marketing Divisions. The 1st SMT Sales & Marketing Division will carry out sales and service for the domestic market, and the 2nd SMT Sales & Marketing Division will carry out sales and services for overseas markets.
- A progressive reorganization will abolish the i-PULSE Business Division, and its work will be transferred to the 1st SMT Sales & Marketing Division and the SMT Engineering Division.
| (Name) | (New position) | (Current position) |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroaki Fujita | Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., and Yamaha motor India Pvt. Ltd. |
Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., and Deputy Chief General Manager of Business Development Operations, and Executive General Manager of IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations, and General Manager of Quality Assurance Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations |
| (Name) | (New position) | (Current position) |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Ota | Executive General Manager of IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations, and General Manager of 2nd SMT Sales & Marketing Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations |
General Manager of SMT Sales & Marketing Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations |
| Masanao Fushimi | General Manager of 1st SMT Sales & Marketing Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations | Manager of SMT Sales & Marketing Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations, and Sales Office Manager of West Japan Sales Office, SMT Sales & Marketing Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations |
| Hirokatsu Muramatsu | General Manager of Robot Business Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations |
General Manager of i-PULSE Business Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations |
| Yoshiyuki Matsumoto | General Manager of Quality Assurance Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations | General Manager of Robot Business Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations |
Abbreviations;
・ IM: Intelligent Machinery
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd.: Regional control company in India
