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About Honda

(as of June 21, 2023)

  • Chairman and Director Seiji Kuraishi

    Chairman and DirectorSeiji Kuraishi

    Chairman of the Board of Directors

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1982 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2010 Director
    Apr. 2011 Operating Officer and Director
    Jun. 2011 Operating Officer (resigned from position as Director)
    Nov. 2013 President of Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2014 Managing Officer of the Company
    Apr. 2016 Senior Managing Officer
    Jun. 2016 Executive Vice President, Executive Officer and Representative Director
    Jun. 2016 Risk Management Officer
    Jun. 2016 Corporate Brand Officer
    Apr. 2017 Chief Operating Officer
    Apr. 2017 Officer in Charge of Strategy, Business Operations and Regional Operations
    Jun. 2017 Executive Vice President and Representative Director
    Apr. 2019 Director in Charge of Strategy, Business Operations and Regional Operations
    Apr. 2019 Chief Officer for Automobile Operations
    Jun. 2021 Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Compensation Committee
    Apr. 2022 Chairman and Director (present)
    Apr. 2022 Chairman of the Board of Directors (present)
  • Director, President and Representative Executive Officer Toshihiro Mibe

    Director, President and Representative Executive OfficerToshihiro Mibe

    Member of the Nominating Committee
    Chief Executive Officer

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1987 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2014 Operating Officer
    Apr. 2014 Executive in Charge of Powertrain Business for Automobile Operations
    Apr. 2014 Head of Powertrain Production Supervisory Unit of Automobile Production for Automobile Operations
    Apr. 2015 Executive in Charge of Powertrain Business and Drivetrain Business for Automobile Operations
    Apr. 2015 Head of Drivetrain Business Unit in Automobile Production for Automobile Operations
    Apr. 2016 Senior Managing Officer and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2018 Managing Officer of the Company
    Apr. 2018 Executive Vice President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2019 President and Representative Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2019 Officer in Charge of Intellectual Property and Standardization of the Company
    Apr. 2020 Senior Managing Officer
    Apr. 2020 Officer in Charge of Mono-zukuri (R&D, Production, Purchasing, Quality, Parts, Service, Intellectual Property, Standardization and IT)
    Apr. 2020 Risk Management Officer
    Jun. 2020 Senior Managing Director
    Jun. 2020 Director in Charge of Mono-zukuri (R&D, Production, Purchasing, Quality, Parts, Service, Intellectual Property, Standardization and IT)
    Apr. 2021 President and Representative Director
    Apr. 2021 Chief Executive Officer (present)
    Jun. 2021 Director, President and Representative Executive Officer (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Nominating Committee (present)
  • Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer Shinji Aoyama

    Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive OfficerShinji Aoyama

    Member of the Compensation Committee
    Chief Operating Officer
    Risk Management Officer
    In Charge of Government and Industry Relations

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1986 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2012 Operating Officer
    Apr. 2013 Chief Officer for Motorcycle Operations
    Jun. 2013 Operating Officer and Director
    Apr. 2017 Chief Officer for Regional Operations (Asia & Oceania)
    Apr. 2017 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2017 Operating Officer of the Company (resigned from position as Director)
    Apr. 2018 Managing Officer
    Apr. 2018 Vice Chief Officer for Regional Operations (North America)
    Apr. 2018 Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Honda North America, Inc.
    Apr. 2018 Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
    Nov. 2018 President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Honda North America, Inc.
    Nov. 2018 President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
    Apr. 2019 Chief Officer for Regional Operations (North America) of the Company
    Apr. 2019 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Honda North America, Inc.
    Apr. 2019 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
    Jul. 2021 Managing Officer in Charge of Electrification of the Company
    Oct. 2021 Managing Executive Officer
    Apr. 2022 Senior Managing Executive Officer
    Apr. 2022 Chief Officer for Business Development Operations
    Apr. 2022 Corporate Brand Officer
    Jun. 2022 Chief Officer for Automobile Operations
    Jun. 2022 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
    Apr. 2023 Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer (present)
    Apr. 2023 Chief Operating Officer (present)
    Apr. 2023 Member of the Compensation Committee (present)
    Apr. 2023 Risk Management Officer (present)
    Apr. 2023 In Charge of Government and Industry Relations (present)
  • Director,Senior Managing Executive Officer Noriya Kaihara

