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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (the "Company") announces the following organizational and personnel changes, effective April 15, 2007. |
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Organizational changes (effective April 15, 2007) |
In order to maximize the features of each product category offered by IM Company and strengthen market competitiveness, the Company is reorganizing divisions by product category. |
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Specifically, the previous divisions -- the Engineering Division, Sales and Marketing Division and Business Projects Divisions -- will be regrouped into six divisions. The new division names are: the SMT Engineering Division, SMT Sales and Marketing Division, Robot Business Division, JW Wheelchairs Division, Quality Assurance Division, and Business Project Division. |
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Personnel changes (effective April 15, 2007) |
(Name) |
(New position) |
(Current position) |
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Hiroaki Fujita |
General Manager of SMT Engineering Division, IM Company, and Senior Vice President of IM Company |
Manager of SMT Engineering Group, Engineering Division, IM Company, and Vice President of IM Company |
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Yoshihisa Iwatsuka |
General Manager of SMT Sales and Marketing Division, IM Company, and Vice President of IM Company |
General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division, IM Company, and Vice President of IM Company |
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Shigeyuki Kurata |
General Manager of Robot Business Division, IM Company, Vice President of IM Company, and Manager of Robot Sales Group, Robot Business Division, IM Company |
Manager of Sales and Marketing Division, IM Company, and Vice President of IM Company |
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Satoshi Tanigaki |
General Manager of JW Wheelchairs Division, IM Company, and Manager of JW Engineering Group, JW Wheelchairs Division, IM Company |
Manager of JW Group, Business Projects Division, IM Company |
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Atsuo Furutani |
General Manager of Quality Assurance Division, IM Company, Manager of Quality Assurance Group, Quality Assurance Division, IM Company, and Senior Manager of SMT Engineering Division, IM Company |
General Manager of Engineering Division, IM Company, and Manager of Quality Assurance Group, Engineering Division, IM Company |
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Kazumasa Atsumi |
President of Hamakita Industries, Ltd. |
Senior Manager of Hamakita Industries, Ltd. |
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Yukimine Tsuji |
Senior Manager of Overseas Production Division, SyS Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters |
President of Hamakita Industries, Ltd. |
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Toshihito Kawai |
President of i Pulse Co., Ltd. |
Senior Manager of i Pulse Co., Ltd. |
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Noriaki Nakamura |
President of Yamaha Motor Assist Co., Ltd. |
Senior Manager of Human Resources Development Group, Human Resources Development Division |
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Daisaku Karaki |
President of Yamaha Motor Management Service Co., Ltd. |
Senior Manager of Yamaha Motor Management Service Co., Ltd. |
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Eisuke Ito |
President of Sichuan Huachuan Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
Stationed at Sichuan Huachuan Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
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* Abbreviations: |
IM:Intelligent Machinery |
JW:JW is a product series name of the Company's electric wheelchairs. |
SyS:System Supplier |
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* Major business lines of the group companies referenced above: |
Hamakita Industries, Ltd.: |
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Manufacture of ordinary cast iron parts and special cast alloy parts for motorcycles, four-wheelers, outboard motors and other products. |
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i Pulse Co., Ltd.: |
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Manufacture and sales of printed circuit boards, production equipment for electronic components, and related equipment. |
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Yamaha Motor Assist Co., Ltd.: |
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Personnel placement business and outsourcing business |
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Yamaha Motor Management Service Co., Ltd.: |
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Accounting and personnel management on a contract basis, financial services |
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Sichuan Huachuan Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd.: |
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Manufacture and assembly of parts for products including motors, multi-purpose internal combustion engines, and land transportation vehicles in China |
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