Japanese auto major Honda today announced top management changes in its Indian cars business, with Katsushi Inoue slated to be President & CEO from April as the incumbent Hironori Kanayama is due to retire and return to Japan.
As part of the other management changes, Hiroyuki Shimizu will be the new Senior Vice-President & Director, Marketing & Sales, in Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL), the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary.
Also, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Managing Officer, Honda Motor Co Ltd, who was the representative of development, purchasing and production in Asia and Oceania since April 2013 and was stationed in India, moves to Japan after completing his tenure, HCIL said in a statement.
“He will take over as the Chief Operating Officer of the Automobile Operation at Honda Motor Co Ltd. He is planned to be elevated to the position of Director on the Board of Directors in Honda Motor with the title of Senior Managing Officer and Director after approval at the General Meeting scheduled to be held in June 2015,” it added.
Inoue will take over from Kanayama who has served as HCIL President & CEO for the past three years since assuming this position in April 2012.