Otani is also a vice-president at Honda Motor Company, Japan.
Otani will succeed Atsushi Ogata, who after spearheading Honda’s Indian two-wheeler operations for three years, has returned to Shanghai, China on 1 April 2023, as the executive general manager at Shanghai branch, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co Ltd.
Otani has 26 years of experience at Honda across Europe, Japan, China, South America.