Mar. 09, 2011
TMC Announces Executive and Organizational Changes
Toyota City, Japan, March 9, 2011―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that it will modify its management structures and implement executive, organizational and personnel changes in conjunction with the structural modifications effective April 1, as part of realization of the Toyota Global Vision.
The changes are intended to create structures that can meet the following objectives: 1) convey customer opinions and on-site information to management in a timely manner, 2) make prompt management decisions based on on-site information and 3) make constant checks as to whether management decisions are acceptable to society.
I. Changes to Management Structures
| 1. | Streamlining of board of directors | ||
| The number of directors will be reduced from 27 to 11. | |||
| The board of directors will comprise the chairman, president, five executive vice presidents, and the four officers responsible for the Business Development Group, Accounting Group and External Affairs Group (a formal decision will be made at the board of directors meeting held after the 107th General Shareholders Meeting). | |||
| 2. | Scaling down of executive decision-making system | ||
| - | The current three-tier executive system with executive vice presidents, chief officers, and officers responsible for group affairs will be streamlined to two tiers by eliminating the officers responsible for group affairs. | ||
| - | Chief officers will be appointed in a flexible manner from the new positions of senior managing officers or managing officers. | ||
| The senior managing director position will be eliminated (a formal decision will be made at the board of directors meeting held after the 107th General Shareholders Meeting). There will also be a substantial reduction in the total number of executives from 77 to 60. | |||
| 3. | Changes to structures to allow local decision making by overseas affiliates | ||
| Regional chief officers will in principle be stationed in their respective regions and the number of executives stationed outside Japan will be increased from 13 to 15. | |||
| Their divisions' functions, which are presently performed in Japan, will be transferred overseas in stages. | |||
| 4. | Changes to structures to ensure that outside opinions are listened to in earnest and reflected in management practices | ||
| - | Regional advisory committees will be established in North America, Europe and Asia. | ||
| - | Prof. Yoko Wake (of Keio University) will be appointed as outside corporate auditor (a formal decision will be made pending approval by the 107th General Shareholders Meeting). | ||
| 5. | Position of executive general manager will be created as non-executive position | ||
| - | Executive general managers will be responsible for areas that require close contact with work sites and the implementation of management. | ||
| - | Executive general managers will fill such posts as grand chief engineers responsible for vehicle development, general managers responsible for technology and plant general managers. | ||
II. Executive Changes
1. Changes effective April 1
1. Changes effective April 1
New Senior Managing Officers
| Name | Current Title |
| Masanao Tomozoe | Managing officer |
| Real C. Tanguay | Managing officer |
| Hirofumi Muta | Managing officer |
New Managing Officers
| Name | Current Title |
| Shinji Kitada | General Manager, China Div. |
| Riki Inuzuka | General Manager, Corporate Planning Div. |
| Masahisa Nagata | General Manager, Tokyo Engineering Div. |
2. Changes* effective as of day of 107th General Shareholders Meeting
Changes Concerning Managing Directors (Formal decision will be made at board of directors meeting held after 107th General Shareholders Meeting)
| Name | Current Title | New Title |
| Nobuyori Kodaira | Senior managing director | Director |
| Mamoru Furuhashi | Senior managing director | Director |
| Takahiko Ijichi | Senior managing director | Director |
| Yasumori Ihara | Senior managing director | Director |
Directors Resigning Posts (To take effect on day of 107th General Shareholders Meeting)
| Name | Current Title |
| Katsuaki Watanabe | Vice chairman and representative director |
| Kazuo Okamoto | Vice chairman and representative director |
| Yoichiro Ichimaru | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Akira Okabe | Senior managing director |
| Shinzo Kobuki | Senior managing director |
| Iwao Nihashi | Senior managing director |
| Tetsuo Agata | Senior managing director |
| Yoshimi Inaba | Director |
| Nampachi Hayashi | Director |
New Corporate Auditors (Formal decision to be made pending approval at 107th General Shareholders Meeting)
| Name | Current Title |
| Yoichiro Ichimaru (full-time) | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Masahiro Kato (full-time) | Managing officer |
| Yoko Wake | ― |
Corporate Auditors Resigning Posts (To take effect on day of 107th General Shareholders Meeting)
| Name | Current Title |
| Yoshikazu Amano | Full-time corporate auditor |
| Chiaki Yamaguchi | Full-time corporate auditor |
| Yoichi Kaya | Corporate auditor |
Senior Managing Officer Candidates (Formal decision to be made at board of directors meeting held after 107th General Shareholders Meeting)
