Rinnai Corporation will be implementing the following personnel and organizational changes, including Executive Officer's Areas of Responsibility, effective April 1, 2018. The company named Greg Ellis, President of Rinnai Australia Pty. Ltd. to Managing Executive Officer; Koji Fujioka, General Manager of Sales Division, Marketing & Sales Headquarters to Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2018. The company announced resignation of Yuzo Yoshida, Managing Executive Officer General Manager of Overseas Business Headquarters, and President of Rinnai America Corporation, effective March 31, 2018. Yuzo Yoshida will be Assistant to General Manager of Overseas Business Headquarters, and President of Rinnai America Corporation. The company also named Tsunenori Narita, President's assistant In charge of Production Headquarters and Overseas Business Headquarters to President's assistant; Masao Kosugi, General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters, and General Manager of Corporate Planning Division In charge of Administration Headquarters to General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters; Yuji Kondo, General Manager of Marketing & Sales Headquarters In charge of Research & Development Headquarters to General Manager of Overseas Business Headquarters, and General Manager of Group3 Sales & Marketing Division In charge of Business Planning Division; Terumasa Kaneko, Deputy General Manager of Marketing & Sales Headquarters, and General Manager of Tohoku Branch to General Manager of Marketing & Sales Headquarters; Kinji Mori, General Manager of Research & Development Headquarters to General Manager of Research & Development Headquarters, and General Manager of Technology Administration Division; Yasuo Koketsu, General Manager of Administration Headquarters, and General Manager of Accounting Division to General Manager of Administration Headquarters; Fuminobu Ishikawa, General Manager of Production Headquarters to General Manager of Production Headquarters, and General Manager of Production Control Division; Chuji Nakashima, General Manager of Product Development Division I, Research & Development Headquarters to General Manager of Product Development Division, Research & Development Headquarters; Shinji Tanaka, General Manager of Group1 Sales & Marketing Division and Group2 Sales & Marketing Division, Overseas Business Headquarters to General Manager of Group1 Sales & Marketing Division, Overseas Business Headquarters; Kazuto Inoue, Deputy General Manager of Production Headquarters, and General Manager of Production Control Division to General Manager of Production Engineering Division. The company also named personnel changes, effective April 1, 2018: Masanobu Inomata, General Manager of Product Development Division II, Research & Development Headquarters to General Manager of Business Planning Division; Katsunori Tanioka, General Manager of Hokkaido Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters to General Manager of Tohoku Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters; Junya Toyama, General Manager of Sapporo Semi-Branch, Hokkaido Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters to General Manager of Hokkaido Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters; Taku Inoue, General Manager of Morioka Sales Office, Kitatohoku Branch, Tohoku Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters to General Manager of Kitatohoku Branch, Tohoku Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters; Toshio Shinmura, General Manager of Hokuriku Sales Office, Chubu Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters to General Manager of Hyogo Sales Office, Kansai branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters; Yoichi Omura, General Manager of Gifu Sales Office, Tokai branch, Chubu Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters to General Manager of Hokuriku Sales Office, Chubu Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters; Yoshikazu Tanaka, President of Rinnai Viet Nam Co. Ltd. to Deputy General Manager of Group2 Sales & Marketing Division, Overseas Business Headquarters; Kenji Horaya, General Manager of Technology Administration Division, Research & Development Headquarters to General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Headquarters; Atsuo Kashima, Deputy General Manager of Accounting Division, Administration Headquarters to General Manager of Accounting Division, Administration Headquarters; Kenichi Ebata, General Manager of Personnel Affairs Division, Administration Headquarters to General Manager of Administration Division, Administration Headquarters; Takuya Ogawa, General Manager of Administration Division, and Corporate Communication Division, Administration Headquarters to General Manager of Personnel Affairs Division, and Corporate Communication Division, Administration Headquarters.

The company announced the Business Planning Division will be newly established. The Division will plan for new businesses. The Production Engineering Division will split off from the Production Headquarters. The Product Development Division I to handle water heaters and home heaters and the Product Development Division II to handle kitchen appliances, under Research & Development Headquarters, will be integrated into the Product Development Division.