Announcement of Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes
April 14, 2016
IWATA, April 14, 2014 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective April 15, 2014.
1. Organizational changes
The following organizational reforms will be implemented
in the Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit:
- To further deepen and accelerate our area marketing initiatives, the "1st
Marketing Division", "2nd Marketing Division", and "3rd Marketing Division" will
be dissolved, and will be restructured into the "Africa Market Development
Division" and "Area Marketing Division".
- The "Customer Support Group", which was located within the 1st Marketing
Division, will become an independent division called the "CS Division" in order
to further differentiate and increase added value of our products and services
in developing markets.
- In order to streamline our operations by consolidating the corporate and
sales backup functions, as well as enriching strategic planning functionality,
the "Business Planning Division" will be dissolved and will be restructured
as the "Business Promotion Division".
| (Name) | (New position) | (Current position) |
|---|---|---|
| Takeo Noda |
General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center |
Senior Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center |
| Takahiko Matsushita |
General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center |
General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center |
| Takeshi Yano |
Executive General Manager of Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit and General Manager of CS Division, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
Executive General Manager of Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit and General Manager of Market Development Division2, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
| Takehiko Fukuda |
General Manager of Africa Market Development Division, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
General Manager of Market Development Division1, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
| Yoshiyuki Ito |
General Manager of Area Marketing Division, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
General Manager of Market Development Division3, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
| Shigeto Mori |
General Manager of Business Promotion Division, Overseas Market Development Operation Business Unit |
General Manager of Administration & Planning Division |
| Takeo Ishii |
Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Asia Pte. Ltd. and Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Distribution Singapore Pte.Ltd. |
General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center |
| Olivier Prevost |
President of Yamaha Motor Research & Development Europe s.r.l. |
Yamaha Motor Research & Development Europe s.r.l. |
Abbreviations;
・ CS: Customer Service
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Motor Asia Pte. Ltd.: Trading firm operations, financial assistance and other operations in Singapore
・Yamaha Motor Distribution Singapore Pte. Ltd.: Import and export of Yamaha parts, etc.
・Yamaha Motor Research & Development Europe s.r.l.: Research and development of motorcycles in Italy
