Isuzu Motors Limited (headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; President and COO; Shinsuke Minami; hereinafter “Isuzu”) announces the following reorganization and changes in duties of executive officers and other personnel effective April 1, 2025.
Aim
Aiming to become a leader in the global commercial vehicle industry, Isuzu has united its efforts to unlock opportunities for further business growth and build a management and governance structure to ensure stable business operations. To be able to swiftly respond to changes in the business environment and address the challenges ahead, Isuzu will make changes to its executive and organizational structure, while keeping the formation of the CEO at the center, supported by the COO, CMzO*1 and CSO*2, which was rolled out in April of last year.
*1 Chief Monozukuri Officer: Leads and oversees mainly the monozukuri (manufacturing) domain
*2 Chief Strategy Officer: Leads and oversees mainly the business strategy
Summary of reorganization
Change in division level
Sales Division shall be divided into Japan Sales Division and International Sales Division with an aim to expedite decision-making on initiatives Isuzu is taking to address business challenges in sales.
Change in department level
Japan Sales Division
- GR Japan Sales Business Management Dept., GR Japan Sales Business Planning Dept. and GR Japan Product Marketing Dept. are renamed Japan Sales Business Management Dept., Japan Sales Business Planning Dept. and Japan Product Marketing Dept. respectively.
- The distribution function of Isuzu Motors Sales Ltd. shall be transferred to Japan Sales Division and Japan Distribution Control Dept. shall be newly established.
- Japan Safety Enhancement & Aftersales Planning Dept. shall be newly established to strengthen safety and aftersales of sales distributors.
- In order to accurately respond to customer needs, Parts Operations Dept. shall be transferred from Business Process Development Division to Japan Sales Division and renamed Parts Business Dept.
Industrial Solutions & Powertrain Business Division
- Multifuel Engine Planning & Engineering Dept. shall be newly established in Industrial Solutions & Powertrain Business Division, and the function of xGV Planning & Engineering Dept. in Carbon Neutral Strategy Division shall be transferred to the department.
Purchasing Division
- Powertrain Cost Planning Dept. in Industrial Solutions & Powertrain Business Division shall be transferred to Cost Planning Dept. in Purchasing Division.
Engineering Division
- The product planning function of CN Product Planning & Engineering Dept. in Carbon Neutral Strategy Division shall be transferred to Engineering Division’s L/D & M/D Product Planning & Engineering Dept., which shall be renamed CV Product Planning Dept. No.1. In addition, Global CV Product Planning & Engineering Dept. shall be renamed CV Product Planning Dept. No.2.
- To promote the use of I-MACS*3 for engineering work, the design function of CN Product Planning & Engineering Dept. in Carbon Neutral Strategy Division shall be transferred to Engineering Division under which I-MACS Planning Dept. shall be newly established.
With the reorganization, the number of departments will increase by one from 119 to 120.
*3 Isuzu Modular Architecture and Component Standard: A development method that enables the combination of various components, parts, and devices to meet diverse needs in anticipation of technological evolution and further expansion of vehicle models.
[Changes in Directors of the Board as of April 1]
| New position | Current position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Director of the Board Managing Executive Officer CSO EVP, Corporate Strategy Division EVP, Corporate Planning & Finance Division EVP, Systems Division |
Director of the Board Managing Executive Officer CSO Group CFO EVP, Corporate Strategy Division EVP, Corporate Planning & Finance Division SVP, Chief Officer for External Affairs |
Naohiro Yamaguchi |
| Director of the Board Chairman, UD Trucks Corporation |
Director of the Board Managing Executive Officer EVP, Sales Division |
Tetsuya Ikemoto |
[Changes in Executive Officers as of April 1]
| New position | Current position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Executive Officer EVP, Carbon Neutral Strategy Division |
Managing Executive Officer EVP, Carbon Neutral Strategy Division EVP, Engineering Division |
Takashi Odaira |
| Managing Executive Officer LCV Business Managing Officer EVP, LCV Business Dept. |
Managing Executive Officer LCV Business Managing Officer EVP, LCV Business Dept. SVP, Product Executive Chief Engineer (LCV Executive Chief Engineer) President and Representative Director, Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd. |
Satoshi Yamaguchi |
| Senior Executive Officer EVP, Japan Sales Division |
Executive Officer SVP, Sales Division |
Hidekazu Noto |
| Senior Executive Officer EVP, International Sales Division VP, International Sales Division |
Executive Officer SVP, Sales Division VP, Sales Division |
