After three very successful years as managing director of Suzuki GB PLC and Republic of Ireland, Takanori Suzuki will be retiring from the company and returning to Japan towards the end of May.

This has been Takanori’s second term as managing director, having first headed up the company headquarters in Milton Keynes from 2005-2010 before moving back to Japan to lead Suzuki Europe, Suzuki Oceania, and Suzuki Latin America. Takanori Suzuki’s career with Suzuki Motor Corporation has spanned over four decades.

Takanori’s successor is Kazuyuki Yamashita (pictured) who joins in April from Suzuki Deutschland where he held the position of managing director for the last five years and brings a wealth of experience to the brand.

Joining Suzuki Motor Corporation in 1987, Mr. Kazuyuki Yamashita worked in different capacities with its Hamamatsu head office as well as Japanese domestic and overseas subsidiaries. He worked as director, automotive sales of Suzuki Canada from 2001 to 2006, as managing director of Suzuki Auto South Africa from 2007 to 2013, and as managing director of Suzuki Deutschland from 2021 to 2026.

Everyone at Suzuki GB is looking forward to welcoming Kazuyuki Yamashita to the UK and wishes Takanori a long, happy, and healthy retirement.