No.1-7628

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-07628

HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

(Name of registrant)

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐ 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

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Contents

Exhibit 1:

Notice Concerning Change in Executive Officers and Directors

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: April 10, 2025

[Translation]

April 10, 2025

 

To:		Shareholders of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
From:		Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
		1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome,
		Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8556
		Toshihiro Mibe
		Director, President and Representative Executive Officer

Notice Concerning Change in Executive Officers and Directors

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby announces that its Nominating Committee today made an internal decision on the following personnel change in its Directors to become effective as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company scheduled to be held in June 2025.

The personnel change in Directors to become effective as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in June 2025 shall be formally determined at that Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.

Particulars

1. Planned Personnel Change in Directors

< As of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2025>

Candidate for Director to be newly appointed

 

Name		Current Title		New Title
Katsushi Inoue		Senior Managing Executive Officer		Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

 

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<For Reference>

Compositions of Directors and Officers as of April 10, 2025 and as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2025

 

Name		As of April 10, 2025		As of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Toshihiro Mibe		Director, President and Representative Executive Officer		Director, President and Representative Executive Officer
Noriya Kaihara		Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer		Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer
Katsushi Inoue		Senior Managing Executive Officer		Director, *1 Senior Managing Executive Officer
Eiji Fujimura		Director, Managing Executive Officer		Director, Managing Executive Officer
Asako Suzuki		Director		Director
Jiro Morisawa		Director		Director
Kunihiko Sakai		Director*2		Director*2
Fumiya Kokubu		Director*2		Director*2
Yoichiro Ogawa		Director*2		Director*2
Kazuhiro Higashi		Director*2		Director*2
Ryoko Nagata		Director*2		Director*2
Mika Agatsuma		Director*2		Director*2
Keiji Otsu		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Masayuki Igarashi		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Kensuke Oe		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Manabu Ozawa		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Hironao Ito		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Ayumu Matsuo		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Kazuhiro Takizawa		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Minoru Kato		Executive Officer		Executive Officer
Yutaka Tamagawa		Executive Officer		Executive Officer
Katsuto Hayashi		Executive Officer		Executive Officer
Takashi Onuma		Executive Officer		Executive Officer
Daiki Mihara		Executive Officer		Executive Officer
Toshihiro Akiwa		Executive Officer		Executive Officer

 

*1	To be newly appointed

*2	Outside Directors

 

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Resume of Candidate for Director to be newly appointed

As of April 10, 2025

Katsushi INOUE

Date of Birth: October 22, 1963 (61 years old)

Professional Experience:

 

April		1986		Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
April		2010		President, Honda Poland Ltd.
April		2012		President, Honda Deutschland GmbH President, Honda Belgium N.V. President, Honda Nederland B.V.
February		2013		Germany Branch Manager, Netherlands Branch Manager, Belgium Branch Manager, Honda Motor Europe Ltd.
April		2014		General Manager, Marketing Planning Office, Business Planning Supervisory Unit, Automobile Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
April		2015		President and Chief Executive Officer, Honda Cars India Ltd.
April		2016		Operating Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Chief Operating Officer, Regional Operations (Europe Region), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. President and Director, Honda Motor Europe Ltd.
April		2020		Managing Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Chief Officer, Regional Operations (China), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. President, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. President, Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd.
April		2023		Senior Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Chief Officer, Electrification Business Development Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
April		2025		Chief Officer, Automobile Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Number of shares held : 58,400 shares

 

*	Current responsibilities in boldface

 

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