| Name | Current Title |
| Nobuyori Kodaira* | Senior managing director |
| Akira Sasaki | Senior managing director |
| Mamoru Furuhashi* | Senior managing director |
| Tadashi Yamashina | Senior managing director |
| Takahiko Ijichi* | Senior managing director |
| Masamoto Maekawa | Senior managing director |
| Yasumori Ihara* | Senior managing director |
| Takahiro Iwase | Senior managing director |
| Yoshimasa Ishii | Senior managing director |
| Takeshi Shirane | Senior managing director |
| Mitsuhisa Kato | Senior managing director |
| *Will also hold the position of director | |
Managing Officers Resigning Posts (To take effect on day of 107th General Shareholders Meeting)
| Name |
| Tatsuya Kaneko |
| Takahiro Fujioka |
| Yasushi Kohara |
| Takuo Matsui |
| Norihiko Arai |
| Masahiro Kato |
| Kenji Suzuki |
| Mitsuhiro Sonoda |
| Masashi Isogai |
| Hiroshi Miyata |
| Takuo Sasaki |
3. Executives (Effective April 1, 2011)
1) Board of Directors
| Name | Title |
| Fujio Cho | Chairman and representative director |
| Katsuaki Watanabe | Vice chairman and representative director |
| Kazuo Okamoto | Vice chairman and representative director |
| Akio Toyoda | President and representative director |
| Takeshi Uchiyamada | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Yukitoshi Funo | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Atsushi Niimi | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Shinichi Sasaki | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Yoichiro Ichimaru | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Satoshi Ozawa | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Nobuyori Kodaira | Senior managing director |
| Akira Okabe | Senior managing director |
| Shinzo Kobuki | Senior managing director |
| Akira Sasaki | Senior managing director |
| Mamoru Furuhashi | Senior managing director |
| Iwao Nihashi | Senior managing director |
| Tadashi Yamashina | Senior managing director |
| Takahiko Ijichi | Senior managing director |
| Tetsuo Agata | Senior managing director |
| Masamoto Maekawa | Senior managing director |
| Yasumori Ihara | Senior managing director |
| Takahiro Iwase | Senior managing director |
| Yoshimasa Ishii | Senior managing director |
| Takeshi Shirane | Senior managing director |
| Mitsuhisa Kato | Senior managing director |
| Yoshimi Inaba | Director |
| Nampachi Hayashi | Director |
2) Corporate Auditors
| Name | New Title |
| Yoshikazu Amano | Full-time corporate auditor |
| Chiaki Yamaguchi | Full-time corporate auditor |
| Masaki Nakatsugawa | Full-time corporate auditor |
| Yoichi Kaya | Corporate auditor |
| Yoichi Morishita | Corporate auditor |
| Akishige Okada | Corporate auditor |
| Kunihiro Matsuo | Corporate auditor |
3) Senior Managing Officers (New)
| Name |
| Masanao Tomozoe |
| Real C. Tanguay |
| Hirofumi Muta |
4) Managing Officers
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*Newly appointed
4. Executives' areas of responsibility (Effective April 1, 2011)
1) Executive Vice Presidents
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2) Senior Managing Directors, Senior Managing Officers and Managing Officers
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5. Executive lineup following 107th General Shareholders Meeting
Formal appointment of directors and corporate auditors will be made pending approval at the 107th General Shareholders Meeting. Formal appointment of managing directors and appointment of representative directors will be made at the board of directors meeting following the 107th General Shareholders Meeting.
1) Board of Directors
| Name | Title |
| Fujio Cho | Chairman and representative director |
| Akio Toyoda | President and representative director |
| Takeshi Uchiyamada | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Yukitoshi Funo | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Atsushi Niimi | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Shinichi Sasaki | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Satoshi Ozawa | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Nobuyori Kodaira | Director |
| Mamoru Furuhashi | Director |
| Takahiko Ijichi | Director |
| Yasumori Ihara | Director |
2) Corporate Auditors
| Name | Title |
| Yoichiro Ichimaru* | Full-time corporate auditor |
| Masaki Nakatsugawa | Full-time corporate auditor |
| Masahiro Kato* | Full-time corporate auditor |
| Yoichi Morishita | Corporate auditor |
| Akishige Okada | Corporate auditor |
| Kunihiro Matsuo | Corporate auditor |
| Yoko Wake* | Corporate auditor |
| *Newly appointed | |
3) Senior Managing Officers
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4) Managing Officers
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6. Areas of Responsibility of Executive Vice Presidents Following 107th General Shareholders Meeting
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III. Organizational Changes and Personnel Changes (Effective April 1, 2011)
1. Organizational Changes
Groups
1. Organizational Changes
Groups
| Former | New | ||
| Lexus Group (Newly established) | |||
| Government & Public Affairs Group | External Affairs Group (Restructured) | ||
| Strategic Production Planning Group | Production Control Group (Name changed) |
Centers
| Former | New | ||
