Subaru Corporation Announces Organizational and Management Changes
(Effective March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2018)
Tokyo, March 2, 2018 - Subaru Corporation today announced the following organizational and management changes.
1. Organizational Changes (Effective April 1, 2018)
< Establishment of “Tadashii-Kaisha” Promotion Department >
Tadashii-Kaisha: A company doing the right thing in the right way.
This department plans and promotes company-wide efforts and activities that will lead to building a company that is trusted even more deeply by customers and society.
< Establishment of Compliance Office >
This office will be established as an independent organization to further strengthen the company’s efforts to comply with laws and regulations.
< Establishment of Engineering Management Division >
In order to respond to the challenges of increasingly advanced and broader technological development, the company will establish a division that manages its engineering activities with the aim of promoting efficient and competitive technological development.
2. Promoted Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2018)
– Yasunobu Nogai: Corporate Executive Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief General Manager of Cost Planning & Management Div., General Manager of Business Planning Dept.)
– Yoichi Kato: Director, Corporate Executive Vice President
(Current title: Director, Corporate Senior Vice President, General Manager of External Relations Dept., Chief General Manager of Corporate Administration Div.)
– Katsuyuki Mizuma: Corporate Executive Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2, General Manager of Overseas Business Planning Dept.)
– Tetsuo Onuki: Corporate Executive Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief General Manager of Engineering Div. 1 and Technical Research Center)
– Atsushi Osaki: Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, Chief General Manager of Quality Assurance Div.)
– Tatsuro Kobayashi: Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, Chief General Manager of Purchasing Div.)
3. Newly-appointed Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2018)
– Hiromi Tamou: Corporate Vice President
(Current title: Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. 1, General Manager of Advanced Engineering Dept. and Engineering Div. 2)
– Yoichi Sato: Corporate Vice President
(Current title: Senior General Manager of Japan Sales & Marketing Div., General Manager of Sales Planning Dept.)
– Takeshi Seiyama: Corporate Vice President
(Current title: Senior Vice President of Subaru Indiana Automotive, Inc., Senior General Manager of Purchasing Div.)
– Osamu Eriguchi: Corporate Vice President
(Current title: Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. 2)
– Tomoaki Emori: Corporate Vice President (Current title: Senior General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1, General Manager of North America Business Planning Dept. and North America Sales & Marketing Dept.)
– Tatsuya Okuno: Corporate Vice President
Current title: Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. 1)
– Tamotsu Inui: Corporate Vice President
(Current title: General Manager of Cost Planning Dept., Cost Planning & Management Div.)
4. Retiring Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective March 31, 2018)
– Kazuo Hosoya(Current title: Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief General Manager of Japan Sales & Marketing Div.)
* Appointed as President of Tokyo Subaru Inc. effective April 1, 2018.
– Satoshi Maeda(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief General Manager of Engineering Div. 2)
* Appointed as President of Ichitan Co., Ltd. effective April 1, 2018.
– Masayuki Uchida(Current title: Corporate Vice President, Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. 1 and Engineering Div. 2)
* Appointed as Director of Subaru Auto Accessories Ltd. effective April 1, 2018.
5. Changes to Areas of Responsibility for
Chairman, President and Corporate Executive Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2018)
| Name | Effective April 1, 2018 | Current |
| Jun Kondo Director Chairman |
----- | -Chief Quality Officer (CQO) -China Project Office -Aerospace Company |
| Yasuyuki Yoshinaga Representative Director President |
-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) -“Tadashii-Kaisha” Promotion Dept. -Compliance Office -Aerospace Company -In Charge of Quality |
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
| Takeshi Tachimori Representative Director Corporate Executive Vice President |
----- | -Chief Technology Officer (CTO) -In Charge of Marketing |
| Masahiro Kasai Director Corporate Executive Vice President |
----- | -In Charge of Manufacturing and Purchasing -Business Planning Dept. |
| Tomomi Nakamura Corporate Executive Vice President |
----- | -North America Business (Subaru of America, Inc., Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc., Subaru Canada Inc., North American Subaru, Inc.) |
| Chief General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div.1, Chairman of Subaru of America, Inc. | ||
| Masaki Okawara Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Chief Information Officer (CIO) -IT Strategy Div. -In Charge of Manufacturing |
-Chief Information Officer (CIO) -IT Strategy Div. |
| Chief General Manager of IT Strategy Div. | Chief General Manager of IT Strategy Div. | |
