Shigehiko “Scott” Kiyama, the managing executive officer and president of Kawasaki’s motorcycle and engine division, has been nominated as a director on the main board of its parent Kawasaki Heavy Industries. He is expected to take up these additional duties in June.
Kiyama is a former supremo of Kawasaki Motors USA. He was based in California from 2006 to 2009, before returning to Japan to manage the bike division’s supply chain functions. He became overall divisional head last year.