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SUPPLEMENTAL NISSAN NEWS From: Corporate Communications Dept.
A30-SN-8102 Date: December 25, 1998
Nissan announces Changes in the Responsibilities of its Top Management and Organizational Changes
Tokyo --- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd today announced changes in the responsibilities of some of its top management and organizational changes effective January 1, 1999.
1. Responsibilities of top management
1) Hiroshi Moriyama, Executive Vice President
New responsibilities Previous responsibilities
Domestic Marketing and Sales Domestic Marketing and Sales
Group. Group;
Marketing and Sales Operation
Support Dept.;
Marketing and Sales Administration
Dept.
2) Koichiro Fujii, Managing Director
New responsibilities Previous responsibilities
Marketing and Sales Promotion Marketing and Sales Operation
Dept. No.1; Dept. No.3;
Marketing and Sales Promotion Marketing and Sales Operation
Dept. No.2; Dept. No.4;
Marketing and Sales Operation GM, Osaka Branch
Support Dept.;
Marketing and Sales Planning
Dept.
3) Shigeru Matsumoto, Director
New responsibilities Previous responsibilities
Dealer Support Dept. No.2; Used Car Operation Dept;
Used Car Operation Dept.; Dealer Support Dept.;
Dealer Development and Nissan Business College;
Support Dept.; Nissan Institute of Mechanic
GM, Osaka Branch and Business;
Marketing and Sales Planning Dept.
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4) Shinsuke Okuno, Director
New responsibilities Previous responsibilities
Dealer Support Dept. No.1; Regional Support Dept.;
Service Development Dept.; Service Development Dept.;
Nissan Institute of Mechanic Parts Division
and Business;
Parts Division
5) Toshisuke Fukuyoshi, Director
New responsibilities Previous responsibilities
Dealer Support Dept. No.3; Marketing and Sales Operation
Nissan Business College; Dept. No. 1;
Dealer Support Administration Marketing and Sales Operation
Dept. Dept. No. 2
6) Atsushi Fujii, Director
New responsibilities Previous responsibilities
Corporate Sales System Corporate Sales System
Development Dept.; Development Dept.;
Corporate Market Development Corporate Market Development
Dept.; Dept.;
Advertising Dept.; Domestic Product Planning and
Domestic Product Planning and Marketing Dept.;
Marketing Dept. Advertising Dept.
2. Organizational Changes
On January 1, 1999, the company will put into effect organizational changes aimed at revamping domestic sales activities and product strategies, which are the main objectives under its global business reform plan.
(1) Reorganization of Domestic Marketing and Sales Group
Domestic Marketing and Sales Group will be reorganized in preparation for the shift in April 1999 to the “two product lineup system” and to boost sales.
① Product and sales promotion-related functions will be reorganized and strengthened.
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・ Sales promotion and sales administration which have been conducted at the Marketing and Sales Operations Departments No. 1 to No. 4 and planning for sales promotion of new models, which have been conducted at the Domestic Product Planning and Marketing Department, will be consolidated into the new Marketing and Sales Promotion Department No. 1 (Nissan・Motor Channel) and the new Marketing and Sales Promotion Department No. 2 (Sunny・Prince Channel)
・ The Domestic Product Planning and Marketing Department will be made to focus on product planning to strengthen its marketing functions.
② Functions to support dealership management will be reorganized and strengthened.
・ Sales Departments will consist of the following three divisions organized
by region.
Dealer Support Department No. 1 (Hokkaido, Tohoku, and Kanto areas)
Dealer Support Department No. 2 (Tokyo Metropolitan area as well as Shizuoka, Aichi, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka Prefectures)
Dealer Support Department No. 3 (Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Sikoku, and Kyushu areas)
・ Dealer Development and Support Department will be newly established to strengthen the development capability for sales software, including dealer outlet strategies. In addition, the new CAREST Operation Section will be instituted in this department to carry out planning work for the opening of “CAREST Zama,” a new-type auto sales complex.
・ Dealer Support Department will be reorganized into Dealer Support Administration Department as the central department to control both profits and costs of dealerships.
(2) Reorganization of Product and Development Groups
Part of the Powertrain Engineering Division will be reorganized.
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① The responsibility of the Powertrain Engineering Division will be partially changed in preparation for the establishment in July 1999 of a new automatic transmission (A/T) manufacturing company.
② Development work of systems and components using power electronics, which is a new technology domain, will be consolidated into the Advanced Powertrain Development Group (the same level as a section), which will be newly instituted within the Powertrain Engineering Department.
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