Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced Wednesday that its executive vice president, Rolf Eckrodt, who came from DaimlerChrysler AG, will become the automaker's president and chief executive officer.

Eckrodt, 59, is chief operating officer of MMC's passenger car division. He will replace current President and Chief Executive Officer Takashi Sonobe, 61, who will become chairman.

The new personnel change will take effect after it is approved at MMC's annual shareholders' meeting and at a special meeting of its board of directors, both on June 25, they said.