Subaru Corporation Announces Changes to Board of Directors and Auditors
Tokyo, February 7, 2025 – The Board of Directors of Subaru Corporation today resolved the nominees for the Board of Directors and the Board of Corporate Auditors as follows.
The election of new directors and a new auditor will be proposed at the Company’s 94th General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2025.
1. Nominees for Directors
All of the current Directors will retire upon the expiration of their term of office.
Nominees for new Directors are as follows:
Representative Director
of the Board |
Member of the Executive Nomination Meeting and the Executive Compensation Meeting | Atsushi Osaki
(Current position: Representative Director of the Board) |
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Representative Director
of the Board |
― | Fumiaki Hayata
(Current position: Representative Director of the Board) |
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Director of the Board | Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Executive Nomination Meeting and the Executive Compensation Meeting |
Tomomi Nakamura
(Current position: Director of the Board) |
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Director of the Board | ― | Tetsuo Fujinuki
(Current position: Director of the Board) |
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◎ | Director of the Board | ― | Shinsuke Toda
(Current position: Managing Executive Officer) |
Outside Director | Member of the Executive Nomination Meeting and the Executive Compensation Meeting | Miwako Doi
(Current position: Outside Director) |
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Outside Director | Member of the Executive Nomination Meeting and the Executive Compensation Meeting | Fuminao Hachiuma
(Current position: Outside Director) |
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Outside Director | Member of the Executive Nomination Meeting and the Executive Compensation Meeting | Shigeru Yamashita
(Current position: Outside Director) |
◎: Newly appointed
2. Retiring Director
- Katsuyuki Mizuma
(Current position: Director of the Board)
3. Nominee for Corporate Auditor
The nominee for the new Corporate Auditor is as follows:
◎ | Corporate Auditor | Jinya Shoji
(Current position: Managing Executive Officer) |
◎: Newly appointed
The total number of Corporate Auditors will be four, as current Corporate Auditors, Hiromi Tsutsumi, Yuri Furusawa, and Yasumasa Masuda will continue to serve their terms.
4. Retiring Auditor
- Yoichi Kato
(Current position: Standing Corporate Auditor)
5. Retiring Executive Officer
- Katsuyuki Mizuma
(Current position: Senior Managing Executive Officer)
- Jinya Shoji
(Current position: Managing Executive Officer)
6. List of Executive Officers (June 2025)
Name | Areas of Responsibility |
Tomomi Nakamura
Chairman |
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Atsushi Osaki
President |
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
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Fumiaki Hayata
Executive Vice President |
- Chief Risk Management Officer (CRMO)
- Secretarial Office - Human Resources Dept. - Cost - Purchasing |
- | |
Tetsuo Fujinuki
Senior Managing Executive Officer |
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- CTO Strategy Office - Engineering Div. - Technical Research Center - Product and Business Management Div. |
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Tomoaki Emori
Senior Managing Executive Officer |
- Corporate Planning Div. |
Chief General Manager of Corporate Planning Div. | |
Tadashi Yoshida
Senior Managing Executive Officer |
- Japan Sales & Marketing Div.
- Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. - Global Sales & Marketing Strategy Office |
Chief General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. | |
Tatsuro Kobayashi
Managing Executive Officer |
- CBBO (Chief Battery Business Officer)
- Battery Business Promotion Office |
- | |
Osamu Eriguchi
Managing Executive Officer |
- Chief Quality Officer (CQO)
- Customer First Innovation Div. |
Chief General Manager of Customer First Innovation Div.
General Manager of Quality Assurance Management Office |
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Tamotsu Inui
Managing Executive Officer |
- Engineering Div.
- Technical Research Center |
Chief General Manager of Engineering Div.
Chief General Manager of Technical Research Center |
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Kazuhiro Abe
Managing Executive Officer |
- Chief Connected Business Officer (CCBO)
- Connected Business Planning and Management (CBPM) |
- | |
Shinsuke Toda
Managing Executive Officer |
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Finance & Accounting Dept. - Corporate Communications Dept. - Investor Relations Dept. |
Representative Director and President of Subaru Finance Co., Ltd. | |
Hiroshi Watahiki
Managing Executive Officer |
- Purchasing Div. |
Chief General Manager of Purchasing Div. | |
Ryota Fukumizu
Managing Executive Officer |
- Monozukuri Div. |
Chief General Manager of Monozukuri Div.
Chief General Manager of Gunma Plant |
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Ikuo Watanabe
Managing Executive Officer |
- Chief Monozukuri Officer (CMzO)
- CMzO Strategy Office - Data Intelligence Advancement Dept. - Engineering Div. |
Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. | |
Shimpei Ago
Managing Executive Officer |
- Risk Management Group
- External Relations Dept. - Intellectual Property Dept. - Sustainability Promotion Dept. |
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Yoichi Hori
Managing Executive Officer |
- Overseas Sales & Marketing Div.
- Subaru of America, Inc. - Subaru Canada, Inc. - North American Subaru, Inc. |
Senior General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div.
Chairman of Subaru of America, Inc. |
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Shinichi Murata
Executive Officer |
- Chief Logistics Officer (CLO)
- Logistics Div. - General Administration Dept. |
Chief General Manager of Logistics Div. | |
Kazuki Uejima
Executive Officer |
- Product and Business Management Div.
- Corporate Planning Div. |
Chief General Manager of Product and Business Management Div.
Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Div. |
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Akihiro Kato
Executive Officer |
- Customer First Innovation Div. |
Senior General Manager of Customer First Innovation Div. | |
Katsufumi Nakazawa
Executive Officer |
- Japan Sales & Marketing Div. |
Chief General Manager of Japan Sales & Marketing Div. | |
Kosuke Kawai
Executive Officer |
- Chief Cost Innovation Officer (CCIO) - Cost and Investment Management Office - Cost Innovation Promotion Office - Corporate Planning Div. - Engineering Div. - Product and Business Management Div. - Purchasing Div. |
General Manager of Cost Innovation Promotion Office
Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Div. Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. Senior General Manager of Product and Business Management Div. Senior General Manager of Purchasing Div. |
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Yoshihiro Saito
Executive Officer |
- Aerospace Company |
Company President of Aerospace Company | |
Eiji Shibata
Executive Officer |
- Chief Digital Car Officer (CDCO)
- Engineering Div. |
Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. | |
Nobuyuki Bando
Executive Officer |
- Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. |
Chairman of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. | |
Yuri Tsuji
Executive Officer |
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- IT Strategy Div. |
Chief General Manager of IT Strategy Div. | |
Hideyuki Kusabuka
Executive Officer |
- Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
- Human Resources Dept. |
General Manager of Human Resources Dept. | |
Hidemasa Tabata
Executive Officer |
- Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. |
Senior General Manager of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. | |
Takayuki Sano
Executive Officer |
- Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. |
Executive Vice President of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. | |
Kazuki Okamoto
Executive Officer |
- CTO Strategy Office |
General Manager of CTO Strategy Office | |
Takatomo Watamori
Executive Officer |
- Engineering Div. |
Senior General Manager of Engineering Div. |
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