Honda Announces Top Management Change for Asia & Oceania

PHOTO: Toshio Kuwahara (L) & Masayuki Igarashi (R)

Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Honda’s Asia & Oceania regional headquarters, announced its change of top management in line with the announcement on personnel changes in Representative Executive Officers, Executive Officers and Operating Officers by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., which will be effective on April 1, 2023. 

Toshio Kuwahara will assume the position of President and CEO of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Head of Regional Unit (Asia & Oceania) under Regional Operations (Associated Regions), the newly combined four current regional operations namely “Japan”, “Asia & Oceania”, “South America” and “Europe, and Africa and the Middle East”. He remains as Operating Executive of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Kuwahara is currently General Manager of Business Planning Division and Head of Motorcycle Business Supervisory Unit, of Motorcycle and Power Products Operations at Honda Motor Co., Ltd. in Japan. 

Masayuki Igarashi, the current Managing Officer and Chief Officer for Regional Operations (Asia & Oceania) at Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and President and CEO of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is appointed to be Managing Executive Officer and Chief Officer for Regional Operations (China) of Honda Motor
Co., Ltd. His new assignments in China are President of Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and President of Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd. 

Responsibilities of Kuwahara and Igarashi from April 1, 2023 are summarized as below.