CEO, PRESIDENT,MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
WHY: Oversees Mazda’s North American Operations in Irvine, Mazda Canada in Toronto,
Mazda Colombia in Bogota and Mazda Motors de Mexico in Mexico City. Duties also include
oversight of production facilities in Mexico and Alabama. Counts about 780 dealers.
IN THE NEWS: In January, drove the first 2023 Mazda CX-50 to roll off the Discovery Line at Mazda’s new plant in Huntsville, Ala. NOTABLE: Named to top spot in 2021. CEO
and president of Mazda Motor Europe before joining Mazda North American Operations in 2019 as president.
