Daihatsu Announces Organizational Changes

Jun. 08, 2017
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD. announced the new organizational structure that had been decided at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders as of June 8.

Ⅰ.Organizational Structure

[1]Director

◆ New appointment

Name New Title
Masanori Mitsui ◆ Chairman
Soichiro Okudaira ◆ President
Hiroyuki Yokoyama Executive Vice President
Sunao Matsubayashi Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)
Shigeharu Toda Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)
Noriyoshi Matsushita Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)
Yoshifumi Kishimoto Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)
Kenji Yamamoto*1*2 Director
Shigeki Terashi*2 Director

*1 … Outside board member under Japanese corporate law
*2 … Non-resident

[2]Corporate Auditors

◆ New appointment

Name New Title
Norihide Bessho ◆ Full-time Corporate Auditor
Yoshiki Kitajima* Corporate Auditor
Fusahiro Yamamoto* Corporate Auditor

* … Outside board member under Japanese corporate law

[3]Executive Officer

Name Title
Yasunori Nakawaki Senior Managing Executive Officer (as of June 8)
Takamasa Kurinami Senior Managing Executive Officer (as of April 1)
Tsuneo Itagaki Senior Managing Executive Officer (as of April 1)
Katsuhiro Ikoma Senior Managing Executive Officer (as of April 1)
Hiromasa Hoshika Senior Managing Executive Officer (as of April 1)
Katsumi Marutani Senior Managing Executive Officer (as of April 1)
Miki Ibaraki Senior Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Hajime Nishimura Senior Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Masanori Takahashi Senior Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Tadao Nasu Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Hideki Teramae Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Tetsuo Miura Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Toshinori Edamoto Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Osamu Naruse Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Yasushi Kyoda Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Hajime Fujita Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Hirotaka Yanagi Executive Officer(as of April 1)
Kunihiro Morimoto Executive Officer(as of April 1)

Ⅱ.Retiring Directors

Yasunori Nakawaki
Sudirman Maman Rusdi

Ⅲ.Retiring Auditors

Kunihiko Morita

Ⅳ.Retiring Executive Officers

Norihide Bessho

Ⅴ.Executives’ Titles and Areas of Responsibility (as of June 8)

[1]Directors

Name Title Areas of Responsibility
Hiroyuki Yokoyama Executive Vice President -Corporate Business Unit
-Corporate Planning Center
Sunao Matsubayashi Director
(Senior Managing Executive Officer)
-DNGA Business Unit
-Vehicle R&D Group
-Emerging-market Compact Car Company
Shigeharu Toda Director
(Senior Managing Executive Officer)
-Brand Business Unit
-D Brand Office
-Business & Product Planning Div.
Noriyoshi Matsushita Director
(Senior Managing Executive Officer)
-Administration Center
Yoshifumi Kishimoto Director
(Senior Managing Executive Officer)
-Production Engineering Group

[2]Executive Officers

Name Title Areas of Responsibility
Yasunori Nakawaki Senior Managing Executive Officer -Powertrain R&D Group
Takamasa Kurinami Senior Managing Executive Officer
Executiv Director, Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn. Bhd.
-Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn. Bhd.
Tsuneo Itagaki Senior Managing Executive Officer
President, P.T. Astra Daihatsu Motor
-P. T. Astra Daihatsu Motor
Katsuhiro Ikoma Senior Managing Executive Officer -CS Group
Hiromasa Hoshika Senior Managing Executive Officer -Corporate Planning Center
-MONODUKURI Planning Div.
-R&D Center
Katsumi Marutani Senior Managing Executive Officer -Vehicle R&D Group
-Styling Div.
Miki Ibaraki Senior Executive Officer -Powertrain R&D Group
Hajime Nishimura Senior Executive Officer -Production Engineering Group
Masanori Takahashi Senior Executive Officer President. Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn. Bhd. -Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
Tadao Nasu Executive Officer -Production Engineering Group
Hideki Teramae Executive Officer -Vehicle R&D Group
Tetsuo Miura Executive Officer
Senior Director, P.T. Astra Daihatsu Motor
-P. T. Astra Daihatsu Motor
Toshinori Edamoto Executive Officer -Purchasing Group
Osamu Naruse Executive Officer -D Brand Office
Yasushi Kyoda Executive Officer -Administration Center
Hajime Fujita Executive Officer -R&D Center
-General Manager, Powertrain Unit R&D Dept.
Hirotaka Yanagi Executive Officer -Corporate Planning Center
-Corporate Planning Div.
Kunihiro Morimoto Executive Officer -Customer Service Group