Mitsubishi Motors Announces Top Management and Other Important Personnel Changes

Tokyo, March 13, 2025
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Tokyo, March 13, 2025 –Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced today the top management and other important personnel changes effective April 1, 2025.
 
1. Corporate Officers
 
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  • Name
  • Title and Position
  •  
  •  
  • Ryugo Izumida
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Human Resources Division
  •  
  • *
  • Keisuke Kishiura
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Corporate Planning Division
  •  
  • *
  • Kansuke Shimada
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager,
    General Administration, Sustainability Division
  •  
  • *
  • Hideki Shibata
  • Corporate Officer
    CIO
    Division General Manager, Global IT Division
  •  
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  • Susumu Noguchi
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager,
    Corporate Strategy Management Division
  •  
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  • Kazuaki Iwamoto
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Mobility Business Division
  •  
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  • Takashi Fukuzumi
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Finance Division
    And (Financial Planning)
  •  
  •  
  • Hideki Yoshioka
  • Corporate Officer
    Assistant Executive Vice President
    (Vehicle Engineering)
    And Division General Manager,
    Development Management Division
    And Division General Manager,
    Product Development Division
  •  
  •  
  • Takashi Shirakawa
  • Corporate Officer
    Assistant Executive Vice President
    (EV Powertrain Engineering)
    And Division General Manager,
    EV Powertrain Engineering Development Division 1
  •  
  •  
  • Seiji Watanabe
  • Corporate Officer
    Division General Manager, Design Division
  •  
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  • Ken Hamazaki
  • Corporate Officer
    Plant General Manager, Okazaki Plant
  •  
  • *
  • Zenta Ishikawa
  • Corporate Officer
    Assistant Executive Vice President (AMS)
    And Division General Manager, ASEAN Division1
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* Newly appointed
AMS : Asia Pacific Marketing & Sales
 
2. Vice Presidents
 
  •  
  • Name
  • Title and Position
  •  
  •  
  • Keiji Ochiai
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager, Internal Audit Division
  •  
  • *
  • Yoshiaki Sakurai
  • Vice President
    Assistant Division General Manager,
    Legal & Corporate Governance Division
  •  
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  • Hiroshi Masuoka
  • Vice President
    Chief Expert, Public Relations Department.
    And General Manager,
    Vehicle Functional System Testing Department.
    Vehicle Engineering Development Division 1
    And General Manager,
    RALLIART Business Promotion Office
    Global Sales Development Division
  •  
  •  
  • Keiko Sasaki
  • Vice President
    General Manager,
    IR Office, Corporate Strategy Management Division
  •  
  • *
  • Kazuyoshi Yukimoto
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager, TCS Division
  •  
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  • Masayoshi Shibayama
  • Vice President
    Assistant Executive Vice President
    And Division General Manager,
    Project Management Office
  •  
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  • Tohru Ishiguro
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager,
    Vehicle Engineering Development Division 2
    And Chief Executive Engineer
  •  
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  • Kenichi Hori
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager,
    EV Powertrain Engineering Development Division 2
  •  
  • *
  • Shinji Matsumura
  • Vice President
    Plant General Manager, Mizushima Plant
  •  
  • *
  • Yoshifumi Morishita
  • Vice President
    Plant General Manager, Kyoto Plant
  •  
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  • Takayuki Urata
  • Vice President
    Division General Manager,
    Procurement Communication Division
  •  
  • *
  • Kyoya Igarashi
  • Vice President
    Assistant Executive Vice President (GMS)
    And Division General Manager,
    Domestic Sales Division
  •  
 
* Newly appointed
TCS:Total Customer Satisfaction
GMS:Global Marketing & Sales
 
3. Retirement of Corporate Officer
New(4/1/2025)
Current(3/31/2025)
Name
Secondment to MMKI
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division
Takahiro Kato
Retirement
Corporate Officer
CIO
Division General Manager, Global IT Division
Masao Kuruma
Chairman, MMTh
Corporate Officer
Assistant Executive Vice President (GMS / Sales Strategy)
Minoru Kinoshita
 
MMKI : PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia
MMTh : Mitsubishi Motors Thailand Co., Ltd
 
4. Important Personnel Changes
New(4/1/2025)
Current(3/31/2025)
Name
Program Director
(Domestic Vehicle)
General Manager,
PD Office (Upstream)
Tatsumasa Yoshida
Program Director
(Sport Utility Vehicle)
SCVE, Product Development Division
Masahiro Awano
Program Director
(Light Commercial Vehicle)
Program Director,
PD Office (Domestic Vehicle)
Tsuyoshi Misao
Division General Manager,
Controlling & Accounting Division
Assistant Division General Manager,
Controlling & Accounting Division
Katsuyuki Matsui
Division General Manager,
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 1
SCVE, Product Development Division
Tetsuya Tobe
Division General Manager,
SCM Division
Secondment to MMPC
Taro Soga
Division General Manager,
America Division
Secondment to MMNA
Kenji Toh
 
PD : Program Director
SCVE : Segment Chief Vehicle Engineer
SCM : Supply Chain Management
MMPC : Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation
MMNA : Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
 
5. Important Personnel Changes in Affiliate
New(4/1/2025)
Current(3/31/2025)
Name
Chairman, MMTh
Corporate Officer
Assistant Executive Vice President
(GMS / Sales Strategy)
Minoru Kinoshita
Executive Advisor, MMTh
Chairman, MMTh
Noboru Tsuji
COO, NMKV Co., Ltd.
Vice President
Division General Manager,
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 1
Toshiyuki Fujikura
Retirement
COO, NMKV Co., Ltd.
Jun Miura
EVP(Manufacturing), MMTh
Secondment to MMTh
Nobuhiko Koizumi
President & CEO, MMSCAN
General Manager,
Indonesia Business Department, ASEAN Division 2
Kenichi Kawaji
Product Director, MMAL
Program Director,
PD Office (Light Commercial Vehicle)
Takaaki Kishii
President, MRDA
General Manager,
EV and Powertrain Project Promotion Department
EV Powertrain Engineering Development Division 1
Makoto Kamachi
President, MRDE
General Manager,
Advanced Engineering Development Department
Vehicle Engineering Development Division 2
Kenji Hayashi
 
MMSCAN:Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc.
MMAL:Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd.
MRDA:Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America, Inc.
MRDE:Mitsubishi Motor R&D Europe Gmbh
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