Koji Nakamura |
| Senior Executive Officer EVP, Purchasing Division |
Senior Executive Officer EVP, Purchasing Division VP, Purchasing Division SVP, UD Trucks Corporation |
Akira Kamijo |
| Senior Executive Officer EVP, Engineering Division SVP, Product Executive Chief Engineer (MD/LD/BUS Executive Chief Engineer) |
Executive Officer SVP, Product Executive Chief Engineer (MD/LD/BUS Executive Chief Engineer) VP, Engineering Division |
Ken Ueda |
| Senior Executive Officer SVP, Chief Officer for External Affairs VP, Engineering Division |
Executive Officer SVP, Chief Officer for External Affairs VP, Engineering Division |
Hiroshi Sato |
| Executive Officer CFO VP, Corporate Planning & Finance Division |
VP, Corporate Planning & Finance Division | Fumiya Yamakita |
| Executive Officer SVP, Product Executive Chief Engineer (HD Executive Chief Engineer) VP, Engineering Division SVP, UD Trucks Corporation |
Executive Officer SVP, Product Executive Chief Engineer (HD Executive Chief Engineer) VP, Engineering Division |
Kazuhiro Nishi |
| Executive Officer VP, Manufacturing Division |
VP, Manufacturing Division | Jun Konnai |
| Executive Officer SVP, Chief Officer for External Affairs |
Executive Officer SVP, Carbon Neutral Strategy Division VP, Carbon Neutral Strategy Division |
Kazunari Furukawa |
| Executive Officer SVP, Product Executive Chief Engineer (LCV Executive Chief Engineer) President and Representative Director, Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd. |
VP, Sales Division VP, LCV Business Dept. |
Taro Kunifusa |
| Executive Officer Chairman and CEO, Isuzu North America Corporation |
President and CEO, Isuzu North America Corporation President, Isuzu Motors America, LLC. |
Noboru Murakami |
[Retirement of Executive Officers as of April 1]
| New position | Current position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| President and CEO, UD Trucks Corporation | Executive Officer SVP, Chief Officer for External Affairs Chairman, UD Trucks Corporation |
Koichi Ito |
Changes in Directors of the Board after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June
[New Candidates for Directors of the Board and Candidates for Retirement]
[New Candidates]
| New position | Current position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Director of the Board Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Chairman, Isuzu Motors Tohoku Limited | Masato Kawanami |
| Director of the Board* Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University | Hirotomo Abe |
| Director of the Board* Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Principal, KPMG AZSA LLC | Yumiko Hosoi |
*Outside directors stipulated by the Companies Act
[Retirement candidates]
| Previous position | Name |
|---|---|
| Director of the Board | Tetsuya Ikemoto |
| Director of the Board* Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Makoto Anayama |
| Director of the Board Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Kenji Miyazaki |
| Director of the Board* Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Kanji Kawamura |
*Outside directors stipulated by the Companies Act
[Personnel Changes as of April 1]
| New position | Current position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| VP, Corporate Audit Dept. and General Manager, Corporate Audit Dept. | VP, Corporate Audit Dept. | Hiroko Niwa |
| VP, Product & Technology Strategies Division | Chief Engineer, L/D & M/D Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Masanobu Sato |
| VP, Corporate Strategy Division and General Manager, Public Relations Dept. | General Manager, Public Relations Dept. | Takayuki Aikawa |
| VP, Systems Division | General Manager, Connected System & Service Planning Dept. | Akira Yamashita |
| VP, Japan Sales Division | Isuzu Malaysia Sendirian Berhad | Shunsuke Okazoe |
| VP, Japan Sales Division | VP, Sales Division | Taisuke Kawasaki |
| VP, International Sales Division | General Manager, Regional Management Office No. 1 | Hiroki Motohashi |
| VP, International Sales Division | ITOCHU Corporation | Takuji Kani |
| VP, International Sales Division and VP, LCV Business Dept. | General Manager, Regional Management Office No. 3 | Takashi Nishida |
| VP, Industrial Solutions & Powertrain Business Division | VP, Carbon Neutral Strategy Division | Haruki Hamada |
| VP, Industrial Solutions & Powertrain Business Division | UD Trucks Corporation | Okihiro Takagi |
| VP, Carbon Neutral Strategy Division | General Manager, CJP Strategic Planning Dept. | Koji Goto |
| VP, Purchasing Division | Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd. | Toshiaki Senuma |
| VP, Engineering Division and General Manager, LCV Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | General Manager, LCV Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Akira Hirata |
| VP, Engineering Division | General Manager, CN Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Yuta Takamatsu |
| VP, Manufacturing Division | Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd. | Hiroshi Ninomiya |
