Personnel Transfer

Dec. 27, 2016
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD. announced today the personnel transfers and promotions as of January 1, 2017.

1. Personnel Transfers

DNGA Business Unit
<Powertrain R&D Group>
Chief Officer: Yasunori Nakawaki, Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer

Division General Manager
Engine Development Div. Takeshi Odaka
Drivetrain Development Div. Hideki Yasue
Electric Powertrain Development Div. Masahiro Tanaka

Brand Business Unit
<D Brand Office>
Chief Officer: Shigeharu Toda, Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer

Division General Manager
Sales Business Reform Div. Yukihiko Kobayashi
Domestic Sales Div. Kaoru Abe

Emerging-market Compact Car Company
Chairman :Masanori Mitsui, President
President :Shinya Kotera, Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation

Division General Manager
Emerging-market Compact Car Product Planning Div. Hidenori Katayama
Emerging-market Compact Car Quality Planning Div. Yoshiya Kimura
Emerging-market Compact Car Product & Business Planning Div. Shinichirou Otsuka, General Manager Hisashi Matsuda, Deputy General Manager

2. Promotions

General Manager/Project Manager

Name Title
Naoya Okazaki -General Manager, Human Resources Development Dept., Administration Center
Masato Iwase -General Manager, Cost Planning Dept., Product Planning Div., Vehicle R&D Group
Yasushi Yamada -Project Manager, Vehicle Structure & Function Development Planning Dept., Vehicle Structure & Function Development Div., Vehicle R&D Group
Masahiro Tanaka -General Manager, Electric Powertrain Development Div., Powertrain R&D Group
Atsushi Kamei -General Manager, Body Parts Purchasing Dept., Purchasing Div., Purchasing Group
Yukihiro Hosoya -General Manager, Unit Parts Purchasing Dept., Purchasing Div., Purchasing Group
Yasuhiko Okunaka -General Manager, Quality Control Div., Head(Ikeda)-Kyoto Plant, Production Engineering Group
Kazunori Noguchi -General Manager, Manufacturing Div. No.2, Shiga (Ryuo) Plant, Production Engineering Group
Tsutomu Ikehara -Project Manager, Area Management Dept., Domestic Sales Div., D Brand Office
Soushi Ikebe -Daihatsu Business Support & Engineering Center Corp.
Kenji Toyoda -Daihatsu Kyushu Co., Ltd.
Isao Kita -Perodua Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd