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March 3, 2015

FHI Announces Organizational and Management Changes(Effective March 31, 2015 and April 1, 2015)

Tokyo, March 3, 2015 - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, today announced
the following organizational and management changes.

1. Organizational Changes (Effective April 1, 2015)

< Establishment of “External Relations Department” >
FHI establishes “External Relations Department” in its headquarters to enhance the company’s function of
overseeing and coordinating external affairs of each division as well as its capabilities in industry information
gathering and external communications.
< Establishment of “Subaru Next Story Promotion Office” >
FHI establishes “Subaru Next Story Promotion Office” in its headquarters to build stronger ties between
Subaru and customers with an aim to enhance the Subaru brand as well as the company’s added value
business from a medium- to long-term perspective.

2. Promoted Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2015)

- Nobuhiko Murakami, Corporate Executive Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div.)
  - Yasunobu Nogai, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. and General Manager of Business Planning Dept.)
- Satoshi Maeda, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div.)
- Toshiaki Okada, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept.)

3. Newly-appointed Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2015)

- Masayuki Uchida, Corporate Vice President
(Current title: Senior Project General Manager of Subaru Product & Portfolio Planning Div.)
  - Takuji Dai, Corporate Vice President
(Current title: Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div.)
- Fumiaki Hayata, Corporate Vice President
(Current title: Senior General Manager of Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1 and General Manager of North America Sales & Marketing Dept.)

4. Retiring Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective March 31, 2015)

- Hidetoshi Kobayashi
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief General Manger of Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing
Div. 2)

* Appointed as President of Subaru System Service Co., Ltd. effective April 1, 2015.

  - Toshio Masuda
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, Chief General Manger of Subaru Product & Portfolio Planning Div.)

* Appointed as President of Subaru Auto Accessories Ltd. effective April 1, 2015.

5. Responsibility Changes: Directors (Effective April 1, 2015)

Name
New
Current
Jun Kondo
Representative Director
Deputy President
-Corporate Planning Dept.
-External Relations Dept.
-China Project Office
-Subaru Next Story Promotion Office
-Subaru Customer Center
-Subaru Parts & Accessories Div.
-Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div.
-Subaru Manufacturing Div.
-Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA)
-Aerospace Company
-Industrial Products Company
-Subaru Customer Center
-Subaru Parts & Accessories Div.
-Subaru Manufacturing Div.
-Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA)
-Aerospace Company
-Industrial Products Company
Akira Mabuchi
Director
Corporate Executive
Vice President
-Subaru Purchasing Div. -Corporate Planning Dept.
-Business Planning Dept.
-Affiliated Companies Dept.
-China Project Office
-Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div.
-Subaru Purchasing Div.
-Subaru Quality Assurance Div.
Mitsuru Takahashi
Director
Corporate Executive
Vice President
-CFO
-Business Planning Dept.
-Affiliated Companies Dept.
-Secretarial Office
-Finance & Accounting Dept.
-Corporate Communications Dept.
-Human Resources Dept.
-Business Process & Information System
Management Dept.
-General Administration Dept.
-Legal Dept.
-Internal Audit Dept.
-CFO
-Secretarial Office
-Finance & Accounting Dept.
-Corporate Communications Dept.
-Human Resources Dept.
-Business Process & Information System
Management Dept.
-General Administration Dept.
-Legal Dept.
-Internal Audit Dept.
Takeshi Tachimori
Director
Corporate Executive
Vice President
-Subaru Global Marketing Div.
-Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div.
-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1
-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2
-Subaru Quality Assurance Div.
-Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA)
-Subaru Global Marketing Div.
-Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div.
-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1
-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2
-Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA)

6. Responsibility Changes: Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2015)

Name
New
Current
Shuzo Haimoto
Corporate Executive
Vice President
-Industrial Products Company -Business Process & Information System
Management Dept.
-Industrial Products Company
Company President of Industrial Products Company Company President of Industrial Products Company
Nobuhiko Murakami
Corporate Executive
Vice President
-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 2 -Subaru Global Marketing Div.
Chief General Manager of Subaru Overseas
Sales & Marketing Div. 2
Senior General Manager of Subaru Global
Marketing Div.
Yasuo Kosakai
Corporate Senior
Vice President
-Subaru Parts & Accessories Div. -Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div.
-Subaru Parts & Accessories Div.
Chief General Manager of Subaru Parts &
Accessories Div.
Chief General Manager of Subaru Japan
Sales & Marketing Div. and Subaru Parts &
Accessories Div.
Kazuo Hosoya
Corporate Senior
Vice President
-Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div. -Human Resources Dept.
Chief General Manager of Subaru Japan
Sales & Marketing Div.
General Manager of Human Resources
Dept.
Yasunobu Nogai
Corporate Senior
Vice President
-Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div.
-Business Planning Dept.
-Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div.
Chief General Manager of Subaru Cost
Planning & Management Div. and General
Manager of Business Planning Dept.
Chief General Manager of Subaru Cost
Planning & Management Div. and General
Manager of Business Planning Dept.
Toshiaki Okada
Corporate Senior
Vice President
-Corporate Planning Dept.
-Subaru Next Story Promotion Office
-Corporate Planning Dept.
General Manager of Corporate Planning
Dept.
General Manager of Corporate Planning
Dept.
Hiromi Tsutsumi
Corporate
Vice President
-Human Resources Dept. -Subaru Customer Center
General Manager of Human Resources
Dept.
Chief General Manager of Subaru Customer
Center
Hiroki Kurihara
Corporate
Vice President
-Subaru Customer Center
-Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div.
-Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div.
Chief General Manager of Subaru Customer
Center and Senior General Manager of
Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div.
Senior General Manager of Subaru Japan
Sales & Marketing Div.
Yoichi Kato
Corporate
Vice President
-External Relations Dept. -Corporate Planning Dept.
General Manager of External Relations
Dept.
In charge of External Affairs

7. Responsibilities of New Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2015)

Masayuki Uchida
Corporate
Vice President
-Subaru Engineering Div. Senior Project General Manager, Subaru
Product & Portfolio Planning Div.
Senior General Manager of Subaru
Engineering Div.
Takuji Dai
Corporate
Vice President
-Subaru Product & Portfolio Planning Div. Senior General Manager of Subaru Global
Marketing Div.
Chief General Manager of Subaru Product &
Portfolio Planning Div.
Fumiaki Hayata
Corporate
Vice President
-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1 Senior General Manager of Subaru
Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1 and
General Manager of North America Sales &
Marketing Dept
Senior General Manager of Subaru
Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. 1 and
General Manager of North America Sales &
Marketing Dept.
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