Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby announces that its Nominating Committee today made an internal decision on the following personnel changes in its Directors to become effective as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company scheduled to be held in June 2026, and that its Board of Directors today decided on personnel changes in Executive Officers and to become effective as of April 1, 2026.
The personnel changes in Directors to become effective as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in June 2026 shall be formally determined at that Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
Particulars
1. Planned Personnel Changes in Directors
<As of April 1, 2026>
Name |
Current Title |
New Title |
Katsushi Inoue |
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Director |
<As of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2026>
Candidates for Director to be newly appointed
Name |
Current Title |
New Title |
Kazuhiro Takizawa |
Managing Executive Officer |
Director, Managing Executive Officer |
Masao Kawaguchi |
Operating Executive |
Director, Executive Officer |
Masao Kawaguchi is scheduled to be promoted from Operating Executive to Executive Officer as of April 1, 2026.
Directors to retire and/or change executive title
Name |
Current Title |
New Title |
Katsushi Inoue |
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
(retire) |
Eiji Fujimura |
Director, Managing Executive Officer |
Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Eiji Fujimura is scheduled to be promoted from Managing Executive Officer to Senior Managing Executive Officer as of April 1, 2026.
2. Planned Personnel Changes in Executive Officers
<As of April 1, 2026>
Executive Officers to be promoted
Name |
Current Title |
New Title |
Eiji Fujimura |
Managing Executive Officer |
Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Minoru Kato |
Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer |
Executive Officers to be newly appointed
Name |
Current Title |
New Title |
Ikuo Takeishi |
Managing Officer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Senior Managing Director, Honda Racing Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Masao Kawaguchi |
Operating Executive |
Executive Officer |
Takashi Imai |
Operating Executive |
Executive Officer |
Executive Officers to retire
Name |
Current Title |
Keiji Otsu |
Managing Executive Officer |
Yutaka Tamagawa |
Executive Officer |
Katsuto Hayashi |
Executive Officer |
For Reference
Compositions of Directors and Officers as of April 1, 2026 and as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2026
Name |
As of April 1, 2026 |
As of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders |
Toshihiro Mibe |
Director, President and Representative Executive Officer |
Director, President and Representative Executive Officer |
Noriya Kaihara |
Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer |
Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer |
Eiji Fujimura |
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer *1 |
Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Kazuhiro Takizawa |
Managing Executive Officer |
Director, Managing Executive Officer*2 |
Masao Kawaguchi |
Executive Officer*2 |
Director, Executive Officer*2 |
Katsushi Inoue |
Director |
- |
Asako Suzuki |
Director |
Director |
Jiro Morisawa |
Director |
Director |
Kunihiko Sakai |
Director*3 |
Director*3 |
Fumiya Kokubu |
Director*3 |
Director*3 |
Yoichiro Ogawa |
Director*3 |
Director*3 |
Kazuhiro Higashi |
Director*3 |
Director*3 |
Ryoko Nagata |
Director*3 |
|
Mika Agatsuma |
Director*3 |
Director*3 |
Masayuki Igarashi |
Managing Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer |
Kensuke Oe |
Managing Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer |
Manabu Ozawa |
Managing Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer |
Hironao Ito |
Managing Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer |
Ayumu Matsuo |
Managing Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer |
Minoru Kato |
Managing Executive Officer*1 |
Managing Executive Officer |
Takashi Onuma |
Executive Officer |
Executive Officer |
Daiki Mihara |
Executive Officer |
Executive Officer |
Toshihiro Akiwa |
Executive Officer |
Executive Officer |
Ikuo Takeishi |
Executive Officer*2 |
Executive Officer |
Takashi Imai |
Executive Officer*2 |
Executive Officer |
*1 To be promoted
*2 To be newly appointed
*3 Outside Directors