News Release
HTgroup
2024/01/22

Notice Concerning Management Changes


We have determined the executive structure effective from April 1, 2024 at the board of directors meeting held on January 22, 2024, and wish to inform you as per following.

1) Operating Officers to Be Newly Appointed

Name Current Position New Position Effective from April 1, 2024
Kazutomi Masaki General Manager
Non-ferrous Materials Division
Operating Officer
Responsible for Resource Circulation Planning, Raw Materials Area
Seiichi Sakai Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Chief Administrator,
Vehicle Procurement Engineering Division, Supply Chain & Purchasing Unit
Operating Officer
Responsible for Parts Area

2) Operating Officers to Be Retired

Name Current Position
Hideki Miyatake Operating Officer
Responsible for Raw Materials, Parts Area (Deputy in charge)

3) Appointment and Dismissal of Responsibilities

Name Current Position New Position Effective from April 1, 2024
Kazunari Tsuruhigashi Senior Managing Director
Global Business Management/Japan Business Chief Operating Officer
Responsible for Raw Materials, Parts and Sales Promotion Area,
Risk Management Officer
Senior Managing Director
Global Business Management/Japan Business Chief Operating Officer
Responsible for Sales Promotion Area, Risk Management Officer
Hidenori Yuri Operating Officer
Responsible for New Business, IT Area
Europe Regional Operating Officer
Operating Officer
Responsible for Corporate Transformation, New Business and IT Area
Europe Regional Operating Officer

4) Structure of Directors and Operating Officers Effective from April 1, 2024

New/Change Position Name Responsibilities
President & CEO Tatsuya Natsume
Change Senior Managing Director Kazunari Tsuruhigashi Global Business Management/Japan Business Chief Operating Officer
Responsible for Sales Promotion Area, Risk Management Officer
Managing Director Yasuhiko Taniguchi Responsible for Business Administration Area
CFO
Managing Director Akihiro Suzuki Responsible for Administration & Human Resources, Legal & Governance Area,
Compliance Officer
Director (Part-time) Ayumu Matsuo
Managing Officer Kiyoshi Yoshida Chinese Regional Operating Officer &
Honda Trading (CHINA) Co., Ltd. President
Managing Officer Haruo Maeda North American Regional Operating Officer & South American Regional Operating Officer
& Honda Trading America Corporation President
Operating officer Haruhiko Toyonaga Responsible for Equipment & Environment, Loigistics Area
Change Operating Officer Hidenori Yuri Responsible for Corporate Transformation, New Business and IT Area
Europe Regional Operating Officer
Operating Officer Keisuke Tanaka Asian Resional Operating Officer
& Honda Trading Asia Co., Ltd. President
New Operating Officer Kazutomi Masaki Responsible for Resource Circulation Planning, Raw Materials Area
New Operating Officer Seiichi Sakai Responsible for Parts Area
Audit & Supervisor Board Member Hideyoshi Takarada
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member Koichi Tanaka