Bangkok--21 Feb--Aziam Burson-Marsteller
Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Honda’s Bangkok-based Asia & Oceania regional headquarters, today announced organizational and personnel changes for the region which will be effective from April 1,2007.
The key changes are as follows:
1. Change of Executive Vice President in ASH & Operating Officer of Asia-Oceania region
Mr. Motohide Sudo, 52, currently Operating Officer of Honda Motor Co., Ltd and Executive Vice President (EVP) of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd., will become President of Honda Trading Co., Ltd. effective after the board of directors meeting in June. With this new assignment, he will be responsible for the global trading of motorcycle, automobile & power product parts and equipment for making our products, and additionally for steel, nonferrous metal resins and products in agriculture, forestry & fisheries. Honda Trading Co., Ltd., as one of the most important subsidiaries of Honda, has a total of 37 companies and branches in 19 countries around the world.
Mr. Takashi Nagai, 48, currently General Manager of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., will succeed Mr. Sudo as Executive Vice President of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd effective from April.1, 2007, and is scheduled to be promoted to an Operating Officer of Honda Motor Co., after the board of directors meeting in June.
Mr. Nagai currently is a General Manager taking care of business operations for automobile and motorcycles in North America, South America & the European Region. Prior to taking up this position, he served as Director of Honda de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. until 2006.
Under Mr. Oyama, President & CEO of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mr. Nagai will take leadership being responsible for Asean, East Asia & Oceania countries in the region.
2. Enhanced regional operations management
Mr. Masaharu Hinaga, 57, currently Executive General Manager of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and President of Honda of Canada Manufacturing, will become Executive Vice President of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and will take care of overall production management in the Asia-Oceania region. Prior to taking up his current position, he served as Factory Manager and Plant Manager of the Motorcycle Plant in the Hamamatsu Factory.
3. Change of Asia-Oceania production management
Mr. Katsushige Hoshino, 59, currently President of Thai Honda Manufacturing Co. Ltd., who expanded his role to take care of Asia-Oceania regional motorcycle production in last April, will move to the position of Executive Coordinator as the person responsible for Motorcycle Production Planning in Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Mr. Toshio Kawatsu, 51, responsible as Executive Coordinator in Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd., will assume the position of President of Thai Honda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Mr. Minoru Yanaidani, 59, currently Senior Vice President of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd., who expanded his role to take care of Asia-Oceania regional automobile production last April, moves to the position of Executive Coordinator responsible for Automobile Production Planning in Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Continuing as Director of HATC, he will take care of leadership of the New Model Center, based on new model planning & strategic automobile production in Asia & Oceania Region.
Honda will accelerate its efforts throughout its regional production operations to achieve even higher quality standards to exceed its customers’ expectations.
Honda is one of the world’s leading producers of advanced technology mobility products. It is the world’s largest manufacturer of clean, fuel-efficient internal combustion engines which power its unique range of motorcycles, automobiles and power products.
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