LOS ANGELES — Company adjustments at Honda Motor Co. should not solely taking place in Japan with a brand new CEO introduced Friday, but in addition on the firm’s U.S. headquarters in California with a brand new vp of operations and new gross sales chief on the Acura division.

Mamadou Diallo, 36, assistant vp of nationwide gross sales at Acura, has been promoted to vp of auto operations beginning April 1. Changing him within the gross sales publish will probably be Emile Korkor, 43, at present assistant vp of Acura Gross sales and Advertising and marketing in Canada, the corporate instructed Automotive Information.

Diallo joined American Honda Motor Co. in 2001 and has acquired common promotions inside the Acura gross sales division. He was named to his present publish in October 2019. Korkor began at Honda Canada in finance in 1990 earlier than transferring to product planning and Acura gross sales. He has been in his present publish since April 2019.

In a message to Acura sellers, Diallo stated the organizational adjustments being made at American Honda will make it a leaner, extra targeted firm.

“As you recognize, over the previous 18 months we have now been endeavor organizational adjustments at American Honda as we work to change into a extra lean, environment friendly and unified group. I need you to be the primary to know that, efficient April 1, I will probably be taking up a brand new place as vp, Auto Operations,” Diallo stated.

“Whereas I’ll now not be concerned with the day-to-day gross sales efforts for Acura, relaxation assured that I am going to carry my ardour and dedication to Acura into my new function main the corporate’s Product Planning, Gross sales & Manufacturing Planning, and Logistics divisions for each the Acura and Honda manufacturers,” Diallo added.

Korkor stated in a latest bio that he has been devoted to the Acura model throughout 20 of the 21 years he has labored at Honda.

“I consider on this model and the fervour of all these linked to it, particularly our seller community that can guarantee our success indefinitely,” he stated.