Tokyo, March 4, 2026 –Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced today the top management and other important personnel changes effective April 1, 2026.
1.Corporate Officers
| Name | Title and Position | |
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| * | Akihito Imai | Corporate Officer Division General Manager, Human Resources Division |
| Kansuke Shimada | Corporate Officer Division General Manager, General Administration Division |
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| Hideki Shibata | Corporate Officer CIO, Division General Manager, Global IT Division |
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| Takashi Fukuzumi | Corporate Officer Division General Manager, Finance Division And （Financial Planning） |
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| * | Masayoshi Shibayama | Corporate Officer Assistant Executive Vice President (Vehicle Engineering) And Division General Manager, Project Management Office |
| * | Tohru Ishiguro | Corporate Officer Assistant Executive Vice President (Connected Technologies & Vehicle Software Engineering) And Division General Manager, Electronics and Electrical Components Technology Development Division And Chief Executive Engineer |
| Takashi Shirakawa | Corporate Officer Assistant Executive Vice President (EV Powertrain Engineering & Innovation Promotion) And Division General Manager, EV Powertrain Engineering Development Division 1 |
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| Seiji Watanabe | Corporate Officer Division General Manager, Design Division |
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| Ken Hamazaki | Corporate Officer Plant General Manager, Okazaki Plant |
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| Zenta Ishikawa | Corporate Officer Assistant Executive Vice President (Asia Pacific Marketing & Sales) |
- Newly appointed
2.Vice Presidents
| Name | Title and Position | |
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| Keiji Ochiai | Vice President Division General Manager, Internal Audit Division |
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| Yoshiaki Sakurai | Vice President Division General Manager, Legal & Corporate Governance Division |
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| * | Tetsuo Kato | Vice President Division General Manager, Internal Control Promotion Division |
| * | Junichiro Kuroda | Vice President Division General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Sustainability Division |
| * | Katsuyuki Matsui | Vice President Division General Manager, Controlling & Accounting Division |
| Kenichi Hori | Vice President Division General Manager, EV Powertrain Engineering Development Division 2 |
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| * | Masanao Okada | Vice President Division General Manager, Production Engineering Division |
| Shinji Matsumura | Vice President Plant General Manager, Mizushima Plant |
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| Yoshifumi Morishita | Vice President Plant General Manager, Kyoto Plant |
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| * | Koji Nagao | Vice President Division General Manager, Procurement Management Division |
| Takayuki Urata | Vice President Division General Manager, Procurement Communication Division |
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| * | Yutaka Yano | Vice President Division General Manager, Europe & Middle East/Africa/S.Asia Division |
- Newly appointed
3.Retirement of Corporate Officers
| New（4/1/2026） | Current（3/31/2026） | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Retirement | Corporate Officer Division General Manager, Human Resources Division |
Ryugo Izumida |
| Assistant to Executive Officer (Corporate Strategy) |
Corporate Officer Division General Manager, Mobility Business Division |
Kazuaki Iwamoto |
| Assistant to Executive Vice President (Engineering) |
Corporate Officer Assistant Executive Vice President (Vehicle Engineering), Division General Manager, Development Management Division And Division General Manager, Product Development Division |
Hideki Yoshioka |
4.Important Personnel Changes
| New（4/1/2026） | Current（3/31/2026） | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Division General Manager, Mobility and New Business Division |
Division General Manager, New Business Development and Value Chain Promotion Division |
Yoshimasa Taniguchi |
| Division General Manager, Product Strategy Division |
Program Director （Cross Carline） |
Takayuki Yatabe |
| Program Director （Cross Carline） |
General Manager, Product Strategy Department Product Strategy Division |
Shigeaki Takahashi |
| Program Director （ASEAN Vehicle） |
Program Director （Sport Utility Vehicle） |
Masahiro Awano |
| Program Director （Global Vehicle） |
Program Director （Upstream） |
Yuzo Niina |
| Program Director （RV） |
CPS （Domestic Vehicle） |
Kosuke Fujii |
| Division General Manager, TCS Division |
Assistant Division General Manager, TCS Division General Manager, Warranty Management Department |
Kazuaki Higo |
| Division General Manager, Development Management Division |
Assistant Division General Manager, Development Management Division And General Manager, Development Generalization Department |
Sachiho Yamada |
| Division General Manager, Product Development Division |
Division General Manager, Vehicle Engineering Development Division1 |
Tetsuya Tobe |
| Division General Manager, Vehicle Engineering Development Division |
General Manager, Certification & Regulation Compliance Department Development Management Division |
Tomoaki Takamiya |
| Division General Manager, Connected and Software Development Division |
Assistant Division General Manager, Mobility Business Division And General Manager, Connected Department |
Hideaki Inoue |
| Division General Manager, Global Sales Development Division |
Mitsubishi Corporation | Tomoyuki Shinnishi |
| Division General Manager, ASEAN 1 & OCEANIA Division |
Assistant Division General Manager, ASEAN Division 1 And General Manager, Thailand and ASEAN Business Department |
Kenji Harada |
| Division General Manager, ASEAN 2 & North Asia Division |
Division General Manager, ASEAN Division 2 |
Takeshi Hara |
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RV：Recreational Vehicle
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CPS：Chief Product Specialist
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TCS：Total Customer Satisfaction
