Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has made changes to its executive management structure, following a strong start to 2022.
“These positive personnel moves are the result of much hard work conducted by all our staff, from the executive level down, in developing a future strategic direction for the business,” Mitsubishi Motors Australia chief executive Shaun Westcott says.
“With a number of important appointments sourced internationally, it also demonstrates how well respected MMAL’s work is within Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s global ecosystem and come off the back of significant growth across both sales and aftersales in Australia over the preceding two years”.
“We’ve achieved a great mix of internal promotion and global expertise with these announcements, balancing strong local insight with an up-to-the-minute worldview,” he said.
Kiyohiko Ito will join the MMAL team as Chief Financial Officer, and comes with substantial experience as CFO in various international Mitsubishi markets including Russia, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Rob Nazzari has been promoted to the role of Co-Chief Operating Officer, sitting alongside existing Co-COO Yoichi Watanabe, with both reporting to Shaun Westcott.
Nazzari has worked at MMAL for over 13 years across a variety of leadership roles, most recently as Director Marketing and Operations.
Tony Principe moves into the newly created role of Chief Business Advisor, harnessing his 37-year MMAL history to advise the leadership team on vital strategic and operational matters.
Yohei Ito joins MMAL as Director of Aftersales. Ito joined MMAL in March after extensive experience at Mitsubishi Motors Corporation headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and most recently at MMTh in Thailand.
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