Yanmar has appointed Taro Kitamura as the new President of Yanmar Marine International (YMI) and head of Yanmar’s Recreational Marine Business Unit.

Taro joined Yanmar head office in 1990 as Procurement Buyer, moving to the International Procurement Office at Yanmar Europe and then Yanmar Italy from 2000 to 2005. After spending the last three years as Group Divisional Manager Procurement based in Osaka, he is now relocating to the Netherlands following the appointment.