OREANDA-NEWS. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective July 15, 2016.

Organizational reforms

1.Technology Center

As part of our growth strategy, a new "NPM Business Section" will be established with the aims of the development of new forms of personal mobility and accelerating commercialization not covered by existing motorcycle/four wheeler categories.

  The planning and development functions for similar vehicles that were divided amongst the "Technology Center" and "PF Model Unit" will be integrated, and the "LMW Development Division" will be transferred from the "PF Model Unit" to under the "NPM Business Section."
  A new "PM Business Division" will be established under the "NPM Business Section" and development functions of new forms of personal mobility will be transferred to this section from the "LMW Development Division."

2.Manufacturing Center

In order to streamline the new production structure concluded during last year's reorganization, the organization of the "Manufacturing Center" will be changed.


  The chassis production functions of the "MC Assembly Factory" and "Chassis & Tank Manufacturing Division" will be integrated and become the "MC Body Manufacturing Factory."
  The tank production functions of the "Chassis & Tank Manufacturing Division" and the "Nakaze Manufacturing Division" will be integrated and become the "Tanks & Plastic Body Manufacturing Division."

Personnel changes

1. Change in duties of Executive Officers

  (Name) (New position) (Current position)
  Masaru Ono Executive Officer, Chief General
Manager of CS Center, and Senior
General Manager of Spare Parts
Section, CS Center		 Executive Officer, Chief General Manager
of CS Center

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

  (Name) (New position) (Current position)
  Takashi Kaieda Senior General Manager of NPM
Section, Technology Center,
and General Manager of LMW
Development Division, NPM
Section, Technology Center		 General Manager of LMW Development
Division, PF Model Development Section,
PF Model Unit

3. Change in duties of General Manager

  (Name) (New position) (Current position)
  Naoki
Hanamura		 General Manager of PM Business
Division, NPM Section,
Technology Center		 General Manager of 1st SMT Engineering
Division, IM Business Unit, Vehicle &
Solution Business Operations
  Seiji Fujisawa General Manager of MC Body
Manufacturing Factory, Body
Manufacturing Section,
Manufacturing Center		 General Manager of Chassis & Tank
Manufacturing Division, Body
Manufacturing Section, Manufacturing
Center
  Tomochika
Ikeya		 General Manager of Tank &
Plastic Body Manufacturing
Division, Body Manufacturing
Section, Manufacturing Center		 Manager of Unit Engineering Division ,
Component Section , PF Model Unit
  Eiji Tomiyama General Manager of Technical
Publication Division , After Sales
Section , CS Center		 Manager of Technical Publication Division ,
After Sales Section , CS Center
  Ryousuke
nakamura		 General Manager of 1st SMT
Engineering Division, IM
Business Unit, Vehicle & Solution
Business Operations		 Manager of 2nd SMT Engineering Division,
IM Business Unit, Vehicle & Solution
Business Operations
  Toru Kido General Manager of Engineering
Division, UMS Business
Development Section, Vehicle &
Solution Business Operations		 Manager of Engineering Division, UMS
Business Development Section, Vehicle &
Solution Business Operations