Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective January 1, 2016.
General managers and above
| New post | Current post | Name |
| General Manager Corporate Liaison & Research Dept. |
Staff Manager Brand Promotion Dept. |
Yasushi Nakatsu |
| Staff Manager China Business Div. |
Dispatched to FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd. |
Norio Sekine |
| Deputy General Manager Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Senior Research Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Toru Yoshioka |
| Senior Principal Engineer* Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Senior Research Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Akihiro Mitani |
| Senior Principal Engineer* Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Senior Research Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Takahiro Tochioka |
| Senior Principal Engineer* Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Senior Research Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Tomohiko Adachi |
| Senior Principal Engineer* Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Senior Research Engineer Integrated Control System Development Div. |
Michihiro Imada |
| Senior Principal Engineer* Powertrain Technology Development Dept. |
Staff Manager Powertrain Technology Development Dept. |
Masahisa Yamakawa |
| Senior Principal Engineer* Technical Research Center |
Senior Research Engineer Technical Research Center |
Kazuhisa To |
| Senior Principal Engineer* Technical Research Center |
Senior Research Engineer Technical Research Center |
Kazuo Nishikawa |
| Senior Principal Engineer* Technical Research Center |
Senior Research Engineer Technical Research Center |
Toshihide Yamamoto |
| Senior Principal Engineer* Technical Research Center |
Senior Research Engineer Technical Research Center |
Hideki Hosoya |
| General Manager Production Engineering Div. |
Deputy General Manager Production Engineering Div. |
Norihisa Adachi |
| Staff Manager Production Engineering Div. |
General Manager Production Engineering Div. |
Iwao Aota |
| General Manager Parts Procurement & Logistics Dept. |
Dispatched to Mazda Logistica de Mexico S.A. de C.V. |
Manabu Kihara |
| Dispatched to Mazda Logistica de Mexico S.A. de C.V. |
General Manager Parts Procurement & Logistics Dept. |
Hideyuki Tsunajima |
| Dispatched to FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd. |
Deputy General Manager Domestic Business Div. |
Ryoji Takahashi |
| Dispatched to Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. |
General Manager Corporate Liaison & Research Dept. |
Kazuhiko Hayashi |
* A new position, “Senior Principal Engineer” is introduced to be responsible for developing new-generation strategic technologies.
