New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor
July 14, 2020
IWATA, July 14, 2020—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
Organizational Reforms
1. Corporate Planning & Finance Center
The Corporate Planning & Finance Center will be reorganized for the purpose of concentrating management resources on strategic planning and highly specialized work toward the realization of reforms in group management infrastructure.
- The Finance & Accounting Division/Business Management Division have been integrated into the Finance & Accounting Division, this includes the formulation of medium-term plans and budget guidelines, the formulation and execution of financial strategies, and governance functions.
Basic operations such as management accounting, financing and funding are to be transferred and integrated at the Yamaha Motor Biz Partner Co., Ltd. The Business Management Division will therefore be dissolved, and its functions spread among other organizations.
2. Advanced Technology Center
The Advanced Technology Center will be reorganized for the purpose of strengthening the promotion of growth strategies, strengthening mobility service business promotion systems, and for planning of company-wide technology strategies and strengthening management functions of the Advanced Technology Center and Mobility Technology Center.
- Technology Administration Group directly under the Advanced Technology Center will be reorganized as the Technology Planning Division.
- The Mobility Service Business Division of the New Venture Business Development Section will be reorganized as the Mobility Service Business Section.
The India & Africa Division has been newly established under this.
- Integration of the business search functions of the New Venture Business Development Section and the M&A functions of the Corporate Planning & Finance Center are to be integrated, and a newly established Business Development Division is to be formed in the New Venture Business Development Section. The Planning Division will therefore be dissolved, and its functions spread among other organizations.
3. Quality Assurance Center
The Quality Assurance Center will be reorganized for the purpose of strengthening the planning and supervision functions of the legal compliance system for motorcycles.
- The supervision and completion inspection functions of the Quality Planning Division for the Motorcycle Quality Assurance Section and the functions of the Regulation & Certification Division for the PF Model Unit are to be integrated, and the Regulation Quality Assurance Division for the Motorcycle Quality Assurance Section has been newly established. The Regulation & Certification Division of the Engineering Promotion Section within the PF Model Unit will therefore be dissolved, and its functions spread among other organizations.
Personnel changes (effective July 15, 2020)
1. Change in duties of Executive Officers
| (Name) | (New position) | (Current position) |
|---|---|---|
| OTANI,Itaru | Executive Officer Chief General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Center and General Manager of Global Human Resources Development Division, Human Resources & General Affairs Center |
Executive Officer Chief General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Center |
| NOZUE, Toshihiro | Executive Officer Senior General Manager of Marine Engine Section, Marine Business Operations and General Manager of 1st Development Division, Marine Engine Section, Marine Business Operations |
Executive Officer Senior General Manager of Marine Engine Section, Marine Business Operations |
2. Change in duties of Fellows
| (Name) | (New position) | (Current position) |
|---|---|---|
| SHIRAISHI, Shoji | Fellow Senior General Manager of Mobility Service Business Section, Advanced Technology Center |
Fellow Senior General Manager of New Venture Business Development Section, Advanced Technology Center |
3. Change in duties of Senior General Managers and Executive Chief General Managers
| (Name) | (New position) | (Current position) |
|---|---|---|
| AOTA, Hajime | Senior General Manager of New Venture Business Development Section, Advanced Technology Center and CEO and Managing director of Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc. |
General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center and CEO and Managing director of Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc. |
| EGASHIRA,Ayako | Executive Chief General Manager of Robotics Business Unit, Solution Business Operations and General Manager of Business Planning Division, Robotics Business Unit, Solution Business Operations |
Executive Chief General Manager of Robotics Business Unit, Solution Business Operations |
4. Change in duties of General Managers
| (Name) | (New position) | (Current position) |
|---|---|---|
| TAKESHITA, Naotaka | General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center and General Manager of Financial Service Development Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center |
General Manager of Financial Service Development Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center |
| SHINSHO, Masami | General Manager of Digital Strategy Division, IT Center | Senior Manager of Innovation Group, Global Branding Section, Motorcycle Business Operations |
| KODAMA, Satoshi | General Manager of Quality Assurance Division, Automotive Development Section, Mobility Technology Center | Manager of Quality Assurance Group, Quality Assurance Division, Automotive Development Section, Mobility Technology Center |
| JINNO, Hirofumi | General Manager of Technology Planning Division, Advanced Technology Center | Manager of Technology Administration Group, Advanced Technology Center |
| KATOU, Kaoru | General Manager of Business Development Division, New Venture Business Development Section, Advanced Technology Center | General Manager of Planning Division, New Venture Business Development Section, Advanced Technology Center |
| NAKAO,Hiroshi | General Manager of India & Africa Division, Mobility Service Business Section, Advanced Technology Center | General Manager of Mobility Service Business Division, New Venture Business Development Section, Advanced Technology Center |
| WATANABE, Keiji | General Manager of Regulation Quality Assurance Division, Motorcycle Quality Assurance Section, Quality Assurance Center | General Manager of Regulation & Certification Division, Engineering Promotion Section, PF Model Unit |
| IWASAWA,Koujirou | General Manager of Demand Chain Innovation Division, Manufacturing Strategy Section, Manufacturing and Production Engineering Center | General Manager of Digital Strategy Division, IT Center |
| ISOZAKI,Kouichi | General Manager of Service Division, Marketing Section, Marine Business Operations | Manager of OBM Development Group, 1st Development Division, Marine Engine Section, Marine Business Operations |
| UEGUCHI, Hideki | General Manager of Area Marketing Division, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit | Senior Manager of Africa Market Development Division, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
| IMAI, Kumiko | General Manager of Business Promotion Division, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit and General Manager of CS Division, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
General Manager of Business Promotion Division, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
5. Personnel Changes in Group Companies
| (Name) | (New position) | (Current position) |
|---|---|---|
| SUGIYAMA, Daisuke | General Director of Yamaha Motor Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. | Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd. |
(Abbreviation of Division Names)
・PF ＝ Platform
・OBM ＝ Outboard Motor
・CS = Customer Service
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
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- Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc.: Theme research and training for new business development, promotion of commercialization, consideration of investment in venture companies, development of new business models, etc.
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- Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.: Manufacturing and Development of Electrical Parts for Motorcycle/Drive Units for Electrically Power Assisted Bicycles
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- Yamaha Motor Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd.: Manufacture of motorcycle electrical parts in Vietnam
