Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced that Mr. Shigetoshi Torii has resigned from the post of Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from close of business hours of 31st July, 2023. The company also announced that Mr. Yukihiro Yamashita has been appointed as Director and Whole-time Director designated as Joint Managing Director (Engineering and Quality Assurance) with effect from 1st August, 2023 for a period of three years. Mr. Yukihiro Yamashita graduated from Nagoya University, Japan.

He joined Nippon Denso Co. Ltd. (currently known as DENSO Corporation) in 1990 and was assigned to Automobile Powertrain System Development, Powertrain Development Planning and some special projects. He was elevated to the position of General Manager of Power Train System Development Division before leaving DENSO Corporation.

He joined Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) in 2018 as Vice Executive General Manager of Automobile Engineering and was later promoted to Managing Officer in 2019. Thereafter, he worked at various positions at SMC like Managing Officer & General Manager, Senior Managing Officer & Executive General Manager (Automobile Powertrain Engineering). He was elevated to Director, Senior Managing Officer and Chief Technology Officer in 2021.

He was responsible for Vehicle Regulations and Engineering Administration, Product Planning, Automobile Vehicle Engineering, Automobile Powertrain Engineering, and Automobile Electrical /Electronic Engineering, and Chief Technology Off icer, and Executive General Manager of Automobile Electrical/Electronic Engineering. His area of specialization is Management, Research and Technology Development.