Mitsubishi Aircraft Reorganizes Into Seven Divisions
Effective July 1, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has been reorganized into seven Divisions:
Project Management, Engineering, Corporate Administration, Sales and Marketing, and Supply
Chain Management were either restructured or newly-created, while Quality Assurance and
Customer Support remain without major changes.
An Executive Officer will lead each Division in order to facilitate inter-divisional collaboration, as well as to strengthen MRJ program execution via across-the-board development schedule control and implementation.
Project Management will cover issue resolution and strategically consolidate the MRJ’s
development schedule. Engineering will manage both design and engineering, along with an
active role in promoting efficiency and improving quality. Sales and Marketing aims to expand
upon and strengthen worldwide sales, and Corporate Administration shall be responsible for
company-wide management and contract administration.
New assignments of Executives under this reorganization are as followings.
Effective Date     New Positions              Old Positions         Name
July 1          Executive Vice President        Executive Vice President Masao Yamagami
             Head of Sales & Marketing Division
July 1          Executive Vice President        Executive Vice President Takeo Yamaguchi
             Head of Project Management Division
July 1          Executive Vice President        Executive Vice President Yuichi Shinohara
             Head of Corporate Administration Division
July 1          Senior Vice President          Senior Vice President   Shigeru Nagatomi
             Head of Supply Chain Management Division
July 1          Senior Vice President          Senior Vice President    Nobuo Kishi
             Head of Engineering Division     Chief Engineer
             Chief Engineer
Newly assigned directors are as followings.
Effective      New                   Old             Name
Date
July 1        Vice President             Chief Engineer     Tatsuko Suzuki             Â
           Quality Management Dept.     Quality Assurance Department
           Quality Assurance Division     Quality Assurance Division
July 1        Vice President             Vice President      Jyunta Fukunaga
           General Affairs Department     General Affairs Department
           Corporate Administration Div.
July 1        Vice President             Vice President      Tatsuya Sekine
           Legal Department           Legal Department
           Corporate Administration Division
           Â
July 1        Vice President            Vice President       Hitoshi Iwasa
            Corporate Planning & Business  Business Planning Department
            Strategy Department
            Corporate Administration Division
July 1        Vice President             Vice President       Toshihiro Kawachi
            Sales and Marketing Dept.     Sales and Marketing Department
            Sales and Marketing Division
July 1        Deputy Head              Chief Engineer        Kiyoshi Sakura
            Engineering Division         Office of Presidential Administration
            and Vice President, Engineering
            Administration Department
July 1         Vice President             Chief Engineer       Yuichi Shimbo
            Engineering Test Control Office Office of Presidential Administration
            Engineering Division
July 1        Vice President            Vice President       Kazuhide Shinoda
            Product Assurance Dept.    System Design Department
            Engineering Division
July 1        Vice President            Vice President       Naoki Futatsudera
            Aircraft Integration Dept.     Aircraft Design Department
            Engineering Division
July 1        Vice President             Deputy General Manager  Toyoshige Shibutani
            Airframe Integration Dept.     Structure Design Department
            Engineering Division
July 1        Vice President              Vice President        Masao Fujimori
            Supply Chain Management Dept. Supply Chain Management
            Supply Chain Management Div.   Department
About Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation commenced operation on April 1, 2008 to conduct the design,
type certification, procurement, sales & marketing and customer support of the Mitsubishi
Regional Jet (MRJ). The MRJ is a family of 70- to 90- seat next-generation regional jet which
will offer both top-class operational economy and outstanding cabin comfort. Mitsubishi
Aircraft Corporation is capitalized at 100 billion yen, with financing furnished by, among
others, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation,
Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd.