Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective Nov. 1, 2018.
1. Organizational Changes
Changes in the areas of vehicle and powertrain development
- Aim
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- Enhance model-based development (MBD), a critical part of testing in early development, by consolidating the resources and analytical work of the vehicle and powertrain development divisions and establishing a framework for closer coordination between the two.
- Through enhanced MBD, meet increasingly stringent regulations and further enhance product competitiveness by developing technologies with unprecedented levels of sophistication and complexity.
- Details of the organizational changes
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- Newly establish the MBD Innovation Department to combine development of CAE technologies for vehicle development and powertrain performance analysis.
| New Post | Current Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| General Manager and Program Manager Product Div. |
General Manager Product Div. |
Kenichiro Saruwatari |
| Senior Principal Engineer Vehicle Development Div. and Senior Principal Engineer MBD Innovation Dept. |
Senior Principal Engineer Vehicle Development Div. |
Nobuhide Takeshige |
| Senior Principal Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. and Senior Principal Engineer MBD Innovation Dept. |
Senior Principal Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Yasuhide Yano |
| General Manager MBD Innovation Dept. |
Manager Engine Performance Development Dept. |
Hideaki Yokohata |
| Senior Principal Engineer MBD Innovation Dept. and Senior Principal Engineer Vehicle Development Div. |
Senior Principal Engineer Vehicle Development Div. |
Naokazu Kaneshina |
| Staff Manager Engine Design Engineering Dept. |
Dispatched to Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. (Executive Officer) |
Kazuhiro Tomizawa |
| Deputy General Manager Customer Service Div. and General Manager Customer Service Business Development Dept. |
Deputy General Manager Customer Service Div. |
Hiroshi Murakami |
| Staff Manager Customer Service Business Development Dept. |
General Manager Customer Service Business Development Dept. |
Hiroaki Ozaki |
| Staff Manager General Affairs Dept. |
Program Manager Product Div. |
Minoru Takata |
| General Manager Dept. of Pharmacy, Mazda Hospital |
Staff Manager Dept. of Pharmacy, Mazda Hospital |
Yasuko Harada |
| Staff Manager Dept. of Pharmacy, Mazda Hospital |
General Manager Dept. of Pharmacy, Mazda Hospital |
Masayuki Nishihara |
| Dispatched to Mazda Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. (Executive Officer) |
Manager Engine Design Engineering Dept. |
Mitsuyuki Murotani |
| － | Dispatched to Mazda Logistics Co., Ltd. (Senior Managing Executive Officer) (To retire on Nov. 10, 2018) |
Takashi Harada |
SOURCE: MAZDA
