Mitsubishi Motors Announces Top Management and Other Important Personnel Changes

Tokyo, March 09, 2022
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Tokyo, March 9, 2022 –Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced today the top management and other important personnel changes effective April 1, 2022.
 
1. Corporate Officers
 
  •  
  • Name
  • Title and Position
  •  
  •  
  • Ryugo Izumida
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Human Resources
    Division
  •  
  •  
  • Yasuko Takazawa
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager,
    Legal & Corporate Governance Division
  •  
  •  
  • Yosuke Wakabayashi
  • Corporate Officer
    General Administration, Communication,
    Sustainability Division
    and Assistant Executive Officer for Domestic
    Sales (Public Procurement)
  •  
  •  
  • Masao Kuruma
  • Corporate Officer
    CIO
    Division General Manager, Global IT Division
  •  
  •  
  • Tomonori Tanaka
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Controlling &
    Accounting Division
  •  
  •  
  • Takashi Fukuzumi
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Finance Division
  •  
  •  
  • Kazuaki Iwamoto
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Mobility Business
    Division
  •  
  • *
  • Hideki Yoshioka
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Product Development
    Division
  •  
  •  
  • Takashi Shirakawa
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager,
    EV Powertrain Engineering Development Division 1
  •  
  •  
  • Seiji Watanabe
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Design Division
  •  
  • *
  • Minoru Kinoshita
  • Corporate Officer
    (ASEAN & Oceania)
  •  
  • *
  • Yoichi Yokozawa
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, North Asia Division
  •  
* Newly appointed
 
2. Vice Presidents
  •  
  • Name
  • Title and Position
  •  
  •  
  • Keiko Sasaki
  • Vice President
    General Manager,
    IR Office, Corporate Strategy Management
    Division
  •  
  •  
  • Yuzo Yoshida
  • Vice President
    Assistant Division General Manager,
    General Administration, Communication, Sustainability
    Division
  •  
  •  
  • Hiroshi Masuoka
  • Vice President
    Chief Expert, Public Relations Dep
    and General Manager, Vehicle Function Testing Department
    Vehicle Engineering Development Division 1
    and General Manager, RALLIART Business Promotion Office
  •  
  •  
  • Keiji Ochiai
  • Vice President
    Assistant Division General Manager,
    Controlling & Accounting Division
  •  
  •  
  • Ichiro Sakoda
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager, Business Control Division
  •  
  • *
  • Toshiyuki Fujikura
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager,
    Vehicle Engineering Development Division 1
  •  
  •  
  • Yasuhisa Yamamoto
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager, Production Engineering
    Division
  •  
  •  
  • Yoshihiro Nishiyama
  • Vice President
    Plant General Manager, Okazaki Plant
  •  
  •  
  • Ken Hamazaki
  • Vice President
    Plant General Manager, Mizushima Plant
  •  
  •  
  • Hirohisa Shintoku
  • Vice President
    Plant General Manager, Kyoto Plant
  •  
  • *
  • Takahiro Kato
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager, SCM Division
  •  
  • *
  • Masaki Tsugeno
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager,
    Procurement Management Division
  •  
* Newly appointed
 
3. Retirement of Corporate Officer
 
New(4/1/2022)
Current(3/31/2022)
Name
 
Executive Officer
(Procurement)
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Procurement Communication Division
Tomoo Yoshida
 
4. Retirement of Vice Presidents
 
New(4/1/2022)
Current(3/31/2022)
Name
 
Executive Officer
(Internal Control, Corporate Affairs)
and
Division General Manager,
Corporate Affairs Division
and General Administration
(External and Government Relations),
General Administration,
Communication, Sustainability Division
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Corporate Affairs Division
and General Administration
(External and
Government Relations)
Ikuro Hirozane
 
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Product Development Division
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Product Development Division
Hideki Yoshioka
 
President and CEO,
MAE
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Vehicle Engineering
Development Division 2
Tohru Hara
 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Global After Sales Division
Keiichi Sato
 
5. Important Personnel Changes
 
New(4/1/2022)
Current(3/31/2022)
Name
 
Senior Executive Officer
(Corporate Governance)
Senior Executive Officer
Assistant Executive Officer for
Corporate Governance
Noboru Tsuji
 
General Manager
Alliance Development Office
PD Office
PD[PD(Cross Carline)]
Koichi Anai
 
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Legal & Corporate Governance Division
Corporate Officer
Assistant Senior Executive Officer,
and General Manager, Legal Department
Yasuko Takazawa
 
Executive Officer
(Internal Control, Corporate Affairs)
and Division General Manager,
Corporate Affairs Division
and General Administration
(External and Government Relations),
General Administration,
Communication, Sustainability Division
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Corporate Affairs Division
and General Administration
(External and Government Relations)
Ikuro Hirozane
 
