Awards & Recognition
★2023 Automotive News All-Star - U.S. Executive, Global Automaker category
★2020 Automotive News Brand Executive All-Star
Notable Facts
→President and CEO of Mazda North American Operations since June 2021, overseeing US, Canada, Mexico, and Colombia operations
→Representative Director and CFO of global Mazda Motor Corporation
→Previously served as President and CEO of Mazda Motor Europe for 16 years
→25+ years experience with Fortune 500 companies, including Ford Motor Company in Japan
→Led Mazda through pandemic challenges achieving year-over-year sales growth in 2020
→Graduated from Wittenberg University (1988) with chemistry degree, MBA from University of Michigan
→Fluent in English, Japanese, Spanish, and German
→Born January 8, 1967