Yoshihiro Hidaka – President and Chief Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. – Email Address

Mr. Yoshihiro Hidaka has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. since January 2018 and its Representative Director since March 2017. Mr. Hidaka served as Executive General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Center and Senior Executive Officer at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. since March 2017. He joined Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. in April 1987. He served as Vice President of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. since July 2010. Mr. Hidaka served as Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of 1st Business Unit - Motorcycle Business Operations and General Manager of Southeast & East Asia Sales Division, 1st Business Unit - Motorcycle Business Operations at Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. since 2016 until March 2017 and served as its Executive General Manager of 3rd Business Unit & Motorcycle Business Operations since 2013. He served as Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Since 2014. He has been a Director of Yamaha Motor Australia Pty. Ltd. since April 27, 2015. He is Outside Director at Yamaha Corporation since June 2018. He served as Executive General Manager of 2nd Business Unit, MC Business Operations of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. since 2015.

Yamaha Motor Company Limited is a Japanese manufacturer of motorcycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, and other motorized products. The company was established in 1955 upon separation from Yamaha Corporation, and is headquartered in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. Yamaha Motor conducts global development, production and marketing operations through 109 consolidated subsidiaries as of 2012.