Changes of the Representative Director
November 2, 2017
IWATA, November 2, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd (Tokyo: 7272) resolved the following changes of the Representative Director at the meeting of Board of Directors on November 2, 2017.
Changes of the Representative Director（effective on January 1, 2018）
| （Name） | (New position) | （Current position） |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Yanagi | Chairman and Representative Director | President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director |
| Yoshihiro Hidaka | President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director | Senior Executive Officer and Director, Chief General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Center |
RESUME
Yoshihiro Hidaka
Senior Executive Officer and Director
Birth date: July 24, 1963
Birthplace: Aichi
Senior Executive Officer and Director
Birth date: July 24, 1963
Birthplace: Aichi
| March, 1987: | Graduated from School of Law Nagoya University |
| April, 1987: | Joined Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
| July, 2010: | Executive Vice President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. |
| January, 2013: | Executive General Manager of 3rd Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations |
| March, 2014: | Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., |
| January, 2015: | Executive General Manager of 2nd Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations |
| January, 2016: | Executive General Manager of 1st Business Unit, |
| Motorcycle Business Operations, and General Manager of Asean Sales Div ,1st Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations | |
| January, 2017: | Chief General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Center (to present) |
| March, 2017: | Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., (to present) |
| March, 2017: | Senior Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (to present) |
| January, 2018: | President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.（effective on January 1, 2018） |
*MC: Motorcycle
