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- NEWNov. 30, 2018
Daihatsu Announces Organizational Changes
Nov. 30, 2018
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. announced it has reviewed its systems for officers and executives, and will be carrying out organizational changes and reform with effect from January 1, 2019.
I.Main Points of Change/Reform
1) Approach
- Develop an organization that is close to consumers and prompt in responding to market changes so as to be a company that is intimately connected to its customers.
- In addition, revise the system for business execution with the aim of achieving speedy management as well as developing and expanding the involvement of next-generation management talents.
- Through these changes, manifest the strengths of the Daihatsu Group, and contribute to the maximization of the Toyota Group’s value.
2) Review of management state and mechanisms
- The officer system will be revamped to change the current “Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)” to the new position of “Director (Officer),” and “Senior Managing Executive Officer” to the new position of “Officer” as officers under the new system. Those under the “Director (Officer)” positions will shift to take on roles for responding to Group or company-wide issues.
- General managers and equivalent will be merged with the existing officers in the positions of “Senior Executive Officer” and “Executive Officer” to form a new “Executive” level of position.
- Issues to be worked on will be taken on with a sense of speed by making business execution the responsibility of chief officers and deputy chief officers. Chief officers and deputy chief officers will be selected from officers and executives.
3) Organizational reform
- Business unit and group organization has been reviewed for speedy management and to strengthen the roles of chief officers. The current system of three business units and 10 sections will be reorganized into a system of five units and 12 groups.
- The organization of divisions and departments have been reorganized so as to work on improving competitiveness to even higher levels compared to existing levels.
- The Lifestyle & Cars Research Institute will be newly established to create a new organization which will succeed in competition during a major period of change happening once in a hundred years and step into the future. Research will be made into the essence of car-making from the perspectives of customers, and the understanding of needs obtained will be applied as early as possible.
II. Details of Organizational Reform
1.Review of business unit system
<New organization> 5Unit 12Group
| Unit | Group |
|---|---|
| Corporate Business Unit | - Corporate Planning Group - Business & Product Planning Group |
| Administration Unit | - Administration Group |
| DNGA Business Unit | - R&D Connect Group - Vehicle R&D Group - Powertrain R&D Group |
| Production, Engineering, Purchasing Unit |
- Purchasing Group - Production Control & Engineering Group - Production Group |
| Brand Business Unit | - Domestic Sales Group - Overseas Business Group - Customer Service Group |
| — | - Research Institute of car and life-style |
<Current organization> 3Unit 10Section
| Unit | Section |
|---|---|
| Corporate Business Unit | - Corporate Planning Center - Administration Center - R&D Center |
| DNGA Business Unit | - Vehicle R&D Group - Powertrain R&D Group - Purchasing Group - Productio Engineering Group |
| Brand Business Unit | - Business & ProductPlanning Office - D Brand Office - Customer Service Office |
2.Organizational chart
III. Changes of Directors and Executive Officers as of January 1, 2019
1.Director
<1> Change in representation right and title
| Name | New Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|
| Hiromasa Hoshika | - Executive Vice President | - Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) |
<2> Change in title of executive officers holding concurrent positions
| Name | New Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sunao Matsubayashi | - Director(Operating Officer) | - Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) |
| Noriyoshi Matsushita | - Director(Operating Officer) | - Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) |
| Yoshifumi Kishimoto | - Director(Operating Officer) | - Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) |
<3> Retiring Directors ※ As of December 31, 2018
| Name | Current Title |
|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Yokoyama | - Executive Vice President |
| Hiroji Onishi ＊1 | - Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) |
| Shigeharu Toda ＊1 | - Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) |
| Kenji Yamamoto | - Director ＊2 |
＊1 … Only stepping down as director
＊2 … Non-resident. Outside board member under Japanese corporate law
＜Reference＞ Structure of directors and corporate auditors as of January 1, 2019
<1> Directors
○Promotion
| Name | New Title |
|---|---|
| Masanori Mitsui | - Chairman |
| Soichiro Okudaira | - President |
| Hiromasa Hoshika ○ | - Executive Vice President |
| Sunao Matsubayashi/ | - Director(Operating Officer) |
| Noriyoshi Matsushita | - Director(Operating Officer) |
| Yoshifumi Kishimoto | - Director(Operating Officer) |
| Moritaka Yoshida ＊ | - Director |
＊ … Non-resident.
