Mazda North American Operations Executives

Takeshi Nishiki is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Mazda North American Operations (MNAO). He was appointed to his new role as EVP on Nov. 1, 2023, and has served as CFO since Oct. 30, 2020. In his role, he will continue his steady leadership as CFO, and oversee operations at Mazda Canada (MCI), Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) and Mazda Colombia (MCOL).    

Nishiki is responsible for maximizing MNAO’s financial resources to create a more nimble and profitable organization for the future, with a focus on advancing the region’s financial strategy in its ongoing growth and path to premium.    

Nishiki joined Mazda in 2005, serving in the company's corporate product profit control division until 2010. From 2010-2015, Nishiki worked in the corporate planning division, managing Southeast Asian and other country programs, including negotiations of business partnership conditions. In 2015, Nishiki became responsible for overseeing Mazda's regional profit across the EU, Russia, Australia and South American markets. He was then appointed as the Director of Finance at MNAO in 2016.      

Nishiki earned a Bachelor of Mathematics from Osaka University. He currently resides in Southern California.