New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor

July 13, 2018

IWATA, July 13, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective July 15, 2018.

Organizational reforms

1.Design Center

　In order to enhance design planning functions for each product and to strengthen brand governance, the new Planning Design Division will be established to improve cross-functional work and overall optimization of design planning functions across all businesses.

2.Procurement Center

　In order to promote reform of indirect materials procurement through strengthening governance of indirect materials procurement as well as by strengthening procurement functions, the new Indirect Materials Procurement Promotion Division will be established within the Procurement Section of the Procurement Center.

　

3.PF Model Unit

　The organization of the PF Model Unit will be changed in order to achieve efficient development of electrical and electronic systems.
The new Electronics Technology Section will be established. The Electronics System Development Division, based around system development, and the Electronics Device Development Division, based around development of electrical and electronic components and overall cross-functional experimental responsibilities, will be positioned under the Electronic Engineering Promotion Section. Due to this change, the Advanced Development Division will be dissolved, and its functions aggregated within the new Electronics System Development Division.

Personnel changes

1.Change in duties of Executive Officers

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)
Hiroaki Fujita	Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Advanced Technology Center, and Chief General Manager of Solution Business Operations	Senior Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Advanced Technology Center, and Senior General Manager of New Venture Business Development Section, Advanced Technology Center, and Chief General Manager of Solution Business Operations
Takuya Kinoshita	Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Motorcycle Business Operations	Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Motorcycle Business Operations, and Senior General Manager of New Value Business Development Division, Motorcycle Business Operations

2.Change in duties of Executive Chief General Manager and Senior General Manager

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)
Shoji Shiraishi	Senior General Manager of New Venture Business Development Section, Advanced Technology Center	General Manager of Advanced Technology Center
Masaki Oosako	Senior General Manager of Electronics Technology Section, PF Model Unit, and General Manager of Electronics System Development Division, Electronics Technology Section, PF Model Unit	General Manager of Electronics System Development Division, Component Section, PF Model Unit
Yasushi Goro	Senior General Manager of Quality Assurance Section, Motorcycle Business Operations, and Senior General Manager of Quality Promotion Division, Quality Assurance Section, Motorcycle Business Operations	Senior General Manager of Quality Promotion Division, Quality Assurance Section, Motorcycle Business Operations
Masahiko Kato	Senior General Manager of Development Section, Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations, and General Manager of Technology Planning Division, Development Section, Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations, and General Manager of CAE & Testing Engineering Division, Development Section, Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations	Senior General Manager of Development Section, Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations, and General Manager of Technology Planning Division, Development Section, Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations

3.Change in duties of General Manager

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)
Melanie Tups	General Manager of Global Human Resources Development Division, Human Resources & General Affairs Center	Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.
Tomohiko Okamoto	General Manager of Corporate Communication Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center, and General Manager of Legal & Intellectual Property Division, Human Resources & General Affairs Center	General Manager of Legal & Intellectual Property Division, Human Resources & General Affairs Center
Shinichirou Nishimura	General Manager of Planning Design Division, Design Center	Manager of Product Design Division, Design Center
Osamu Yabuzaki	General Manager of Procurement Strategy Division, Strategy Planning Section, Procurement Center, and General Manager of Procurement Control Division, Strategy Planning Section, Procurement Center	General Manager of Procurement Strategy Division, Strategy Planning Section Procurement Center
Haruhisa Suzuki	Senior General Manager of Indirect Material Procurement Promotion Division, Procurement Section, Procurement Center	General Manager of Procurement Control Division, Strategy Planning Section, Procurement Center
Kaoru Kyono	General Manager of Quality Innovation Engineering Division, PF Model Unit	Senior Manager of Quality Innovation Engineering Division, PF Model Unit
Hidenori Akatsuka	General Manager of Electronics Device Development Division, Electronics Technology Section, PF Model Unit	Manager of Electronics System Development Division, Component Section, PF Model Unit
Hiroshi Nakao	Senior General Manager of New Value Business Development Division, Motorcycle Business Operations	Manager of Southeast & East Asia Sales Division, 2nd Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations
Kouji Yamaguchi	General Manager of Business Planning Division, Planning Section, Marine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations	Manager of Business Planning Division, Planning Section, Marine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations
Masafumi Suzuki	General Manager of 1st Marketing Division, Marketing Section, Marine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations	Manager of 1st Marketing Division, Marketing Section, Marine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations
Hideo Fujita	General Manager of Engineering Division 2, Automotive Business Unit	Manager of Engineering Division 1, Automotive Business Unit
Keita Suzuki	General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Division, Surface Mount Technology Section, Robotics Business Unit, Solution Business Operations	Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Division, Surface Mount Technology Section, Robotics Business Unit, Solution Business Operations
Maki Kagaya	General Manager of Sales Division, Pool Business Development Section, Solution Business Operations	Sales Office Manager of Tokyo Sales Office, Sales Division, Pool Business Development Section, Solution Business Operations

4.Changes in group companies

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)
Yasuhiro Koshio	President and Representative Director of Yamaha Marine Hokkaido Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.	Yamaha Marine Hokkaido Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.
Yukimitsu Hamaura	President of Zhuzhou Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., and Chairman of Zhuzhou Yamaha Motor Shock-absorber Co., Ltd.	Senior Manager of MC Body Manufacturing Factory, Body Manufacturing Section, Manufacturing Center
Naoki Morita	President of Zhuzhou Yamaha Motor Shock-absorber Co., Ltd.	Zhuzhou Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Takashi Ibaragi	President of PT. Yamaha Motor Electronics Indonesia	PT. Yamaha Motor Electronics Indonesia

Abbreviations;
・PF = Platform
・MC = Motorcycle
・CAE = Computer Aided Engineering

Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.: Import and sales of Yamaha products, and marketing, products planning and finance for European market
・Yamaha Marine Hokkaido Manufacturing Co., Ltd.: Manufacturing/Sales of Boats and Water tank, Sales of Yamaha Products(Fishing boats, Utility boats, Boats, Outboard Motors, Diesel Engine, Personal watercraft, Service parts/accessories of each products)
・Zhuzhou Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.: Manufacturing of Scooters
・Zhuzhou Yamaha Motor Shock-absorber Co., Ltd.: Manufacturing of Suspensions
・PT. Yamaha Motor Electronics Indonesia: Manufacturing of Electrical components for Motorcycles

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