Honda has announced a top management change in India. Mr. Minoru Kato is appointed as new President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. with effect from 1st April 2017. After six years, Mr. Keita Muramatsu – the current President & CEO, HMSI will move on to assume a new role as Executive Vice President – American Honda Co., Inc.

About Mr. Minoru Kato

Born in 1965, Mr. Kato started his career in Honda Japan from 1988 in production control division of automobile operations at Saitama plant. From 1994 to 1998, he moved to motorcycle operations at Japan headquarter where he was involved in planning and subsequently domestic sales.

In 2001, Minaru Kato held the position of Manager at Honda Thailand. Four years later, he gained more experience of Asia Oceania region by taking over the same responsibility in Honda Indonesia. In 2007, he returned to Japan in business planning division of motorcycle operations.

Later in October 2011, he shifted base to U.K as the CEO of Honda Motor Europe Co., Ltd. And most recently, Mr. Minoru Kato held a position as the CEO of Honda Vietnam Co., Ltd. from April 1st, 2014. In his 29 years of experience within Honda, Mr. Kato brings with him domain expertise from production control to motorcycle planning, sales across Europe and Japan, and South East Asia.

Source: Honda India