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Home News Auto News Masamichi Kogai To Step Down As Mazda’s President and CEO, Head Of Americas Region To Take Over Masamichi Kogai To Step Down As Mazda’s President and CEO, Head Of Americas Region To Take Over Auto News Hans | May 16, 2018 11:52 am After five years in his position as Representative Director President and CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation, Masamichi Kogai will be stepping away from managing day-to-day operations of the Hiroshima-based car maker.Effective 26-June this year, the 64-year old Kogai will assume his new position as Representative Director and Chairman of the Board, and will be handing over his current position to Akira Marumoto.Among the highlights of Kogai’s five-year term at Mazda were the complete renewal of Mazda’s product line-up and introduction of the SkyActiv suite of technologies, partnership with Fiat to build the MX-5/Miata and Fiat 124 Spider, partnership with Toyota on joint-production and sharing of technologies related to powertrain electrification, expansion of the Mazda’s production facilities in Thailand to include an engine and a transmission plant, and more importantly, strengthening the fiercely independent Mazda’s finances to reach its best ever.His successor the 61-year old Marumoto is currently Mazda’s head of operations in the fledging Americas region, which includes the highly competitive USA as well as emerging markets in South America like Brazil. His official title is quite lengthy - Representative Director Executive Vice President Assistant to President; Oversight of Operations in the Americas and Administrative Domain.Like many senior members within Mazda’s management ranks, Marumoto was an ex-engineer, and in the early 2000s, was in charge of Mazda’s European R&D operations, before assuming various senior positions in product planning and product strategy. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags Mazda Print Related News “We Start With Sculptures” – How Mazda Makes Beautiful Cars Live Life Drive Daniel Wong | September 14, 2015 Most of the time when it comes to designing a new car, one starts by cracking out the pencils, draw out its shape, fill in its form, add in the ... The Monotsukuri Focus – A Look at How Mazda Builds their Cars Together Auto News Daniel Wong | September 23, 2015 These days every car maker likes to talk about heritage, reminding people of their achievements in innovation, motorsports successes, or even just ... Mazda: No Price Hike Unless Ringgit Breaches RM3.80 TO JPY100 Auto News Hans | October 13, 2015 Bermaz, the distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia, will not be raising the prices of its cars for now, reports The Edge Financial Daily.The daily ... Have Yourself a (Virtual) Race Weekend at Paradigm Mall with RACEXP Auto News Daniel Wong | November 06, 2020 If you fancy a challenge this weekend, head down to Paradigm Mall as Grass Racing Autosports, in collaboration with Motor Bahn, are organising ... Comments
Masamichi Kogai To Step Down As Mazda’s President and CEO, Head Of Americas Region To Take Over Auto News Hans | May 16, 2018 11:52 am After five years in his position as Representative Director President and CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation, Masamichi Kogai will be stepping away from managing day-to-day operations of the Hiroshima-based car maker.Effective 26-June this year, the 64-year old Kogai will assume his new position as Representative Director and Chairman of the Board, and will be handing over his current position to Akira Marumoto.Among the highlights of Kogai’s five-year term at Mazda were the complete renewal of Mazda’s product line-up and introduction of the SkyActiv suite of technologies, partnership with Fiat to build the MX-5/Miata and Fiat 124 Spider, partnership with Toyota on joint-production and sharing of technologies related to powertrain electrification, expansion of the Mazda’s production facilities in Thailand to include an engine and a transmission plant, and more importantly, strengthening the fiercely independent Mazda’s finances to reach its best ever.His successor the 61-year old Marumoto is currently Mazda’s head of operations in the fledging Americas region, which includes the highly competitive USA as well as emerging markets in South America like Brazil. His official title is quite lengthy - Representative Director Executive Vice President Assistant to President; Oversight of Operations in the Americas and Administrative Domain.Like many senior members within Mazda’s management ranks, Marumoto was an ex-engineer, and in the early 2000s, was in charge of Mazda’s European R&D operations, before assuming various senior positions in product planning and product strategy. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags Mazda
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