Hisakazu Imaki
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Mazda in April 1965 and spent 27 years in engineering until becoming Deputy General Manager of the Technical Division in February 1992. He became a Director in June 1993, Managing Director in June 1997 and Senior Managing Director in June 1999, then Representative Director and Executive Vice President in March 2002 and Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer from June that year. It took him ten years from joining the board to become President. As of the fiscal year ended March 2007 he held only 60 thousand shares, and no individual appeared among the top 10 shareholders in the FY ended March 2006.
Selection
In August 2003 he became Representative Director, President and CEO, succeeding Lewis Booth. Seven years had passed since Ford Motor Company raised its stake to 33.4% in May 1996. Even in the officer list for the fiscal year ended March 2007, the posts of Executive Vice President and Executive Officer and of Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO were held by people from Ford. In the FY ended March 2003, consolidated net sales were ¥2,364.5 billion and ordinary income ¥40.7 billion, a recovery from ¥2,094.9 billion and ¥19.2 billion the year before. With Ford still holding 30% of the shares, a career employee who had come up through engineering was named President.
Initiatives
In January 2005 Mazda established Mazda (China) Enterprise Management Consulting to oversee its China business, and in March that year set up FAW Mazda Motor Sales as a joint venture with FAW Group. In September that year it established Changan Ford Mazda Engine as a joint venture with Changan Automobile Group and others, and mass production began at the Nanjing plant in October 2007. In October 2003 the company delisted from the Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo stock exchanges. Consolidated net sales rose from ¥2,094.9 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2002 to ¥2,919.8 billion in the FY ended March 2006, and ordinary income from ¥19.2 billion to ¥101.5 billion.
Career
Career
Mazda
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1965 | Joined |
| Feb 1992 | Deputy General Manager of Headquarters, Engineering Headquarters |
| Jun 1993 | Director |
| Jun 1997 | Managing Director |
| Jun 1999 | Senior Managing Director |
| Mar 2002 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President |
| Jun 2002 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Executive Officer |
| Aug 2003 | Representative Director, President and CEO |
| Jun 2006 | Representative Director, Chairman, President and CEO |
| Nov 2008 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- マツダ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】（2007年3月期）