Mazda Motor Corporation the producer of top-of-the-line OEM Mazda parts has announced recently that they will employ changes that will affect the organization and the personnel. The changes will take effect on June 26, 2007.

Here are the some of the changes that are to be implemented by Mazda Motors Corporation (source: www.mazda.com):



Organizational Changes

Changes in the area of corporate affairs

Goals

- Mazda will effect organizational changes to enrich and enhance the company’s management, based on social responsibility as the foundation for our business activities under our long-term vision. The changes will consolidate various corporate social responsibility (CSR) related activities into a single organization, such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental protection, corporate compliance, human rights enhancement, and social contribution activities—which have been conducted separately until now—and ensure their consistency.

- By separating the internal control promotion and auditing functions within the Internal Auditing Division, we will further improve the efficiency of control activities and ensure a more independent and objective auditing process.

- The Corporate Affairs Div. has been renamed the Corporate Services Div.

- The CSR Promotion Dept. has been newly established within the Corporate Services Div. Partial functions of the Personnel and Labor Affairs Dept., General Affairs Dept., Office of Legal Affairs and Internal Auditing Div. have been transferred and consolidated within it.

- The Internal Auditing Div. has been reorganized and renamed the Global Auditing Dept.

- In line with the organizational changes stated above, the Internal Auditing Div. has been eliminated.

Personnel Changes

The List of Directors, Officers, Auditors



Representative Director Hisakazu Imaki and Chairman of the Board

Representative Director Robert J. Graziano

Representative Director Takashi Yamanouchi

Representative Director David E. Friedman

Director Daniel T. Morris Director Ryoichi Hasegawa

Director Kiyoshi Ozaki

Director Seita Kanai

Director Masaharu Yamaki

Corporate Auditor (Full time) Junichi Yamamoto

Corporate Auditor (Full time) Shigeki Wakamatsu

Corporate Auditor Kenichi Komatsu

Corporate Auditor Ichiro Sakai

Corporate Auditor Isao Akaoka

* President and CEO Hisakazu Imaki

* Executive Vice President Robert J. Graziano Assistant to President;

In charge of China Business, R&D, Marketing, Sales, IT Solution, Quality Assurance and Environment

* Executive Vice President Takashi Yamanouchi Assistant to President;

In charge of Corporate Liaison, Purchasing, Administration, Secretariat, Human Resources and Internal Auditing

* Senior Managing Executive Officer David E. Friedman In charge of Corporate Planning and CFO

* Senior Managing Executive Officer Daniel T. Morris In charge of Marketing, Sales and Customer Service

* Senior Managing Executive Officer Ryoichi Hasegawa In charge of Corporate Communications & Liaison and IT Solution; Assistant to the CFO

* Senior Managing Executive Officer Kiyoshi Ozaki In charge of China Business

* Senior Managing Executive Officer Seita Kanai In charge of R&D; President, Mazda Engineering &Technology Co., Ltd.

* Senior Managing Executive Officer Masaharu Yamaki In charge of Production and Business Logistics

Managing Executive Officer Masazumi Wakayama In charge of Domestic Business

Managing Executive Officer Nobuhiro Hayama In charge of R&D Quality and Powertrain Development

Managing Executive Officer James J. O’Sullivan President and CEO, Mazda Motor of America, Inc. (Mazda North American Operations)

Managing Executive Officer Akira Marumoto In charge of Product Planning and Program Management;

General Manager, Product Planning & Business Strategy Div.

Managing Executive Officer Keishi Egawa In charge of Corporate Planning and Financial Services

Managing Executive Officer Toru Oka In charge of Purchasing

Managing Executive Officer Malcolm D. Gough In charge of Overseas Sales and Customer Service

Managing Executive Officer James M. Muir President and CEO, Mazda Motor Europe GmbH

Managing Executive Officer Nobuhide Inamoto In charge of Quality Assurance and Environment

Managing Executive Officer Yasuto Tatsuta General Manager, Production Engineering Div. and President, Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd.

Executive Officer Satoshi Tachikake President and CEO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. and General Manager, China Business Div.

