Subaru appoints new chief
Japanese marque announces management changes will come into effect from June.
Posted on 09 March, 2023
Subaru has announced it is promoting Atsushi Osaki to chief executive officer and president as the marque seeks to accelerate its push into the electric vehicle (EV) market.
The 60-year-old has been executive vice-president at the Japanese marque since 2019 before also taking on the role of head of the manufacturing division in 2021.
Osaki, pictured, succeed Tomomi Nakamura, who spent five years in the top posts and will become chairman. The management changes are due to come into effect after a shareholder meeting in June.
Osaki has been at Subaru since 1988. After stints with the product planning and engineering divisions, he became chief general manager in the quality assurance division in 2017.
