Mazda announces new CEO, Ford executives to leave

TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp said on Tuesday that its Executive Vice President Takashi Yamanouchi is slated to become its new president and CEO, and it said two of the three board members sent from Ford Motor Co would leave.

Executive Vice President Philip Spender will remain on the board, while Chief Executive Hisakazu Imaki will become chairman when the personnel changes take place on November 19, Mazda said in a release.

(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim)