Mazda's Mendel Heads to Honda

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LOS ANGELES John Mendel, who resigned a week and a half ago as evp and chief operating officer for Mazda’s North American operations, will join American Honda as svp of auto operations, effective tomorrow, a company representative confirmed.

Mendel becomes a key decision maker in guiding Honda’s global marketing. He will assume the duties currently under Thomas Elliott’s purview. Elliott, evp of auto operations, plans to retire at some point next year, per a company rep.

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