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May 18, 2001
Isuzu Announces
Changes of Representative Directors and Executive Duties
The Extraordinary Board of Directors Meeting of Isuzu Motors Ltd. today passed a resolution on the change of board members. Effective as of the date of Annual Shareholders' Meeting in late June, pending the resolution and approval of an Extraordinary Board of Directors Meeting, following changes shall be made :
As of the date in late June after the resolution and approval of Annual Shareholders meeting and Extraordinary Board of Directors Meeting.
| CHANGE OF REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS & DUTIES |
Kazuhira SEKI
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| New Title: |
Senior Counselor & Chairman Emeritus |
| Current Title: |
Chairman, Representative Director & CEO |
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Takeshi INOH
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| New Title: |
Chairman & Director |
| Current Title: |
Vice Chairman & Director |
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Yoshinori IDA
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| New Title: |
President & Representative Director |
| Current Title: |
President, Representative Director & COO |
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| CANDIDATES TO BE NEWLY APPOINTED AS DIRECTORS & DIRECTORS TO RESIGN |
[CANDIDATES]
Randall J. SCHWARZ
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| New Title: |
Executive Vice President & Director |
| Current Title: |
Acting Executive Vice President, Assistant to Senior Executive of Corporate Planning, Accounting & Finance Division and Assistant to Executive of Engineering Division
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Brian P. MacDONALD
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| New Title: |
Director |
| Current Title: |
Assistant to Senior Executive of Corporate Planning and Accounting &Finance Division |
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Minoru MATSUSHIMA
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| New Title: |
Director |
| Current Title : |
Assistant to Senior Executive of Domestic Sales Division No.1 |
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Ryuichi OHGI
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| New Title: |
Director |
| Current Title: |
Senior Executive of Domestic Sales Operations |
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Yasushi MASE
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| New Title: |
Director |
| Current Title: |
Executive in charge of Powertrain Engineering No.2 |
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Fujio ANZAI
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| New Title: |
Director |
| Current Title: |
Senior Executive of Powertrain Manufacturing |
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William J. BARCLAY
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| New Title: |
Director |
| Current Title at GM: |
Chief Financial Officer, General Motors Asia Pacific (Pte) Ltd. |
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[DIRECTORS TO RESIGN]
Kazuhira SEKI
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| New Title: |
Senior Counselor |
| Current Title: |
Chairman, Representative Director & CEO |
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Martin P. LAURENT
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| New Assignment at GM: |
Special Assignment, GM Asia Pacific, Detroit |
| Current Title at Isuzu: |
Executive Director |
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Satoshi TAKIZAWA
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| New Assignment: |
President, Isuzu Techno Co., Ltd. |
| Current Title: |
Director |
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Shigeo SAIGUSA
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| New Assignment: |
President, Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| Current Title: |
Director |
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Katsutoshi ICHIMASA
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| New Assignment: |
Vice President, Nihon Fruehauf Co., Ltd. |
| Current Title: |
Director |
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Takashi YAMAGUCHI
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| New Assignment: |
Managing Director, Tokyo Isuzu Motors Co., Ltd. |
| Current Title: |
Director |
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Jay W. CHAI
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| New Title: |
Senior Counselor |
| Current Title: |
Director |
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Thomas J. DAVIS
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| Current Title at GM: |
Group Vice President, GM Product Development |
| Current Title at Isuzu: |
Director |
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Robin A. TOUSSAINT Already resigned as of October 2000
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| Current Assignmen: |
General Director, GM Finance |
| Title at Isuzu: |
Managing Director |
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| CORPORATE AUDITORS TO BE APPOINTED & TO RESIGN |
Hiromu INADA
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| New Title: |
Standing Corporate Auditor |
| Current Title: |
President, Isuzu Motors Polska Sp. z o. o. |
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Toshio OKAJIMA
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| New Assignment: |
Chairman, Isuzu Lynex Corporation |
| Current Title: |
Standing Corporate Auditor |
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| SENIOR COUNSELLORS TO BE NEWLY APPOINTED |
Kazuhira SEKI
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| Current Title: |
Chairman, Representative Director & CEO |
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John F. SMITH, Jr.
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| Current Title at GM: |
GM Chairman |
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Jay W. CHAI
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| Current Title at ITOCHU: |
Vice Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation |
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