Honda Cars India (HCIL) on Monday said Takashi Nakajima has been appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, consequent to the management changes announced annually by Honda Motor Company (Japan).
Nakajima will take over from Takuya Tsumura, who moves to Japan at Honda head office after completing his India tenure.
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He joined Honda in 1994 and has been associated with the company for more than 30 years. He has gained vast experience having worked in various positions of responsibility in several international markets like Japan, China, Spain, Czech Republic and Russia in the areas of business planning, product planning, marketing and sales promotion, HCIL said in a statement.
“He has been serving as President of Honda Motor Russia since 2021. During his latest assignment, he was also in-charge of product planning, marketing and corporate communication for Honda’s automobile business in domestic Japan market, it said.
The company said during his successful three-year tenure in India, Takuya Tsumura was instrumental in fortifying the premium brand positioning of Honda in India, strengthening customer centric solutions, and driving company’s profitable growth.
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“He spearheaded the introduction of several premium models in India including India’s first mainstream hybrid model Honda City e:HEV, Honda’s new global SUV Elevate, all new third generation Amaze and laid the foundation for the launch of future models including Honda’s first Battery Electric Vehicle for India,” HCIL said.
During his tenure, HCIL saw strong expansion in its export business with the start of the export of Made in India Elevate to Japan, it added.