| Product Development Group | Product Development Group |
| Toyota Development Center 1 | Toyota Development Center 1 (Restructured) | ||
| Toyota Development Center 2 | Toyota Development Center 2 (Restructured) | ||
| Toyota Development Center 3 | Toyota Development Center 3 (Restructured) |
Fields and Plants
| Former | New | ||
| R&D Group 2 | R&D Group 2 |
| Vehicle Control System Field (Newly established) | |||
| Engine Engineering Field | Engine Engineering Field (Reorganized) | ||
| Advanced Power Train Engineering Field | |||
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| Manufacturing Group |
| Hirose Plant (Newly established) |
Divisions
1) Divisions not Belonging to a Group
1) Divisions not Belonging to a Group
| Former | New | ||
| Government & Public Affairs Group | Division not belonging to a group |
| Public Affairs Div. | Public Affairs Div. (Transferred) |
2) Lexus Group
| Former | New | ||
| Operation Planning & Support Group | Lexus Group |
| Lexus Product & Marketing Planning Div. | Lexus Product & Marketing Planning Div. | ||
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3) North America Operations Group, Europe Operations Group and Asia & Oceania Operations Group
| Former | New | ||
| North America Operations Group | North America Operations Group |
| North America Div. | TMA-Japan (Restructured) | ||
| Europe Operations Group | Europe Operations Group |
| Europe Div. | TME-Japan (Restructured) | ||
| Asia & Oceania Operations Group | Asia & Oceania Operations Group |
| TMAP Div. | TMAP-Japan (Restructured) | ||
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4) Operation Planning & Support Group
| Former | New | ||
| Division not belonging to a group | Operation Planning & Support Group |
| Product Management Div. | Product Management Div. | ||
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5) Quality Group
| Former | New | ||
| Division not belonging to a group | Quality Group |
| TQM Promotion Div. | TQM Promotion Div. (Transferred) |
6) Product Development Group
| Former | New | ||
| Technology division not belonging to a group | Product Development Group |
| Sports Vehicle Management Div. | Sports Vehicle Management Div. | ||
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| Direct Report | Product Development Group |
| Value Analysis Development Div. (Transferred) | Value Analysis Development Div. |
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| Product Development Group |
| LEXUS Development Center | (Eliminated) |
7) R&D Group 2
| Former | New | ||
| Technology division not belonging to a group | Vehicle Control System Field |
| Vehicle Control System Development Div. | Vehicle Control System Development Div. | ||
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| Advanced Vehicle Control System Development Div. | Advanced Vehicle Control System Development | ||
| Div. (Transferred) | |||
| Automotive Software Engineering Div. | Automotive Software Engineering Div. | ||
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| Engine Engineering Field | Advanced Power Train Engineering Field |
| Advanced Power Train Engineering Div. 1 | Advanced Power Train Engineering Div. 1 | ||
| (Transferred) | |||
| Advanced Power Train Engineering Div. 2 | Advanced Power Train Engineering Div. 2 | ||
| (Transferred) |
8) Production Engineering Group
| Former | New | ||
| Production division not belonging to a group | Production Engineering Group |
| Battery Production Engineering Development Div. | Battery Production Engineering | ||
| Development Div. (Transferred) | |||
| Production Engineering Group | Production Engineering Group |
| Teiho Plant Machinery & Die Engineering | Teiho Machinery & Die Engineering | ||
| Administration Div. | Administration Div. (Name changed) |
9) Manufacturing Group
| Former | New | ||
| Tahara Plant | Tahara Plant |
| Plastics Molding Div. | Paint & Plastics Molding Div. (Restructured) | ||
| Manufacturing Div. 1 | Final Assembly Div. (Restructured) | ||
| Manufacturing Div. 2 | |||
| Manufacturing Div. 3 | Lexus Manufacturing Div. (Name changed) | ||
| Production Engineering Group | Hirose Plant |
| Hirose Plant Planning & Administration Div. | Planning & Administration Div. (Name changed) | ||
| Hirose Plant Quality Control Div. | Quality Control Div. (Name changed) | ||
| Electronic Components Production Engineering Div. | Electronic Components Production Engineering | ||
| Div. (Transferred) | |||
| Hirose Plant Electronic Components Manufacturing | Electronic Components Manufacturing Div. | ||
| Div. | (Name changed) |
As a result of the above changes, the number of divisions will decrease from 243 to 235.
2. Promotion of Executive General Managers and Areas of Responsibility
| Name | Former | New |
| Toshiaki Tanaka | Advanced Power Train Engineering Div. (general manager) |
Advanced Power Train Engineering Field (Field GM) |
| Takeshi Numa | Motomachi Plant Final Assembly Div. (general manager) | Tahara Plant (plant general manager) |
| Hayato Shibakawa | Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (seconded) | Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Satoshi Ogiso | Toyota Development Center 1 (chief engineer) | Toyota Development Center 1 (chief engineer) |
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