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
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
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.
