Tokyo, February 20, 2007 -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today announced management changes.
Changes in Board Members (Pending approval at this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)
| Name | New Title | Current Title |
| Satoshi AOKI | Chairman | Executive Vice President |
| Koichi KONDO | Executive Vice President | Senior Managing Director |
| Takanobu ITO | Senior Managing Director | Managing Officer |
| Masaaki KATO | Senior Managing Director | Managing Officer |
| Fumihiko IKE | Managing Director | Director |
| Sho MINEKAWA | Director | Operating Officer |
Retiring Directors (To retire on the same day as this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)
| Motoatsu SHIRAISHI | Current title: Senior Managing Director |
| Satoshi DOBASHI | Current title: Senior Managing Director |
| Hiroshi KURODA | Current title: Managing Director |
Major Changes in responsibilities of board members (Effective as of April 1)
| Name and Title | New responsibilities | Current responsibilities |
| Motoatsu SHIRAISHI Senior Managing Director |
- | President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. General Supervisor, Quality |
| Satoshi DOBASHI, Senior Managing Director | - | Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan) |
| Koichi KONDO Senior Managing Director |
Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan) Chairman and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (North America) President and CEO of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. President and Director of Honda North America, Inc. |
| Hiroshi KURODA Managing Director |
- | Chief Operating Officer for Automobile Operations |
| Tetsuo IWAMURA Managing Director |
Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (North America) President and CEO of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. President and Director of Honda North America, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (Latin America) President and Director of Honda South America Ltda. President and Director of Moto Honda da Amazonia Ltda. President and Director of Honda Automoveis do Brasil Ltda. |
Changes in Operating Officers (Effective as of the date of this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)
| Name | New Title | Current Title |
| Takashi YAMAMOTO | Managing Officer | Operating Officer |
| Suguru KANAZAWA | Managing Officer | Operating Officer |
Major Changes in responsibilities of operating officers (effective as of April 1)
| Name and Title | New responsibilities | Current responsibilities |
| Yasuo IKENOYA Managing Officer |
- | Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations(China) |
| Takanobu ITO Managing Officer |
Chief Operating Officer for Automobile Operations | General Manager of Suzuka Factory |
| Masaaki KATO Managing Officer |
General Supervisor, Quality President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
President and Director of Honda of the U.K. Manufacturing Ltd. Executive Vice President and Director of Honda Motor Europe Ltd. |
| Teruo KOWASHI Managing Officer |
- | General Manager of Saitama Factory |
| Takashi YAMAMOTO Operating Officer |
General Manager of Saitama Factory | President and Director of Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC |
| Suguru KANAZAWA Operating Officer |
President and Director of Honda of the U.K. Manufacturing Ltd. Executive Vice President and Director of Honda Motor Europe Ltd. |
Executive Vice President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. President and Director of Honda Racing Corporation |
| Sho MINEKAWA Operating Officer |
Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (Latin America) President and Director of Honda South America Ltda. President and Director of Moto Honda da Amazonia Ltda. President and Director of Honda Automoveis do Brasil Ltda. |
President of Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. |
| Hidenobu IWATA Operating Officer |
General Manager of Suzuka Factory | President and Director of Hond Engineering Co., Ltd. |
| Motohide SUDO Operating Officer |
- | Executive Vice President and Director of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Gen TSUJII Operating Officer |
General Manager of Automobile Production Planning Office President and Director of Hond Engineering Co., Ltd |
General Manager of Automobile Production Planning Office |
| Hideki OKADA Operating Officer |
Executive Vice President and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. General Manager of Regional Operation Planning Office (North America) |
General Manager of Accounting Division |
| Eiji OKAWARA Operating Officer |
President of Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. | Responsible for Producion in China |
Newly appointed Operating Officers (Effective as of the date of this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)
| Name | Responsibilities as of April 1 | Current responsibilities |
| Ko KATAYAMA | Responsible for Production of Honda Canada Inc. | |
| Masahiro YOSHIDA | Responsible for Human Resources and Associate Relations General Manager of Human Resources Division |
General Manager of Human Resources Division |
| Seiji KURAISHI | Executive Vice President of Honda Motor(China) Investment Co., Ltd. | General Manager of Product Planning and Marketing Office of Automobile Operations |
| Takashi NAGAI | Executive Vice President and Director of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | General Manager of Overseas Operation Office No.1 |
Retiring Operating Officers (To retire on the same day as this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)
| Yasuo IKENOYA | Current title: Managing Officer |
| Teruo KOWASHI | Current title: Managing Officer |
| Motohide SUDO | Current title: Operating Officer |