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Yamaha Motor: Announcement of Personnel Changes in the Office of Executive Officers

December 24,2020

IWATA, December 24,2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting held on Thursday, December 24, 2020, the Company has determined the following executive and executive officer movements.
The appointments of these executives and executive officers will be formally decided at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in late March 2021, and the subsequent Board of Directors meeting.



Changes Affecting Directors (late March 2021)

1. Changes in positions of Director
OKAWA,
Tatsumi
Managing Executive Officer and Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.,
(Current: Senior Executive Officer and Director, Chief General Manager in charge of IT & Digital, Corporate Planning & Finance Center)
*Chief General Manager in charge of Human Resources & General Affairs, IT & Digital, Corporate Planning & Finance Center, Creative and Marine, January 1, 2021
2. New Director candidate
MARUYAMA,
Heiji
Senior Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.,
Chief General Manager of Powertrain Unit,
and Senior General Manager of Powertrain Planning Section, Powertrain Unit
*Chief General Manager of Technical Research & Development Center, and Chief General Manager in charge of Powertrain Unit, Vehicle Development, January 1, 2021
3. Director resignation
KATO,
Toshizumi
Managing Executive Officer and Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.,
Chief General manager in charge of Solution, Power Products and Alliance strategy,
and President & Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Robotics Holdings Co., Ltd.
*President & Representative Director of Yamaha Robotics HoldingsJanuary 1, 2021
SHIMAMOTO,
Makoto
Senior Executive Officer and Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.,
Chief General Manager of Mobility Technology Center,
and Chief General Manager of Advanced Technology Center
*Chief General Manager in charge of Vehicle Development
Technical Advisor , January 1, 2021

Changes Affecting Corporate Auditors (late March 2021)

4. New Corporate Auditor candidate
KAWAI,
Eriko (Outside)
 
5. Corporate Auditor resignation
IKAGA,
Masahiko (Outside)
 

Changes Affecting Executive Officers (late March 2021)

6. Changes in positions of Executive Officers
OTA,
Hiroyuki
Senior Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
(Current: Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Solution Business Operations)
OTANI,
Itaru
Senior Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
(Current: 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)
*Deputy Chief General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Center, January 1, 2021
KINOSHITA,
Takuya
Senior Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
(Current: Executive Officer, Chief General Manager of Motorcycle Business Operations)
*Chief General Manager of Land Mobility Business Operations, and Executive General Manager of Motorcycle Business Unit, Land Mobility Business Operations, January 1, 2021
7. New Executive Officer candidates
YOKOMIZO,
Shin
Current: Senior General Manager of PF Model Development Section, PF Model Unit,
and Manager of Off-road Vehicle Development Division, PF Model Development Section, PF Model Unit
*Deputy Chief General Manager of PF Model Unit,
and Senior General Manager of PF Model Development Section, PF Model Unit,
and Manager of Off-road Vehicle Development Division, PF Model Development Section, PF Model Unit, January 1, 2021
KAIEDA,
Takashi
Current: Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Australia Pty Limited
*Deputy Chief General Manager of Technical Research & Development Center, January 1, 2021
SUZUKI, 
Yasutaka
Current: General Director of Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd.
8. Executive Officer resignations
TANAKA,
Yasuo
Current: Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.,
Chief General Manager of CS Center, and Deputy Chief General Manager of Quality Assurance Center,
and Senior General Manager of Spare Parts Section, CS Center
*CS Advisor, January 1, 2021

Changes Affecting Deputy Executive Officer (late March 2021)

9. New Deputy Executive Officer Candidates
Olivier,
Prevost
Current: PTW Manufacturing & Engineering, Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.

Abbreviation of Division Names
・PF = Platform
・CS = Customer Service

Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Motor Australia Pty Limited: Import and sales of Yamaha Motor products in Australia
・Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd.: Manufacture and sales of motorcycles in Vietnam
・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 Robotics Holdings Co., Ltd.: Business strategy formulation and business management of group companies regarding development, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
*Name is changed from Yamaha Motor Robotics Holdings Co., Ltd., January 1.

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