President
Osaki is currently in charge of the planned production of electric vehicles at its new factory to be set up in
He joined the company in 1988. After stints with the product planning and engineering divisions, he became chief general manager in the quality assurance division in 2017. He was tasked with responding to a scandal over improper vehicle inspections that surfaced that year.
Osaki became executive vice president in 2019 before taking on the additional role of head of the manufacturing division in 2021.
Nakamura, who became president in 2018, has since led efforts to improve product quality and employee morale after the inspection scandal.
==Kyodo
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