    Director,
    Senior Managing Executive Officer    Noriya Kaihara

    Chief Officer for Regional Operations (North America)
    President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1984 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2013 Operating Officer
    Apr. 2013 Chief Quality Officer
    Jun. 2013 Operating Officer and Director
    Apr. 2014 Chief Officer for Customer Service Operations
    Apr. 2014 Head of Service Supervisory Unit for Automobile Operations
    Apr. 2016 Chief Officer for Customer First Operations
    Jun. 2017 Operating Officer (resigned from position as Director)
    Apr. 2018 Managing Officer
    Apr. 2018 Chief Officer for Purchasing Operations
    Apr. 2020 Head of the Business Supervisory Unit, Automobile Operations
    Apr. 2021 Chief Officer for Customer First Operations
    Apr. 2021 Risk Management Officer
    Jun. 2021 RManaging Executive Officer
    Oct. 2021 Managing Officer
    Oct. 2021 Chief Officer for Regional Operations (North America) (present)
    Oct. 2021 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (present)
    Apr. 2023 Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company
    Jun. 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company (present)
  • Director Asako Suzuki

    DirectorAsako Suzuki

    Member of the Audit Committee (Full-time)

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1987 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2014 President of Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2016 Operating Officer of the Company
    Apr. 2018 Vice Chief Officer for Regional Operations (Japan)
    Apr. 2019 Chief Officer for Human Resources and Corporate Governance Operations
    Apr. 2020 Operating Executive
    Jun. 2021 Director (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Audit Committee (Full-time) (present)
  • Director Masafumi Suzuki

    DirectorMasafumi Suzuki

    Member of the Audit Committee (Full-time)

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1987 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2012 General Manager of Regional Operation Planning Office for Regional Operations (Europe, CIS, the Middle & Near East and Africa)
    Apr. 2013 General Manager of Accounting Division for Business Management Operations
    Jun. 2017 Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
    Jun. 2021 Director (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Audit Committee (Full-time) (present)
  • Director Kunihiko Saka

    DirectorKunihiko Saka

    Member of the Nominating Committee
    Member of the Audit Committee

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1979 Public Prosecutor of Tokyo District Public Prosecutors’ Office
    Jun. 2012 President of Research and Training Institute of Ministry of Justice
    Jul. 2014 Superintending Prosecutor of Takamatsu High Public Prosecutors’ Office
    Sep. 2016 Superintending Prosecutor of Hiroshima High Public Prosecutors’ Office (resigned in March 2017)
    Apr. 2017 Registered with the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
    Apr. 2017 Advisor Attorney to TMI Associates (present)
    Jun. 2018 Audit and Supervisory Board Member (Outside) of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (present)
    Jun. 2019 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company
    Jun. 2021 Outside Director (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Nominating Committee (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Audit Committee (present)
  • Director Fumiya Kokubu

    DirectorFumiya Kokubu

    Member of the Nominating Committee (Chairperson)
    Member of the Compensation Committee

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1975 Joined Marubeni Corporation
    Apr. 2013 President and CEO, Member of the Board of Marubeni Corporation
    Apr. 2019 Chairman of the Board of Marubeni Corporation (present)
    Jun. 2019 Outside Director of Taisei Corporation (present)
    Jun. 2020 Outside Director of the Company (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Nominating Committee (Chairperson) (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Compensation Committee (present)
    May 2022 Chairman of Japan Machinery Center for Trade and Investment (present)
    May 2022 Chairman of Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc. (present)
  • Director Yoichiro Ogawa

    DirectorYoichiro Ogawa

    Member of the Audit Committee (Chairperson)
    Member of the Compensation Committee

