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Yamaha Motor Corp. Announces
New President And CEO
M
ike Chrzanowski has been appointed
president and CEO to replace Kazuhiro
Kuwata, as President and CEO of Yamaha Mo-
tor Corp. Kuwata held the position since 2018.
Most recently serving as Senior Vice Presi-
dent of the YMUS Demand Chain Division, Chr-
zanowski's strong background in manufactur-
ing, his close relationships with each Yamaha
product group, and his focus on customer
value has positioned him to be an exceptional
and well-rounded person to lead the company,
says Yamaha.
For nearly 20 years, Chrzanowski rose
through the ranks at the Yamaha Motor Manu-
facturing Corporation of America (YMMC),
Yamaha's largest U.S.-based manufacturing
facility located in Newnan, Georgia. Starting in
2001 as Plant 1 manager, he eventually be-
came President of YMMC in 2017. As a leader
in Yamaha's U.S. manufacturing operations,
he worked closely with the company's motor-
sports, golf car and watercraft divisions and
sales teams. His work has been instrumental in
facilitating many milestone production accom-
plishments including the 1 millionth golf car, 1
millionth ATV, and the production of over 4 mil-
lion vehicles in total from the Newnan facility.
Chrzanowski is a founding member of Ya-
maha's Global Manufacturing Committee and
Vice Chairman of Global Executive Transforma-
tion for Manufacturing. At YMUS, he started
the Demand Chain Division to optimize the
company's supply and demand chains while
increasing Yamaha and customer value.
"I am truly honored to be appointed as presi-
dent and CEO of Yamaha Motor Corporation,
USA, and I look forward to continuing my close
working relationships with the Yamaha group
companies, and our U.S. subsidiaries, partners
and suppliers who have all played a pivotal
role in Yamaha's success," said Chrzanowski.
"Yamaha products are known the world over
for quality and reliability, and I am sincerely
privileged to now lead our team of thousands
of dedicated and passionate employees in the
U.S."
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Mike Chrzanowski has been
named new president and CEO
of Yamaha Motor Corp.
