OREANDA-NEWS. March 29, 2016. Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following executive personnel changes proposed to take effect following the 150th ordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held in June 2016.

New post Current post Name
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Quality, Brand Enhancement, Production and Business Logistics		 Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of Quality, Brand Enhancement,
Production and Business Logistics		 Kiyotaka Shobuda
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of R&D and MDI;
In charge of Cost Innovation		 Senior Managing Executive Officer
Oversight of R&D and MDI;
In charge of Cost Innovation		 Kiyoshi Fujiwara

Brief Personal Record of New Appointees of Director

Kiyotaka Shobuda

Date of birth:  April 11, 1959

Career:   March 1982 Joined Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (present Mazda Motor Corporation)
April 2006 Deputy General Manager, Hofu Plant
November. 2008   Executive Officer, President, AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
April 2010 Executive Officer, General Manager, Production ?Engineering Div.
April 2011 Executive Officer, In charge of Production; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation
June 2013 Managing Executive Officer, In charge of Global Production and Global Business Logistics; General Manager, Production Engineering Div.
April 2015 Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Global Production, Global Business Logistics; Global Product Quality and Brand Quality
April 2016 Senior Managing Executive Officer; Oversight of Quality, Brand Enhancement, Production and Business Logistics

(to present)

Kiyoshi Fujiwara

Date of birth:  March 15, 1960

Career:   March 1982 Joined Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (present Mazda Motor Corporation)
March 2003 Vice President, Mazda Motor Europe GmbH
June 2005 General Manager, Product Planning & Business Strategy Div.
November. 2008   Executive Officer; General Manager, Powertrain Development Div.
June 2012 Executive Officer; In charge of Product Planning, Program Management, Design and ASEAN Strategy Promotion; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Cost Innovation
June 2013 Managing Executive Officer; In charge of Business Strategy, Product, Design and Cost Innovation
April 2015 Managing Executive Officer; In charge of R&D and Cost Innovation; General Manager, R&D Liaison Office; President, Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.
April 2016 Senior Managing Executive Officer; Oversight of R&D and MDI; In charge of Cost Innovation

(to present)