Press release -
Yamaha Motor: Announcement of Personnel Changes in the Office of Executive Officers
IWATA, December 24，2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting held on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, 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 2020, and the subsequent Board of Directors meeting.
■ Director Appointment Movements (Late March 2020)
1. Candidates for New Directors
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Tetsuji Ohashi (External)
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2. Scheduled Outgoing Directors
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Genichi Tamatsuka (External)
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■ Executive Officer Appointments Movement (Late March 2020)
3. Executive Officer Position Changes
| Eric de Seynes |
Senior Executive Officer
(Currently: Executive Officer, and President of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.) |
| Minoru Morimoto |
Senior Executive Officer
(Currently: Executive Officer, and President of Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing) |
4. Candidates for New Appointments of Executive Officers
| Kotaro Ueda |
Current: Senior General Manager of Production Engineering Section, Manufacturing and Production Engineering Center
* Deputy Chief General Manager of Manufacturing and Production Engineering Center, and Senior General Manager of Manufacturing Section, Manufacturing and Production Engineering Center, Effective from January 1, 2020 |
| Eishin Chihana |
Current: Executive Chief General Manager of 1st Business Unit, Motorcycle Business Operations
*Senior General Manager of 3S Advanced Countries Section, Motorcycle Business Operations, Effective from January 1, 2020 |
5. Scheduled Outgoing Executive Officer
| Hiroaki Fujita |
Current: Senior Executive Officer, and Chief General Manager of Advanced Technology Center
|
■ Deputy Executive Officer Movements （Late March 2020)
6. Deputy Executive Officer Candidates
| Ben Speciale |
Current: Senior Vice President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.,
and President of US Marine Business Unit |
| Jeffrey Young |
Current: President of Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation, U.S.A.
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| Michael Chrzanowski |
Current: President of Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America
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■ Fellow Movements (Effective from April 1, 2020)
7. Fellow Candidates
| Junichi Inami |
Current: Senior General Manager of EM Development Section, Mobility Technology Center,
and General Manager of EM Engineering Planning Division, EM Development Section, Mobility Technology Center *Senior General Manager of EM Technology Section, Mobility Technology Center and General Manager of EM Strategy Division, EM Technology Section, Mobility Technology Center, Effective from January 1, 2020 |
(Abbreviation of division name)
- EM = Electric Mobility
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
- Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.; Number of employees and Financial Result is YME consolidated figure.
(Including YME's Branches and Subsidiaries)
- PT. Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing; Sales/Manufacturing of Yamaha Products
- Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.; Imports/Sales of Yamaha Products
- Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation, U.S.A.; Provide Dealer Finance and Retail Finance
- Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America; Development/Manufacturing of GC, WV and ATV
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