Notice Concerning Management Changes
February 19, 2019, Japan
The Board of Directors of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), at its meeting held on February 19, 2019, hereby announces that it has decided on a change in title of one of its Directors effective as of April 1, 2019 and changes in its Operating Officers effective as of April 1, 2019 and as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2019, and that is has made an internal decision regarding candidates for Directors to be elected at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2019.
The changes in Directors effective as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2019 shall be formally determined at such Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and at a meeting of the Board of Directors to be held immediately thereafter.
Particulars:
1. Planned Changes in Directors
＜As of April 1, 2019＞
Director to Change Title
| Name | New Title |
Current Title |
Toshiaki Mikoshiba |
Chairman and Director |
Senior Managing Director |
＜As of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2019＞
Candidate for Director to be Newly Appointed
(Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
| Name | New Title |
Current Title |
Hiroko Koide |
Director |
・Outside Director, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation ・Director, Vicela Japan Co., Ltd. |
Ms. Hiroko Koide is a candidate for Outside Director as defined under the provisions of the Enforcement Regulations of the Companies Act of Japan.
Candidate for Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) to be Newly Appointed
| Name | New Title |
Current Title |
Kunihiko Sakai |
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
・Advisor Attorney, TMI Associates ・Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside), Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. |
Mr.* Kunihiko Sakai is a candidate for Outside Director as defined under the provisions of the Enforcement Regulations of the Companies Act of Japan.
*Correction: February 20, 2019
Directors to Retire
| Name | Current Title |
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto |
Senior Managing Director |
| Hideko Kunii |
Director |
| Toshiaki Hiwatari |
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Ms. Hideko Kunii and Mr. Toshiaki Hiwatari are Outside Directors as defined under the provisions of the Companies Act of Japan.
2. Planned Changes in Operating Officers
＜As of April 1, 2019＞
Operating Officers to Change Titles
| Name | New Title |
Current Title |
Mitsugu Matsukawa |
Managing Officer |
Operating Officer |
| Noriaki Abe |
Managing Officer |
Operating Officer |
| Yasuhide Mizuno |
Managing Officer |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officers to be Newly Appointed
| Name | New Title |
Current Title |
Yoshishige Nomura |
Operating Officer |
・Managing Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. ・Chief Operating Officer, Motorcycle R&D Center ・President and Representative Director, Honda Racing Corporation |
| Yoshikado Nakao |
Operating Officer |
・Executive in Charge of Purchasing, Purchasing Operations |
| Hiroshi Tokutake |
Operating Officer |
・General Manager, Yorii Automobile Plant, Saitama Factory, Production Operations |
| Taro Kobayashi |
Operating Officer |
・Head, Regional Unit (Africa and the Middle East) |
| Jiro Morisawa |
Operating Officer |
・Vice Chief Officer, Business Management Operations ・General Manager, Accounting Division, Business Management Operations |
＜As of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2019＞
Operating Officers to Retire
| Name | Current Title |
| Soichiro Takizawa | Managing Officer |
| Naoto Matsui |
Operating Officer |
| Tetsuo Suzuki |
Operating Officer |
<For Reference>
Composition of Directors and Operating Officers as of April 1, 2019 and as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2019.
1. Directors
| Name | As of April 1, 2019 | As of June 2019 (Date of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders)
|
Toshiaki Mikoshiba
|
Chairman and Director*1 |
Chairman and Director |
| Takahiro Hachigo |
President and Representative Director |
President and Representative Director |
| Seiji Kuraishi |
Executive Vice President and Representative Director |
Executive Vice President and Representative Director |
| Yoshiyuki Matsumoto |
Senior Managing Director |
- |
| Yoshi Yamane |
Senior Managing Director |
Senior Managing Director |
| Kohei Takeuchi |
Senior Managing Director |
Senior Managing Director |
| Hideko Kunii |
Director*2 |
- |
| Motoki Ozaki |
Director*2 |
Director*2 |
| Hiroko Koide |
- | Director*2,3 |
| Takanobu Ito |
Director and Advisor |
Director and Advisor |
| Masahiro Yoshida |
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
| Masafumi Suzuki |
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
| Toshiaki Hiwatari |
Director*2, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
- |
| Hideo Takaura |
Director*2, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Director*2, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
| Mayumi Tamura |
Director*2, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Director*2, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
| Kunihiko Sakai |
- | Director*2,3, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
*1 To change title
*2 Outside Directors
*3 To be newly appointed
2. Operating Officers
Name |
As of April 1, 2019 |
As of June 2019 |
Takashi Sekiguchi |
Managing Officer |
Managing Officer |
Soichiro Takizawa |
Managing Officer |
- |
Michimasa Fujino |
Managing Officer |
Managing Officer |
Shinji Aoyama |
Managing Officer |
Managing Officer |
Noriya Kaihara |
Managing Officer |
Managing Officer |
Toshihiro Mibe |
Managing Officer |
Managing Officer |
Mitsugu Matsukawa |
Managing Officer *1 |
Managing Officer |
Noriaki Abe |
Managing Officer *1 |
Managing Officer |
Yasuhide Mizuno |
Managing Officer *1 |
Managing Officer |
Naoto Matsui |
Operating Officer |
- |
Tetsuo Suzuki |
Operating Officer |
- |
Issao Mizoguchi |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Yusuke Hori |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Tomomi Kosaka |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Toshiyuki Shimabara |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Kazuhiro Odaka |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Masayuki Igarashi |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Hiroyuki Kachi |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Soichi Yamamoto |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Katsushi Inoue |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Kimiyoshi Teratani |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Asako Suzuki |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Katsuhisa Okuda |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Katsuhide Moriyama |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Keiji Ohtsu |
Operating Officer |
Operating Officer |
Yoshishige Nomura |
Operating Officer*2 |
Operating Officer |
Yoshikado Nakao |
Operating Officer*2 |
Operating Officer |
Hiroshi Tokutake |
Operating Officer*2 |
Operating Officer |
Taro Kobayashi |
Operating Officer*2 |
Operating Officer |
Jiro Morisawa |
Operating Officer*2 |
Operating Officer |
*1 To change title
*2 To be newly appointed
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