Honda announces host of management changes

Honda Motor Company Ltd. on February 23 announced the following management changes. These changes are subject to approval at the general meeting of shareholders and at the company’s board of directors meeting afterward, both scheduled to be held in late June 2009.

Changes in board members (Pending approval at the board of directors meeting, in late June 2009)

Name	New Title	Current Title
Takanobu ITO	President and Chief Executive Officer	Senior Managing Director
Takeo FUKUI	Director and Advisor	President and Chief Executive Officer

Newly appointed directors (Pending approval at regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June 2009)

Name	New Title	Current Title
Hiroshi KOBAYASHI	Director	Operating Officer
Tsuneo TANAI	Director	Operating Officer
Hiroyuki YAMADA	Director	Vice President, Parts & Service Division, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Retiring directors (To retire on the same day as regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June 2009)

Masaaki KATO	Current title:  Senior Managing Director
Akira TAKANO	Current title:  Managing Director
Hiroyuki YOSHINO	Current title:  Director and Advisor

Masaaki Kato is to become president and director of Yachiyo Industry Company Ltd., and Hiroyuki Yoshino is to become advisor of the company.

Changes in responsibilities of board members (Effective as of April 1, 2009)

Name and Title	New Responsibilities	Current Responsibilities
Koichi KONDO Executive Vice President	-	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan)
Takanobu  ITO Senior Managing Director	President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.	Chief Operating Officer for Automobile Operations
Masaaki KATO Senior Managing Director	-	-General Supervisor, Quality -Purchasing Operations Support -President and Director of  Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Akio HAMADA Senior Managing Director	-Chief Operating Officer for  Production Operations -Risk Management Officer -General Supervisor, Quality -General Supervisor,  Information System	-Chief Operating Officer for Production Operations -Risk Management Officer -General Supervisor,  Information System
Akira TAKANO Managing Director	-	Chief Operating Officer for Customer Service Operations
Hiroshi SODA Director	-Chief Operating Officer for Business Support Operations, -Chief Officer for Driving Safety Promotion Center -General Supervisor for Corporate Communications	-Chief Operating Officer for Business Support Operations -Chief Officer for Driving Safety Promotion Center

Responsibility of newly appointed director (Effective as of April 1, 2009)

Name	New Responsibility	Current Responsibility
Hiroyuki YAMADA	Chief Operating Officer for Customer Service Operations	Vice President, Parts & Service Division, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Changes in responsibilities of operating officers (Effective as of April 1, 2009)

Name	New Responsibility	Current Responsibility
Takashi YAMAMOTO Managing Officer	-	General Manager, Saitama Factory, Production Operations
Hiroshi OSHIMA Managing Officer	-	General Supervisor for Corporate Communications and Motor Sports
Hidenobu IWATA Managing Officer	President and Director of Honda of America Mfg., Inc.	General Manager, Suzuka Factory, Production Operations
Hiroshi KOBAYASHI Operating Officer	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan)	-Deputy Chief Operating  Officer for Regional Sales  Operations (Japan) -General Manager,  Automobile Sales  Operations for Regional  Sales Operations(Japan) -General Manager of  Aftermarket Operations for  Regional Sales Operations  (Japan) -General Manager of ASIMO  Business Office in Regional  Sales Operations (Japan)
Gen TSUJII Operating Officer	-	-Production Operations, -General Manager,  Automobile Production   Planning Office -President and Director of  Honda Engineering Co., Ltd.
Hideki OKADA Operating Officer	Executive Vice President, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.	-General Manager, Regional  Operation Planning Office  (North America) -Executive Vice President, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Tsuneo TANAI Operating Officer	Chief Operating Officer for Automobile Operations	President and Director of Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Yoshiyuki MATSUMOTO Operating Officer	General Manager, Suzuka Factory, Production Operations	General Manager, Automobile Products for Automobile Operations
Eiji OKAWARA Operating Officer	-President and Director of Honda Engineering Co., Ltd.	-President, Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. -Production for Regional  Operations (China)
Ko KATAYAMA Operating Officer	General Manager, Saitama Factory, Production Operations	General Manager, Manufacturing Division. Director, Honda Canada Inc
Yoshi YAMANE Operating Officer	-Project Leader of a Company  Project -Production for Regional  Operations (China)	Project Leader of a Company Project

Newly appointed operating officers (Effective as of the date of regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June 2009)

Name	Responsibilities as of April 1	Current Responsibilities
Hiroshi SASAMOTO	General Manager, Manufacturing Division. Director, Honda Canada Inc	President and Director of Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC
Chitoshi YOKOTA	General Manager, Automobile Products for Automobile Operations	Operating Officer of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Michimasa FUJINO	President of Honda Aircraft Company, Inc.	President of Honda Aircraft Company, Inc.

Retiring operating officers (To retire on the same day as regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June 2009)

Takashi YAMAMOTO	Current title:  Managing Officer
Hiroshi OSHIMA	Current title:  Managing Officer
Gen TSUJII	Current title:  Operating Officer

Takashi Yamamoto is to become president and director of Yutaka Giken Company Ltd., Hiroshi Oshima is to become president and director of Mobilityland Corporation and Gen Tsujii is to become executive vice president of Yachiyo Industry Company Ltd.

Changes in corporate auditor (Pending approval at regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in late June 2009)

Name	New Title	Current Title
Hideki OKADA	Corporate Auditor	Operating Officer

Retiring corporate auditors (To retire on the same day as regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June 2009)
Shinichi SAKAMOTO