General Manager level
| New position | Current position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| General Manager, Field Quality Engineering Dept. | Senior Manager, Field Quality Engineering Dept. | Toru Nakada |
| General Manager, Connected System & Service Planning Dept. | UD Trucks Corporation | Masashi Makino |
| General Manager, Sustainability Dept. | Senior Manager, Sustainability Dept. | Takuma Tani |
| General Manager, Government Affairs Dept. | Manager, CEO Office | Shimpei Ochiai |
| General Manager, CJP Strategic Planning Dept. | Manager, CJP Strategic Planning Dept. | Takuya Kitazono |
| General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept. | General Manager, GR Japan Sales Business Management Dept. | Toshitake Suyama |
| General Manager, LCV Business Dept. | Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd. | Yohei Kato |
| General Manager, Japan Sales Business Management Dept. | Isuzu North America Corporation | Eiichiro Machida |
| General Manager, Japan Sales Business Planning Dept. | General Manager, GR Japan Sales Business Planning Dept. | Hiroshi Uno |
| General Manager, Japan Product Marketing Dept. | General Manager, GR Japan Product Marketing Dept. | Yasuhiro Wakamura |
| General Manager, Japan Distribution Control Dept. | General Manager, Japan Sales Dept. | Tadashi Yasuda |
| General Manager, Solution Business Development Dept. | Senior Manager, Solution Business Development Dept. | Shinya Ozaki |
| General Manager, Japan Safety Enhancement ＆ Aftersales Planning Dept. | General Manager, Japan Aftersales Support Dept. | Osamu Kojima |
| General Manager, Japan Aftersales Support Dept. | Senior Manager, Japan Aftersales Support Dept. | Haruhito Yoshikawa |
| General Manager, Parts Business Dept. | General Manager, Parts Operations Dept. | Koji Hanawa |
| General Manager, Japan Sales Dept. | Isuzu Motors Sales Ltd. | Tatsuya Yamaguchi |
| General Manager, Regional Management Office No. 1 | General Manager, Regional Management Office No. 2 | Takashi Ichinose |
| General Manager, Regional Management Office No. 1 | General Manager, LCV Business Dept. | Makoto Goto |
| General Manager, Regional Management Office No. 2 | Senior Manager, Regional Management Office No. 2 | Takehiro Ota |
| General Manager, Regional Management Office No. 2 | Senior Manager, Regional Management Office No. 2 | Yoko Nagaoka |
| General Manager, Regional Management Office No. 2 | Senior Manager, Regional Management Office No. 2 | Tomoya Nagata |
| General Manager, Regional Management Office No. 3 | Senior Manager, Regional Management Office No. 3 | Keisuke Shimoyama |
| General Manager, International Product Marketing Dept. | Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. | Sohei Kotani |
| General Manager, International Parts Sales Dept. | Senior Manager, International Parts Sales Dept. | Yusuke Azuma |
| General Manager, Powertrain Product Planning & Engineering Dept. No.1 | UD Trucks Corporation | Yuji Naito |
| General Manager, Multifuel Engine Planning & Engineering Dept. | Senior Manager, Engine Component Engineering Dept. | Daisuke Moriyama |
| General Manager, CN Business Planning Dept. | – | Wataru Yokota |
| General Manager, Purchasing Control Dept. | Senior Manager, PT Sourcing Dept. | Munehiro Fujisawa |
| General Manager, Vehicle Sourcing Dept. | Senior Manager, Purchasing Control Dept. | Mitsuyasu Kitamura |
| General Manager, Electronics & EE Parts Sourcing Dept. | Senior Manager, PT Sourcing Dept. | Yusuke Taguchi |
| General Manager, Compliance & Certification Dept. | Senior Manager, Compliance & Certification Dept. | Mikihiko Yokoyama |
| General Manager, H/D Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Manager, H/D Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Hideki Nonaka |
| General Manager, Bus Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Chief Engineer, CN Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Kazuyuki Tezuka |
| General Manager, CV Product Planning Dept. No.1 | Chief Engineer, CN Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Jun Homizu |
| General Manager, CV Product Planning Dept. No.2 | Chief Engineer, Global CV Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Takahiro Imai |
| General Manager, I-MACS Planning Dept. | General Manager, L/D & M/D Product Planning & Engineering Dept. | Takuya Matsumoto |
| General Manager, Chassis Engineering Dept. No.1 | Senior Manager, Chassis Engineering Dept. No.1 | Kenji Osumi |
| General Manager, Vehicle Validation & Experiment Dept. No.2 | Senior Manager, Vehicle Validation & Experiment Dept. No.2 | Atsuko Tsugane |
| General Manager, Global Support Dept. | Senior Manager, Global Support Dept. | Osamu Sato |
| General Manager, IM Promotion Dept. | Senior Manager, Vehicle Plant Operation Planning Dept. | Masahiro Yoshizawa |
| General Manager, Vehicle Manufacturing Dept. | General Manager, IM Promotion Dept. | Yuichi Itatsu |
| General Manager, Powertrain Manufacturing Dept. No.1 | Isuzu Autoparts Manufacturing Corporation | Seiji Mizutani |
SOURCE: Isuzu