| Toshiaki Okada Director Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Chief Financial Officer (CFO) -Corporate Planning Dept. -Secretarial Office -Finance & Accounting Dept. -Human Resources Dept. -“Tadashii-Kaisha” Promotion Dept. -Compliance Office -Subaru Next Story Promotion Office |
-Chief Financial Officer (CFO) -Corporate Planning Dept. -Secretarial Office -Finance & Accounting Dept. -Human Resources Dept. -Subaru Next Story Promotion Office |
| Yasunobu Nogai Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Engineering Management Div. | -Cost Planning & Management Div. -Business Planning Dept. |
| Chief General Manager of Engineering Management Div. | Chief General Manager of Cost Planning & Management Div., General Manager of Business Planning Dept. | |
| Yoichi Kato Director Corporate Executive Vice President |
-External Relations Dept. -General Administration Dept. -CSR & Environment Dept. -Affiliated Companies Dept. -Legal Dept. -Internal Audit Dept. |
-External Relations Dept. -Corporate Administration Div. |
| General Manager of Legal Dept. | General Manager of External Relations Dept., Chief General Manager of Corporate Administration Div. | |
| Katsuyuki Mizuma Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1 -Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2 |
-Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2 |
| Chief General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1 and Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2 | Chief General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2, General Manager of Overseas Business Planning Dept. | |
| Tetsuo Onuki Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Chief Technology Officer (CTO) -Engineering Div. 1 -Intellectual Property Dept. |
-Engineering Div. 1 -Technical Research Center |
| Chief General Manager of Engineering Div. 1 | Chief General Manager of Engineering Div. 1 and Technical Research Center |
6. Changes to Areas of Responsibility for
Corporate Senior Vice Presidents and Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2018)
| Name | Effective April 1, 2018 | Current |
| Hideaki Matsuki Corporate Senior Vice President |
-Parts & Accessories Div. | -Global Marketing Div. |
| Chief General Manager of Parts & Accessories Div. | ||
| Atsushi Osaki Corporate Senior Vice President |
-Chief Quality Officer (CQO) -Quality Assurance Div. |
-Quality Assurance Div. |
| Chief General Manager of Quality Assurance Div. | Chief General Manager of Quality Assurance Div. | |
|
Hiroki Kurihara Corporate Vice President |
-Customer Service Div. | -Customer Service Div. -Parts & Accessories Div. |
| Chief General Manager of Customer Service Div. | Chief General Manager of Customer Service Div. and Parts & Accessories Div. | |
| Katsuo Saito Corporate Vice President |
-Business Planning Dept. -General Administration Dept. -CSR & Environment Dept. -Affiliated Companies Dept. |
-Corporate Administration Div. |
| General Manager of Business Planning Dept., General Administration Dept., CSR & Environment Dept. and Affiliated Companies Dept. | Senior General Manager of Corporate Administration Div., General Manager of Business Planning Dept., General Administration Dept., CSR & Environment Dept. and Affiliated Companies Dept. | |
| Jinya Shoji Corporate Vice President |
-Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1 -Subaru Canada, Inc. -North American Subaru, Inc. |
-Global Marketing Div. |
| Senior General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1, Executive Vice President of Subaru of America, Inc. | Chief General Manager of Global Marketing Div. |
7. Responsibilities of New Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2018)
| Name | Effective April 1, 2018 | Current |
| Hiromi Tamou Corporate Vice President |
-Engineering Management Div. -Technical Research Center |
Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. 1, General Manager of Advanced Engineering Dept. and Engineering Div. 2 |
| Senior General Manager of Engineering Management Div., Chief General Manager of Technical Research Center | ||
| Yoichi Sato Corporate Vice President |
-Japan Sales & Marketing Div. | Senior General Manager of Japan Sales & Marketing Div., General Manager of Sales Planning Dept. |
| Chief General Manager of Japan Sales & Marketing Div. | ||
| Takeshi Seiyama Corporate Vice President |
-Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc., Senior General Manager of Purchasing Div. |
| Executive Vice President of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc., Senior General Manager of Purchasing Div. | ||
| Osamu Eriguchi Corporate Vice President |
-Engineering Div. 2 | Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. 2 |
| Chief General Manager of Engineering Div. 2 | ||
| Tomoaki Emori Corporate Vice President |
-Global Marketing Div. | Senior General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1, General Manager of North America Business Planning Dept. and North America Sales & Marketing Dept. |
| Chief General Manager of Global Marketing Div. | ||
| Tatsuya Okuno Corporate Vice President |
-Engineering Div. 1 | Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. 1 |
| Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. 1 | ||
| Tamotsu Inui Corporate Vice President |
-Cost Planning & Management Div. | General Manager of Cost Planning Dept., Cost Planning & Management Div. |
| Chief General Manager of Cost Planning & Management Div. |
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