Senior Managing Director Ito to take helm of Honda in June

Senior Managing Director Ito to take helm of Honda in June

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. Senior Managing Director Takanobu Ito (L) and President Takeo Fukui shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23, announcing Ito's promotion to president in June to lead Japan's second-largest automaker amid the deepening global economic slump. Fukui, 64, who will become an adviser and remain on the board, said he will make way for Ito, 55, to rejuvenate Honda's management at a time when Honda is suffering from dwindling auto sales and the yen's steep appreciation against other key currencies.

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