Division General Manager,
Internal Control Promotion Office
General Manager,
Compliance Department
Corporate Affairs Division
and Manager, Compliance Group
Keiko Onozawa
 
Vice President
General Manager,
IR Office
Corporate Strategy Management Division
General Manager,
IR Office
Corporate Strategy Management Division
Keiko Sasaki
 
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
General Administration, Communication,
Sustainability Division
and Assistant Executive Officer
for Domestic Sales (Public Procurement)
Corporate Officer
(General Administration, Communication,
Sustainability)
and Assistant Executive Officer
for Domestic Sales (Public Procurement)
Yosuke Wakabayashi
 
Vice President
Assistant Division General Manager,
General Administration, Communication,
Sustainability Division
Vice President
Assistant General Administration,
Communication, Sustainability
Yuzo Yoshida
 
Vice President
Chief Expert, Public Relations Department
and General Manager, Vehicle Function
Testing Department
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 1
and General Manager,
RALLIART Business Promotion Office
Vice President
Chief Expert, Public Relations Department
and General Manager,
Vehicle Testing Department,
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 1
Hiroshi Masuoka
 
Vice President
Division General Manager, Business
Control Division
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Business Control Division
and Assistant Division General Manager,
Controlling & Accounting Division
Ichiro Sakoda
 
Division General Manager,
TCS Division
Secondment to MMTh
Kazuyoshi Yukimoto
 
PD [PD (Cross Carline)],
PD Office
PD [PD (Light Commercial Vehicle)],
PD Office
Yoshimasa Taniguchi
 
PD [PD (Light Commercial Vehicle)],
PD Office
[CPS (ASEAN Vehicle)],
Product Strategy Division
Takaaki Kishii
 
Fellow
(Engineering)
CTE
EV・Powertrain Engineering
Development Division
and General Manager,
Advanced Engineering
Development Department
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 2
Kaoru Sawase
 
Division General Manager,
Development Management Division
President,
MRDA
Kazuhiko Watanabe
 
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Product Development Division
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Product Development Division
Hideki Yoshioka
 
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 1
Division General Manager,
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 1
and Division General Manager,
Development Management Division
Toshiyuki Fujikura
 
Division General Manager,
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 2
CTE
Vehicle Engineering
Development Division 1
Toru Ishiguro
 
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
EV Powertrain Engineering Development
Division 1
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
EV・Powertrain Engineering
Development Division
Takashi Shirakawa
 
Senior Executive Officer
(Production)
Executive Officer
(Production)
Mitsunori Kitao
 
Vice President
Division General Manager,
SCM Division
Division General Manager,
SCM Division
Takahiro Kato
 
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Procurement Management Division
Division General Manager,
Procurement Management Division
Masaki Tsugeno
 
Division General Manager,
Procurement Communication Division
Assistant Division General Manager,
Procurement Management Division
and General Manager,
Global IT Division
Takayuki Urata
 
Senior Executive Officer Assistant
 (Sales strategy / reformation)
Mitsubishi Corporation
Tatsuo Nakamura
 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Global After Sales Division
Keiichi Sato
 
Division General Manager,
Global After Sales Division
General Manager,
Overseas After Sales B Department
Global After Sales Division
and General Manager,
Europe Project Office
Tomoki Yanagawa
 
Corporate Officer
(ASEAN & Oceania)
Assistant Executive Officer for
ASEAN & Oceania
Minoru Kinoshita
 
Retirement
Division General Manager,
North Asia Division
Toshinaga Kato
 
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
North Asia Division
President & CEO,
MMNA
Yoichi Yokozawa
 
6. Important Personnel Changes in Affiliates
 
New(4/1/2022)
Current(3/31/2022)
Name
 
Retirement
President and CEO,
MAE
Kazuhiro Notani
 
President and CEO,
MAE
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 2
Tohru Hara
 
President & CEO,
MMNA
COO,
MMNA
Mark Chaffin
 
SCM: Supply Chain Management
MAE: Mitsubishi Automotive Engineering Co., Ltd.
PD: Program Director
TCS: Total Customer Satisfaction
MMTh: Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Company Ltd.
CPS: Chief Product Specialist
MRDA: Mitsubishi Motors R & D of America, Inc.
CTE: Chief Technology Engineer
MMNA: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
 
7. New Position and Duty
Name of Position: Fellow
Duty: Fellows have contributed considerably to engineering and/or products in their specialized fields, and demonstrate an extremely high level of expertise and technical capabilities. Utilizing those skills and expertise, they perform specific duties at the behest of their superior in addition to giving necessary instructions to related organizations directly.
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