Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. : FHI Announces Management Changes

FHI Announces Management Changes

Tokyo, March 3, 2014 - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, today announced the following management changes.
1. Promoted Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2014)
- Masahiro Kasai, Corporate Executive Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Manufacturing Div. and Gunma Plant)
- Tomomi Nakamura, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div., Subaru Overseas Sales
& Marketing Div 1, and Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2)
- Kazuo Hosoya, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, General Manager of Human Resources Dept.
- Masaki Okawara, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, President of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.)
2. Newly-appointed Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2014)
- Nobuhiko Murakami, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Deputy Chief Officer of Customer First Promotion Group, Toyota Motor Corporation)
- Toshiaki Tamegai, Corporate Vice President
(Current title: Senior General Manager of Subaru Manufacturing Div. and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept.)
- Hiroki Kurihara, Corporate Vice President
(Current title: President, Nagoya Subaru Motors Inc.)
- Tetsuo Onuki, Corporate Vice President
(General Manager, Body Design Dept., Subaru Engineering Div.)

3. Retiring Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective March 31, 2014)

- Mitsuru Takada
(Current title: Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2)
- Tamaki Kamogawa
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Purchasing Div.)

* Appointed as President of Subaru Kohsan Co., Ltd. effective April 1, 2014

- Yoshio Hirakawa
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div.)

* Appointed as President of Subaru Tecnica International Inc. and Technical Advisor of FHI effective April 1, 2014

- Tatsuhiko Mukawa
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div.)

* Appointed as President of Fuji Techno-Services Co., Ltd. effective April 1, 2014

- Tsuyoshi Nakai
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, External Relations)

* Appointed as Advisor of FHI effective April 1, 2014

4. Responsibility Changes: Directors (Effective April 1, 2014)

Name	New	Current
Akira Mabuchi Director Corporate Executive Vice President	-Corporate Planning Dept. -Business Planning Dept. -Affiliated Companies Dept. -China Project Office -Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. -Subaru Purchasing Div. -Subaru Quality Assurance Div.	-Corporate Planning Dept. -Business Planning Dept. -Affiliated Companies Dept. -China Project Office -Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. -Subaru Product & Portfolio Planning Div. -Subaru Purchasing Div. -Subaru Quality Assurance Div.
Naoto Muto Director Corporate Executive Vice President	-Intellectual Property Dept. -Subaru Product & Portfolio Planning Div. -Subaru Engineering Div. -Subaru Technical Research Center	-Intellectual Property Dept. -Subaru Engineering Div. -Subaru Technical Research Center
Tomohiko Ikeda Director Corporate Executive Vice President	-Secretarial Office -Human Resources Dept.	-Secretarial Office -Human Resources Dept. -Subaru Global Marketing Div. -Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div. -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2
Mitsuru Takahashi Director Corporate Executive Vice President	-Finance & Accounting Dept. -Corporate Communications Dept. -Business Process & Information System Management Dept. -General Administration Dept. -Legal Dept. -Internal Audit Dept. (No change from current area of responsibilities)	-Finance & Accounting Dept. -Corporate Communications Dept. -Business Process & Information System Management Dept. -General Administration Dept. -Legal Dept. -Internal Audit Dept.
Takeshi Tachimori Director Corporate Executive Vice President	-Subaru Global Marketing Div. -Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div. -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 -Subaru of America, Inc.	-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 -Subaru of America, Inc.

5. Responsibility Changes: Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2014)

Name	New	Current
Shuzo Haimoto Corporate Executive Vice President	-Business Process & Information System Management Dept. -Industrial Products Company Company President of Industrial Products Company	-Business Planning Dept. -Business Process & Information System Management Dept. -Industrial Products Company General Manager of Business Planning Dept. and Company President of Industrial Products Company
Masahiro Kasai Corporate Executive Vice President	-Subaru Purchasing Div. Chief General Manager of Subaru Purchasing Div.	-Subaru Manufacturing Div. Chief General Manager of Subaru Manufacturing Div. and Gunma Plant
Hidetoshi Kobayashi Corporate Senior Vice President	-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 -Subaru Parts & Accessories Div. Chief General Manager of Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 and Subaru Parts & Accessories Div.	-Subaru Parts & Accessories Div. -Subaru Global Marketing Div. Chief General Manager of Subaru Parts & Accessories Div. and Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div.
Tomomi Nakamura Corporate Senior Vice President	-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 -Subaru of America, Inc. Chief General Manager of Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 and Chairman of Subaru of America, Inc.	-Subaru Global Marketing Div. -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div., Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1, and Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2
Masaki Okawara Corporate Senior Vice President	-Subaru Manufacturing Div. Chief General Manager of Subaru Manufacturing Div. and Gunma Plant	- Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. President of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.
Yasunobu Nogai Corporate Vice President	-Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. Chief General Manager of Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div.	-Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. Chief General Manager of Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. and General Manager of Business Planning Dept.
Satoshi Maeda Corporate Vice President	-Intellectual Property Dept. -Subaru Engineering Div. Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div.	-Subaru Engineering Div. Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div.

6. Responsibilities of New Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2014)

Name	New	Current
Nobuhiko Murakami Corporate Senior Vice President	-Subaru Global Marketing Div. Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div.	―
Toshiaki Tamegai Corporate Vice President	- Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. President of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.	Senior General Manager, Gunma Plant, Subaru Manufacturing Div.
Hiroki Kurihara Corporate Vice President	-Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div.	President, Nagoya Subaru Motors Inc.
Hiroki Kurihara Corporate Vice President	Chief General Manager of Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div.	President, Nagoya Subaru Motors Inc.
Tetsuo Onuki Corporate Vice President	-Subaru Engineering Div.	General Manager, Body Design Dept., Subaru Engineering Div.
Tetsuo Onuki Corporate Vice President	Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div. and General Manager of Body Design Dept.	General Manager, Body Design Dept., Subaru Engineering Div.

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