Executive Officer Hirotaka Kanazawa In charge of Vehicle Development and Technical Research Center

Executive Officer Masamichi Kogai President, AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Executive Officer Koji Kurosawa In charge of Corporate Services, Risk Management, CSR and Mazda Hospital

Executive Officer Shiro Mikami General Manager, Domestic Business Div.

Executive Officer Kozo Kawakami General Manager, Customer Service Div.

Executive Officer Noriaki Yamada COO, Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.

Executive Officer Toshinori Kusuhashi General Manager, Hiroshima Plant

Executive Officer Yuji Nakamine General Manager, Overseas Sales Div. and President, Mazda South East Asia Ltd.

Executive Officer A. Kumar Galhotra General Manager, Program Management Div.

Executive Officer Hiroshi Yamamoto Sales & Field Operations, Domestic Business Div. and President, Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd.

Executive Officer Tatsuji Ikeda General Manager, Quality Div.

Executive Officer Minoru Mitsuda General Manager, Human Resources Div.

Executive Officer Masafumi Nakano General Manager, Hofu Plant

Executive Officer Kazuki Imai General Manager, Purchasing Div.







By: Kraig Johanssen

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Want a spiffy watch to go with your spiffy Mazda3 and its equally spiffy Mazda auto parts?

Mazda is working with the German premium watch manufacturer Sinn Spezialuhren Frankfurt to bring to the market an exclusive chronograph inspired by the Japanese firm’s design style.

The idea of creating a luxury watch intended to express the ’sensuous appeal’ of Mazda design came at a Mazda drive event at Germany’s Hockenheimring race track. Hasip Girgin, Assistant Chief Designer at Mazda’s European Research and Development Center, Arno Gabel, Vice President of Operations, Sinn Spezialuhren Frankfurt, and Herbert Kunde, Manager Retail Marketing at Mazda Motors Deutschland, began creating the masterpiece immediately and fifteen months later, voila– the concept is now reality.

To achieve this goal, he adopted a ”long hole” or rounded square form as the principle theme in reference to the design motif in the air intakes, tail lights and door handles of the Mazda MX-5.

The watch’s strap with its unique butterfly buckle also further gives reference to the Mazda design. The strap is made of silicon rubber and has the same tire profile as the Mazda Hakaze concept.

In the last 12 years Hasip Girgin has played a pivotal role in the design of a number of production and concept cars in Mazda. He is best known, however, for his design proposals for the original Mazda3.

In addition to his work at Mazda, Girgin is an accomplished painter, who has exhibited in Germany, and lectures in design at Pforzheim University.

Mazda and Sinn Spezialuhren Frankfurt had cooperated twice before to create limited edition watches – the MX-5 NC model and the Sinn 303 RX-8. Compared to the first projects which were customized versions of original Sinn models, the new chronograph however, has been completely designed by and for Mazda.

To be manufactured in a strictly limited edition, the Mazda Design Chronograph will be available at European Mazda dealers beginning in Mid-August. The retail price in Germany will be EUR 1.490,-.

Mazda Design Chronograph

Technical data

Movement:



Valjoux 7750, chronograph of chronometer quality (top)

Mechanical lever escapement with self-winding mechanical movement

Precision regulator

25 ruby jewels

28800 semi-oscillations/hour

Incabloc shock protection system

Antimagnetic to DIN 8309

Shock protection system to DIN 8308

Quick change of date

Power reserve > 46 hours

Chronograph (stopwatch function/measurement capacity: 12 hours)



Display:



Luminous hour and minute hands

Luminous indices at 3 and 9 o’clock on the dial

Date display in a window

Centrally positioned second stop hands displaying seconds, minutes and 12-hours.



Casing:



Satinised stainless steel DIN material grade 1.4435

Screw-on casing back engraved with limited edition number

Screwable crown

Sapphire crystal glass with dual-sided anti-reflection coating

Water-resistant to DIN 8310

Pressure-resistant up to 10 bar = diving depth of approx. 100 m

Lug width: 22 mm



Strap:



Silicon rubber strap with Mazda Hakaze concept car tyre profile

High-quality butterfly clasp with elaborate engraving





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