The Board of Directors of Honda Motor Co., Ltd, at its meeting held on February 21, 2017, has decided on changes in its Operating Officers as of April 1, 2017 and its Directors as of June 2017 after transition to a company with an audit and supervisory committee. The changes in its Directors as of June 2017 are subject to approval at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the company scheduled to be held in June 2017 and/or a decision at the meeting of the board of directors to be held immediately thereafter. The company names Masahiro Yoshida, Toshiaki Hiwatari, Hideo Takaura, and Mayumi Tamura as director, audit and supervisory committee member from corporate auditor. masafumi suzuki is appointed as director, audit and supervisory committee member from general manager, accounting division, business management operations. Mr. Masafumi Suzuki will remain in his current position until March 31, 2017. Directors, Takashi Sekiguchi, Shinji Aoyama, Noriya Kaihara, Kazuhiro Odaka, and Masayuki Igarashi are to change titles from operating officer to operating officer and director. The company has named Masahiro Yoshida, Kunio Endo, Toshiaki Hiwatari, Hideo Takaura, Mayumi Tamura as Corporate Auditor. Mr. Masahiro Yoshida, Mr. Toshiaki Hiwatari, Mr. Hideo Takaura, and Ms. Mayumi Tamura are the candidates to be newly appointed directors, audit and supervisory committee members, subject to approval at the general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held in June 2017. Katsuhisa Okuda and Katsuhide Moriyama are appointed as operating officer from general manager, business administration office, power product operations and general manager, marketing planning office, automobile operations respectively. Takahiro Hachigo is appointed as president and representative director from president, chief executive officer and representative director. Seiji Kuraishi is appointed as executive vice president and representative director from executive vice president, executive officer and representative director. Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Toshiaki Mikoshiba, Yoshi Yamane and Kohei Takeuchi are appointed as senior managing director from senior managing officer and director.