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Executive Profile

Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer

Compliance and Privacy Officer, Culture Transformation Officer, Compensation Committee Member

Noriya Kaihara

Noriya Kaihara Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer
Executive Profile

Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer

Compliance and Privacy Officer, Culture Transformation Officer, Compensation Committee Member

Noriya Kaihara

Biography

Biography

Apr. 1984 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2008 General Manager, Motorcycle Service Division, Customer Service Operations,
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2010 General Manager, Parts Sales and Service Division, Customer Service
Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2012 General Manager, Automobile Quality Assurance Division, Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
Apr. 2013 Operating Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd
Chief Quality Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2013 Operating Officer and Director, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2014 Chief Officer, Customer Service Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Head of Service Supervisory Unit, Automobile Operations, Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
Apr. 2016 Chief Officer, Customer First Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2017 Operating Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2018 Managing Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Chief Officer, Purchasing Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2020 Head of Business Supervisory Unit, Automobile Operations, Honda Motor Co.,
Ltd.
Apr. 2021 Chief Officer, Customer First Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Risk Management Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2021 Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Oct. 2021 Managing Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Chief Officer, Regional Operations (North America), Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc.
Apr. 2023 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2024 Director,Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer, Honda
Motor Co., Ltd.
Compliance and Privacy Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2025 Culture Transformation Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

* Current responsibilities in boldface

As of April 1,2026

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