Joshua Matthews is the division director of Honda Marine, a division of Honda Power Sports & Products at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. In this role, he leads the development of integrated strategies, business planning and operational execution for a comprehensive range of marine outboard motors with a focus on strengthening external engagement with dealers, sales channels and customers to drive sustainable business growth.
Matthews joined American Honda in 2013 as a senior engineer, where he served as the quality and engineering liaison with OEM manufacturers for issues involving general-purpose engines in North America.
In 2015, he became a product and business planning engineer at the American Honda Power Equipment Division, where he managed product development initiatives and supported product launch initiatives across the company's power equipment channels.
In 2018, Matthews was promoted to manager of Service, Engineering, and Warranty, leading quality investigations, trend analysis and market action planning for the Honda Marine and Power Equipment product lines.
In 2022, he became national OEM sales and engineering manager for Honda Marine, responsible for all sales and application engineering-related operations to support outboard engine sales to OEM boat builder partners of Honda Marine.
In 2024, Matthews became department lead for Honda Marine Service Operations, managing after‑sales functions including service, engineering, warranty, training, customer relations and market support.
In January 2026, he was promoted to his current role as division director of Honda Marine.
Matthews holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Engineering from Thomas Edison State University in New Jersey.
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