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    Brief background

    Oct. 1980 Joined Tohmatsu & Aoki Audit Corporation (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
    Mar. 1984 Registered as Japanese Certified Public Accountant
    Oct. 2013 Deputy CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
    Oct. 2013 Deputy CEO of Tohmatsu Group (currently Deloitte Tohmatsu Group)
    Jun. 2015 Global Managing Director for Asia Pacific of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (United Kingdom) (resigned in May 2018)
    Jul. 2015 CEO of Deloitte Tohmatsu Group
    Jun. 2018 Senior Advisor of Deloitte Tohmatsu Group (resigned in October 2018)
    Nov. 2018 Founder of Yoichiro Ogawa CPA Office (present)
    Jun. 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
    Jun. 2021 Outside Director of the Company (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Audit Committee (Chairperson) (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Compensation Committee (present)
  • Director Kazuhiro Higashi

    DirectorKazuhiro Higashi

    Member of the Nominating Committee
    Member of the Compensation Committee (Chairperson)

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1982 Joined Resona Group
    Apr. 2013 Director of Resona Holdings Inc.
    Apr. 2013 President and Representative, Executive Officer of Resona Holdings, Inc.
    Apr. 2013 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer of Resona Bank,Limited
    Jun. 2013 Chairman of Osaka Bankers Association (resigned in June 2014)
    Apr. 2017 Chairman of the Board, President and Representative Director of Resona Bank, Limited
    Jun. 2017 Chairman of Osaka Bankers Association (resigned in June 2018)
    Apr. 2018 Chairman of the Board, President,Representative Director and Executive Officer of Resona Bank, Limited
    Apr. 2020 Chairman and Director of Resona Holdings, Inc. (resigned in June 2022)
    Apr. 2020 Chairman and Director of Resona Bank, Limited (resigned in June 2022)
    Jun. 2020 Outside Director of Sompo Holdings,Inc. (present)
    Jun. 2021 Outside Director of the Company (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Nominating Committee (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Compensation Committee (Chairperson) (present)
    Jun. 2022 Senior Advisor of Resona Holdings, Inc.(present)
    Jun. 2022 Senior Advisor of Resona Bank, Limited(present)
  • Director Ryoko Nagata

    DirectorRyoko Nagata

    Member of the Audit Committee

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    Brief background

    Apr. 1987 Joined Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Jun. 2008 Executive Officer of Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Mar. 2018 Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Japan Tobacco Inc. (resigned in March 2023)
    Jun. 2021 Outside Director of the Company (present)
    Jun. 2021 Member of the Audit Committee (present)
    Mar. 2023 External Corporate Auditor of Medley, Inc. (present)

Executive Officers

(as of April 1, 2023)

  • Senior Managing Executive Officer Katsushi Inoue

    Senior Managing Executive OfficerKatsushi Inoue

    Chief Officer, Electrification Business Development Operations

  • Managing Executive Officer Mitsugu Matsukawa

    Managing Executive OfficerMitsugu Matsukawa

    President and Director, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC

  • Managing Executive Officer Noriaki Abe

    Managing Executive OfficerNoriaki Abe

    Chief Officer, Motorcycle and Power Products Operations
    Chief Officer, Traffic Safety Promotion Operations
    Compliance Officer

  • Managing Executive Officer Keiji Otsu

    Managing Executive OfficerKeiji Otsu

    President and Representative Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

  • Managing Executive Officer Masayuki Igarashi

    Managing Executive OfficerMasayuki Igarashi

    Chief Officer, Regional Operations (China)
    President, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    President, Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Managing Executive Officer Kensuke Oe

    Managing Executive OfficerKensuke Oe

    Head, Production Unit, Automobile Operations

  • Managing Executive Officer Taro Kobayashi

    Managing Executive OfficerTaro Kobayashi

    Chief Officer, Automobile Operations
    Chief Officer, Regional Operations (Associated Regions)

  • Managing Executive Officer Manabu Ozawa

    Managing Executive OfficerManabu Ozawa

    Chief Officer, Corporate Strategy Operations

  • Managing Executive Officer Hironao Ito

    Managing Executive OfficerHironao Ito

    Head, BEV Development Center, Electrification Business Development Operations
    Head, Automobile Development Center, Automobile Operations Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

  • Executive Officer Eiji Fujimura

    Executive OfficerEiji Fujimura

    Chief Financial Officer
    Chief Officer, Corporate Management Operations