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Executive Profile

Managing Executive Officer

Chief Officer for Corporate Strategy Operations, Chief Officer for Traffic Safety Promotion Operations

Manabu Ozawa

Manabu Ozawa Managing Executive Officer
Executive Profile

Managing Executive Officer

Chief Officer for Corporate Strategy Operations, Chief Officer for Traffic Safety Promotion Operations

Manabu Ozawa

Biography

Biography

Apr. 1989 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2012 General Manager, Human Resources Division, Business Support Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2015 Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Chief Operating Officer, Administration, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Risk Management Officer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Compliance Officer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Think Laboratory, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2019 Managing Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Chief Officer of Administration, Head Function, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Chief Operating Officer, Innovative Research Excellence, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2020 Operating Executive, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Head of Corporate Planning Supervisory Unit, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Director, Honda Innovation Silicon Valley, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2023 Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Chief Officer, Corporate Strategy Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2024 Chief Officer, Traffic Safety Promotion Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

* Current responsibilities in boldface

As of April 1,2026

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