Mazda Motor Corporation announced the personnel changes, effective April 1, 2016. Keishi Egawa was step down from Managing Executive Officer In charge of New Emerging Market Operation (Latin America); President and CEO, Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation). Minoru Mitsuda was step down from Managing Executive Officer Oversight of Fleet Sales No.3 and Tokyo Office; In charge of Corporate Liaison; Assistant to the Officer in charge of Corporate Planning and Corporate Communications.

Takashi Furutama was step down from Managing Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Planning, Profit Control and Global IT Solution. Masamitsu Koike appointed as General Manager Cost Planning Div. and Deputy General Manager Purchasing Div.

from current post Mazda North American Operations Vice President. Keiko Morikawa appointed as General Manager CSR & Environment Dept. from current post Staff Manager Consumer Insight Dept.

Nobuko Watanabe appointed as Staff Manager CSR & Environment Dept. from current post General Manager CSR & Environment Dept. Norio Sekine appointed as General Manager China Business Div.

from current post Staff Manager China Business Div. Norihiro Matsuo appointed as Deputy General Manager China Business Div. from current post Changan Mazda Automobile Co.

Ltd. President. Takashi Sumioka appointed as Staff Manager China Business Div. from current post General Manager China Business Dept.

No.2. Akira Moriwaki appointed as Staff Manager China Business Div. from current post Tohoku Mazda Co. Ltd. Representative Director & President.

Toshio Kurahashi appointed as General Manager China Marketing Dept. from current post Staff Manager China Business Dept. No.1. Osamu Kawamura appointed as General Manager China Business Promotion Dept.

from current post General Manager China Business Dept. No.1. Akihiro Kidani appointed as General Manager MDI Project Office from current post General Manager R&D Technical Administration Div. Hiroshi Murakami appointed as Staff Manager MDI Project Office from current post Koshin Mazda Co.

Ltd. Representative Director and President. Susumu Niinai appointed as General Manager R&D Planning Dept. and General Manager R&D Technical Administration Div.

from current post General Manager Powertrain Planning Dept. and Deputy General Manager Powertrain Development Div. Yasushi Nakamuta appointed as General Manager Advance Design Studio and General Manager Design Div.

from current post General Manager Advance Design Studio. Toshio Takata appointed as General Manager Design Development Promotion Dept. from current post Staff Manager Design Development Promotion Dept.

Atsuhiro Takahashi appointed as General Manager Brand Style Management Dept. and Staff Manager Advance Design Studio from current post Manager Advance Design Studio. Hiroyuki Matsumoto appointed as General Manager Vehicle Development Div.

from current post General Manager Vehicle Development Promotion Dept. and Deputy General Manager Vehicle Development Div. Kenji Matsuda appointed as General Manager Vehicle Development Promotion Dept.

and Deputy General Manager Vehicle Development Div. from current post Program Manager Product Div. Matsuhiro Tanaka appointed as Staff Manager Vehicle Development Div.

from current post General Manager Vehicle Testing & Research Dept. Hideyuki Yukawa appointed as General Manager Vehicle Testing & Research Dept. from current post General Manager NVH Performance Development Dept.

Yoshio Oda appointed as General Manager NVH Performance Development Dept. from current post General Manager Crash Safety Development Dept. Masaki Ueno appointed as General Manager Crash Safety Development Dept.

from current post Manager Crash Safety Development Dept. Hajime Seikaku appointed as General Manager Interior & Exterior Components Development Dept. from current post Manager Interior & Exterior Components Development Dept.

Tsuyoshi Goto appointed as General Manager Engine Design Engineering Dept. and Deputy General Manager Powertrain Development Div. from current post General Manager Engine Design Engineering Dept.

Koichi Kondo appointed as General Manager Powertrain Planning Dept. from current post Staff Manager Powertrain Planning Dept. Yuichiro Kojin appointed as Staff Manager Technical Research Center from current post General Manager Interior & Exterior Components Development Dept.

Yuji Nomura appointed as Deputy General Manager Production Engineering Div. from current post Staff Manager Production Engineering Div. and Staff Manager Vehicle Development Div.

Shingo Manabe appointed as General Manager Production Control Dept. and Deputy General Manager Production Control & Logistics Div. from current post General Manager Production Control Dept.

Ikuo Sugiyama appointed as General Manager Hiroshima Plant from current post Deputy General Manager Hiroshima Plant.