Suzuki Global news update 2
Notice regarding appointment of Directors, Managing Officers, Councilors and Executive General Managers
At the Board of Directors meeting held on 24 February 2021, Suzuki Motor Corporation has made an internal decision regarding candidates for Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Member to be elected at the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2021, and decided personnel change in its Directors, Managing Officers, Councilors and Executive General Managers as of 1 April 2021 and the date of the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
Directors (9 members) and Audit & Supervisory Board member (1 member) are to be officially decided at the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. The Representative Directors and Directors with specific titles are to be selected at the Board of Directors meeting to be held following the end of the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
- Changes in the Board of Directors (as of the date of the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2021)
(1) Retiring Directors
| Name | Current Title |
| Osamu Suzuki | Representative Director and Chairman |
| Yasuhito Harayama | Representative Director and Vice Chairman, Supporting Chairman |
Upon retirement, both will be appointed as Senior Advisors.
(2) Candidates for new Directors
| Name | Current Title |
| Kinji Saito | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, |
| Yukihiro Yamashita | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, |
- Changes in the Audit & Supervisory Board Member (as of the date of the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2021)
(1) Retiring Audit & Supervisory Board Member
| Name | Current Title |
| Toyokazu Sugimoto | Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
Upon retirement, he will be appointed as Senior Advisor.
(2) Candidate for new Audit & Supervisory Board Member
| Name | Current Title |
| Taisuke Toyoda | Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, |
- Changes in Directors and Managing Officers (as of 1 April 2021)
(1) Changes in responsibilities of Directors
| New | Name | Current |
| Representative Director and | Osamu Honda | Representative Director and |
| Director and | Masahiko Nagao | Director and |
| Director and | Toshiaki Suzuki | Director and |
(2) Changes in responsibilities of Senior Managing Officers and Managing Officers
| New | Name | Current |
| Senior Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Global Automobile Marketing | Kinji Saito | Managing Officer, |
| Senior Managing Officer, | Yukihiro Yamashita | Managing Officer, |
| Senior Managing Officer, | Naomi Ishii | Managing Officer, |
| Managing Officer, | Keiichi Asai | Managing Officer, |
| Managing Officer, | Satoshi Uchida | Managing Officer, |
| Managing Officer, | Shigetoshi Torii | Managing Officer in charge of Production and Purchasing, |
| Managing Officer, | Hisashi Takeuchi | Managing Officer, |
(3) Newly-appointed Managing Officers
| New | Name | Current |
| Managing Officer, | Masayoshi Ito | Executive General Manager, |
| Managing Officer, | Tatsuro Takeuchi | President, |
(4) Retiring Managing Officers
| New | Name | Current |
| Councilor, | Kazuki Yamaguchi | Managing Officer, |
| Councilor, | Shinichi Akama | Managing Officer, |
- Changes in Directors and Managing Officers (as of the date of the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2021)
(1) Changes in responsibilities of Director (election as Director is subject to shareholders’ approval)
| New | Name | As of 1 April 2021 |
| Director and | Masahiko Nagao | Director and |
(2) Changes in responsibilities of Senior Managing Officer
| New | Name | As of 1 April 2021 |
| Senior Managing Officer, | Naomi Ishii | Senior Managing Officer, |
- Changes in Councilors
| New | Name | Current |
| Councilor, | Toshiaki Hasuike | Councilor, |
| Councilor, | Hiroaki Matsuura | Councilor, |
- Changes in Executive General Managers
| New | Name | Current |
| Branch Manager, | Aritaka Okajima | President, |
| Executive General Manager, Audit | Naoki Matsuura | Department General Manager, |
(For Reference)
Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members after the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (subject to approval)
Directors (9)
| Name | Title and Position |
| Toshihiro Suzuki | Representative Director and President |
| Osamu Honda | Representative Director and Senior Technical Executive, |
| Masahiko Nagao | Director and Senior Managing Officer, |
| Toshiaki Suzuki | Director and Senior Managing Officer, |
| Kinji Saito (Newly-nominated) | Director and Senior Managing Officer, |
| Yukihiro Yamashita (Newly-nominated) | Director and Senior Managing Officer, |
| Osamu Kawamura* | Director |
| Hideaki Domichi* | Director |
| Yuriko Kato* | Director |
*Outside directors
Audit & Supervisory Board Members (5)
| Name | Title |
| Taisuke Toyoda (Newly-nominated) | Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Masato Kasai | Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Norio Tanaka* | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Nobuyuki Araki* | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Norihisa Nagano* | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
*Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members
(For Reference)
Managing Officers after the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (excluding Directors)
Managing Officers (22)
| Name | Title | Position |
| Kenichi Ayukawa | Executive Vice President | Managing Director and CEO, |
| Ichizo Aoyama | Senior Managing Officer | Managing Director, |
| Naomi Ishii | Senior Managing Officer | Supporting President, |
| Keiichi Asai | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Keiji Miyamoto | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Shinichi Imaizumi | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Naoki Suzuki | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Kazunobu Hori | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Katsuhiro Kato | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Shigeo Yamagishi | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Yasuharu Osawa | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Satoshi Uchida | Managing Officer | Managing Director, |
| Shigetoshi Torii | Managing Officer | Assigned to |
| Masayuki Fujisaki | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Yutaka Kikukawa | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Masahiro Ikuma | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Hisanori Takashiba | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Masamichi Suzuki | Managing Officer | Managing Officer in charge of |
| Hisashi Takeuchi | Managing Officer | Assigned to |
| Kenichiro Toyofuku | Managing Officer | Supporting CEO, |
| Masayoshi Ito | Managing Officer | Executive General Manager, |
| Tatsuro Takeuchi | Managing Officer | President, |