Mumbai/IBNS: Honda Motor Company Ltd announced on Wednesday that Tsutsumu Otani will be taking on new responsibility as the president, chief executive officer and managing director of Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India.

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.