Wada joined the Honda Motor Company in 1974[1] and worked until his promotion in 1985 to the American Honda division. After a further five years, Wada moved to the Honda PR Division before becoming a director of Honda Motor Europe in 1997.
Wada's involvement in motorsports started in the year 2000, when he was made the General Manager of the Honda Motor Motorsports Division, a position he still holds to this day. In 2005, amidst Honda's increasing financial stake and growing sporting influence in the BAR Formula One team, Wada was made a Management Board member of the BAR Honda Formula One team.[2]
When Honda brought a controlling interest in the BAR team for 2006, renaming it Honda Racing Wada was confirmed in a similar role there too. Wada was a strong supporter behind Honda's decision to create Super Aguri.[3] In April 2008, Wada stepped down to become the general manager Public Relation of Honda Motor.[3] Keita Muramatsu succeeded as the General Manager of Motorsports Division with Hiroshi Oshima assumed overall responsibility of Motor Sports.[3]
