Notice Concerning Management Changes

February 19, 2019, Japan

News Release

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
(Date of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders)

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