20. Toshihiro Mibe

Toshihiro Mibe is the president, CEO and representative director of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., assuming these positions in April 2021.

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Prior to becoming Honda’s global CEO, Mibe served as senior managing director of Honda Motor Co. from June 2020, while concurrently holding the position as president and representative director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. since 2019.

Toshihiro Mibe joined Honda in 1987 and began his career in automobile research and development, mainly focused on engine development. A true engine expert, Mibe played a key role in the development of some of Honda’s most iconic engines that have powered most Honda and Acura vehicles over the past two decades

As president of global R&D, he has been a driving force in the advance of Honda’s electrification efforts and its relationship with General Motors (GM). This includes the battery and electric vehicle co-development initiatives and the partnership with GM and Cruise in the area of shared autonomous vehicles.

Mibe became an operating officer in 2009, and then stepped up to become a managing officer of Honda R&D Co., in April 2012

In April 2014, Mibe was named an operating officer of Honda Motor Co. and the executive in charge of Powertrain Business, head of the Powertrain Production Supervisory Unit, and Automobile Production within Automobile Operations.

In April 2016, Mibe was named a senior managing officer and director of Honda R&D Co., in charge of the Automobile R&D Center.

In April 2018, he became a managing officer of Honda Motor Co. and, concurrently, the executive vice president and director of Honda R&D Co.

In April 2019, Mibe was named executive in charge of Intellectual Property and Standardization of Honda Motor Co. and president and representative director of Honda R&D Co.

In April 2020, he became a senior managing officer of Honda Motor Co., the executive in charge of Monozukuri (which includes R&D, Production, Purchasing, Quality, Parts, Service, Intellectual Property, Standardization and IT) and the Risk Management Officer.

In June 2020, Mibe was named senior managing director of Honda Motor Co. and director in charge of Monozukuri, while retaining his position as president of Honda R&D Co.

In April 2021, Toshihiro Mibe was named president, CEO and representative director of Honda Motor Co.