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Executive Biography:DONALD ROMANO

Donald John Romano is president of Mazda Canada Inc., Mazda's fourth largest national sales company and the third ranked import brand in Canada. Formerly vice president of marketing for Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), headquartered in Irvine, California, Romano was responsible for overseeing brand development, business planning and global integration. Before that he was general manager of business operations for MNAO's Western Region. Romano was appointed to his current position in April 2006.

Since joining Mazda, Romano has played a key role in promoting national incentives and advertising in local dealer markets in the United States. Romano was responsible for overseeing a department within marketing that focused on maximizing retail demand. As general manager of the Western Region in the U.S., Romano helped increase the region's sales share from the second smallest in the nation to the second largest.

Romano began his career with Nissan Motor Corporation, where he held a number of positions, including corporate model line marketing manager, corporate sales operations manager and regional marketing manager for the Infiniti Division of Nissan. Prior to joining the automotive industry, he was a business development analyst for Flying Tiger Airlines.

Romano is married with four children. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Long Beach and received an MBA from Pepperdine University.