Takahiro Hachigo (八郷隆弘, Hachigō Takahiro, born 19 May 1959) is a Japanese engineer and businessman, who has been the chief executive officer of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., from June 2015 - April 2021 and was succeeded by Toshihiro Mibe.[1] Prior to this, Hachigo was a managing officer at Honda, and started his career at Honda in 1982 as a chassis engineer.[2][3] As CEO, Hachigo sought to streamline the manufacturing process by merging certain operations between motorcycles and cars, and while also lowering the costs of production by consolidating factories at home and abroad involving the budget.[1] Hachigo is currently a member of the company board.[1]
Takahiro Hachigo | |
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八郷隆弘 | |
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| Born | 19 May 1959 Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo City University |
| Occupation(s) | President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Honda Motor Co. |
| Known for | Former CEO of Honda |
| Board member of | Honda |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo to step down, be replaced by Toshihiro Mibe". mint. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Takahiro Hachigo". Honda Global. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "CNBC18". 2 October 2020.
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