Suzuki Motor : Notice regarding appointment of Directors, Managing Officers, Councilors and Executive General Managers

24 February 2021

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.

1. 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 (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
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, Global Automobile Marketing
Yukihiro Yamashita	Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Powertrain Engineering

2. 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, Audit

3. Changes in Directors and Managing Officers (as of 1 April 2021)

(1) Changes in responsibilities of Directors

New	Name	Current
Representative Director and Senior Technical Executive, Chief Technology Officer	Osamu Honda	Representative Director and Senior Technical Executive, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee
Director and Senior Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning Office	Masahiko Nagao	Director and Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning Office
Director and Senior Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Domestic Marketing I, Domestic Marketing	Toshiaki Suzuki	Director and Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Domestic Marketing I, Domestic Marketing

(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, Executive General Manager, Global Automobile Marketing
Senior Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Powertrain Engineering	Yukihiro Yamashita	Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Powertrain Engineering
Senior Managing Officer, Supporting President	Naomi Ishii	Managing Officer, Supporting President
Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Inspection, and Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee	Keiichi Asai	Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Inspection, and Deputy Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee
Managing Officer, Managing Director, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited	Satoshi Uchida	Managing Officer, Chairman, S.M.A.I. (United States)
Managing Officer, Assigned to Maruti Suzuki India Limited	Shigetoshi Torii	Managing Officer in charge of Production and Purchasing, and Deputy Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee
Managing Officer, Assigned to Maruti Suzuki India Limited	Hisashi Takeuchi	Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Asia Automobile Marketing

(3) Newly-appointed Managing Officers

New	Name	Current
Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Motorcycle Operations	Masayoshi Ito	Executive General Manager, Motorcycle Operations
Managing Officer, President, Suzuki Motor Sales Kinki Inc.	Tatsuro Takeuchi	President, Suzuki Motor Sales Hyogo Inc.

(4) Retiring Managing Officers

New	Name	Current
Councilor, President, Suzuki Business Co., Ltd.	Kazuki Yamaguchi	Managing Officer, President, Suzuki Motor Sales Kinki Inc.
Councilor, Chairman, Suzuki Motor Sales Tokyo Inc.	Shinichi Akama	Managing Officer, Branch Manager, Tokyo Branch, and Chairman, Suzuki Motor Sales Tokyo Inc.

4. 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 Senior Managing Officer, Tokyo Representative for Government and Industry Relation	Masahiko Nagao	Director and Senior Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning Office

(2) Changes in responsibilities of Senior Managing Officer

New	Name	As of 1 April 2021
Senior Managing Officer, Supporting President, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning Office	Naomi Ishii	Senior Managing Officer, Supporting President

5. Changes in Councilors

New	Name	Current
Councilor, Department General Manager, Training Center	Toshiaki Hasuike	Councilor, Assigned to Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Councilor, Assigned to S.I.M. (Indonesia)	Hiroaki Matsuura	Councilor, Assigned to Maruti Suzuki India Limited

6. Changes in Executive General Managers

New	Name	Current
Branch Manager, Tokyo Branch (as of 1 April 2021)	Aritaka Okajima	President, Suzuki Motor Sales Kanagawa Inc.
Executive General Manager, Audit (as of the date of the 155th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2021)	Naoki Matsuura	Department General Manager, Domestic Audit Department, Audit

(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 (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Osamu Honda	Representative Director and Senior Technical Executive, Chief Technology Officer
Masahiko Nagao	Director and Senior Managing Officer, Tokyo Representative for Government and Industry Relation
Toshiaki Suzuki	Director and Senior Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Domestic Marketing I, Domestic Marketing
Kinji Saito (Newly-nominated)	Director and Senior Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Global Automobile Marketing
Yukihiro Yamashita (Newly-nominated)	Director and Senior Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Automobile Powertrain Engineering
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, Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Ichizo Aoyama	Senior Managing Officer	Managing Director, TDS Lithium-Ion Battery Gujarat Private Limited (India)
Naomi Ishii	Senior Managing Officer	Supporting President, Executive General Manager, Corporate Planning Office
Keiichi Asai	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Inspection and Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee
Keiji Miyamoto	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Domestic Marketing II, Domestic Marketing
Shinichi Imaizumi	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Domestic Marketing Administration & Promotion, Domestic Marketing
Naoki Suzuki	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, New Mobility Service
Kazunobu Hori	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs
Katsuhiro Kato	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Customer Quality Assurance and Service
Shigeo Yamagishi	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Vehicle Regulations and Engineering Administration, and Deputy Chief Officer, Inspection Reform Committee
Yasuharu Osawa	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Marine Operations, and Managing Officer in charge of USA
Satoshi Uchida	Managing Officer	Managing Director, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited
Shigetoshi Torii	Managing Officer	Assigned to Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Masayuki Fujisaki	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Alliance
Yutaka Kikukawa	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Legal/IP
Masahiro Ikuma	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Automobile Vehicle Engineering
Hisanori Takashiba	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Automobile Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Masamichi Suzuki	Managing Officer	Managing Officer in charge of Automobile Cost Reduction
Hisashi Takeuchi	Managing Officer	Assigned to Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Kenichiro Toyofuku	Managing Officer	Supporting CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Masayoshi Ito	Managing Officer	Executive General Manager, Motorcycle Operations
Tatsuro Takeuchi	Managing Officer	President, Suzuki Motor Sales Kinki Inc.