<2>Audit & Supervisory Board Member
| Name | New Title |
|---|---|
| Norihide Bessho | - Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Masaki Nakatsugawa ＊ | - Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Yoshiki Kitajima ＊ | - Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Fusahiro Yamamoto ＊ | - Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
＊ … Outside corporate auditor under Japan’s Companies Act
2.Executive Officer
<1> Change of executive officer
<◎New appointment, ○Promotion>
| Name | New Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroji Onishi | - Operating Officer | - Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) |
| Shigeharu Toda | - Operating Officer | - Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) |
| Katsuhiro Ikoma | - Operating Officer | - Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Katsumi Marutani | - Operating Officer | - Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Masanori Takahashi | - Operating Officer | - Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Tatsuro Takami ◎ | - Operating Officer | - Managing director, Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Miki Ibaraki ○ | - Operating Officer | - Senior Executive Officer |
IV. Directors’ and Executive Officers’ Main Areas of Responsibility
1.Director ,Executives’ Titles and Areas of Responsibility
<○Promotion>
| Name | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Hiromasa Hoshika ○ | - Executive Vice President - Assistant president - Corporate Business Unit Supervisor - Brand Business Unit Supervisor |
| Sunao Matsubayashi | - Director(Operating Officer) - DNGA Business Unit - Emerging-market Compact Car Company,Chief Technical Officer |
| Noriyoshi Matsushita | - Director(Operating Officer) - Administration Unit Supervisor |
| Yoshifumi Kishimoto | - Director(Operating Officer) - Production, Engineering, Purchasing Unit Supervisor |
2.Executive Officer
<◎New appointment, ○Promotion>
| Name | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Hiroji Onishi | - Operating Officer - Chief Officer, Business & Product Planning Div. |
| Shigeharu Toda | - Operating Officer - Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn.Bhd. |
| Katsuhiro Ikoma | - Operating Officer - Research Institute of car and life-style, Head |
| Katsumi Marutani | - Operating Officer - R&D Connect Group, Chief Officer |
| Masanori Takahashi | - Operating Officer - Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn. Bhd. |
| Tatsuro Takami ◎ | - Operating Officer - Customer Service Group, Chief Officer |
| Miki Ibaraki ○ | - Operating Officer - Powertrain R&D Group, Chief Officer |
V. Executives’ Areas of Responsibility
1.Chief Officer
| Name | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Hirotaka Yanagi | - Corporate Planning, Chief Officer |
| Osamu Naruse | - Administration, Chief Officer - Branch Manager, Tokyo Office |
| Hideki Teramae | - Vehicle R&D Group, Chief Officer |
| Tadao Nasu | - Production, Engineering, Purchasing Unit - Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| Toshinori Edamoto | - Purchasing Group, Chief Officer |
| Hajime Nakayama | - Production Control & Engineering Group, Chief Officer |
| Katsuhiro Hino | - Production Group, Chief Officer |
| Yusuke Takeda | - Domestic Sales Group, Chief Officer |
| Kunihiro Morimoto | - Overseas Business Group, Chief Officer - Customer Service Group, Deputy Chief Officer |
| Tetsuo Miura | - P. T. Astra Daihatsu Motor |
2.Deputy Chief Officer
| Name | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Atsuhiko Tanimoto | - Corporate Planning, Deputy Chief Officer |
| Hisashi Matsuda | - Business & Product Planning, Deputy Chief Officer |
| Yasushi Kyoda | - Administration, Deputy Chief Officer |
| Kenji Toyoda | - Administration, Deputy Chief Officer |
| Akira Shimonishi | - R&D Connect Group, Deputy Chief Officer |
| Kouji Ishikura | - Vehicle R&D Group, Deputy Chief Officer |
| Eiji Mishima | - Powertrain R&D Group, Deputy Chief Officer |
| Hitoshi Nakagawa | - Purchasing Group, Deputy Chief Officer |
| Hiroki Uehara | - Production Group, Deputy Chief Officer - Branch Manager, Head(Ikeda)-Kyoto Plant |
| Seiji Oue | - Production Group, Deputy Chief Officer - Branch Manager, Shiga(Ryuo)Plant |
| Hajime Fujita | - Research Institute of car and life-style, Deputy Head |
| Masaki Ogita | - P. T. Astra Daihatsu Motor |
