Toyota Announces Board of Directors and Organizational Changes | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

Tokyo ― TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced the appointment of new directors at its annual general shareholders meeting today. The changes were approved at a board meeting following the general shareholders meeting. Also approved were the areas of responsibility for each executive vice president, the overseeing and coordinating roles of each senior managing director and the organizational duties of each managing officer.

1. Executives
i. Board of Directors (26 people)

Name	New title
Hiroshi Okuda	Chairman
Fujio Cho*	Vice Chairman
Katsuhiro Nakagawa	Vice Chairman
Katsuaki Watanabe*	President
Tokuichi Uranishi*	Executive Vice President
Kazuo Okamoto*	Executive Vice President
Kyoji Sasazu*	Executive Vice President
Mitsuo Kinoshita*	Executive Vice President
Yoshimi Inaba*	Executive Vice President
Takeshi Uchiyamada*	Executive Vice President
Masatami Takimoto*	Executive Vice President
Akio Toyoda*	Executive Vice President
Tetsuo Hattori	Senior Managing Director
Yukitoshi Funo	Senior Managing Director
Takeshi Suzuki	Senior Managing Director
Atsushi Niimi	Senior Managing Director
Hajime Wakayama*	Senior Managing Director
Hiroshi Takada*	Senior Managing Director
Teiji Tachibana*	Senior Managing Director
Shinichi Sasaki*	Senior Managing Director
Shin Kanada*	Senior Managing Director
Akira Okabe*	Senior Managing Director
Yoshio Shirai*	Senior Managing Director
Yoichiro Ichimaru*	Senior Managing Director
Shoji Ikawa*	Senior Managing Director
Shoichiro Toyoda	Honorary Chairman

*Promoted

ii. Board of Corporate Auditors (7 people)

Name	New title
Hideaki Miyahara	Corporate Auditor
Yoshiro Hayashi	Corporate Auditor
Chiaki Yamaguchi	Corporate Auditor
Yasutaka Okamura	Corporate Auditor (external)
Hiromu Okabe	Corporate Auditor (external)
Yoichi Kaya	Corporate Auditor (external)
Tadashi Ishikawa	Corporate Auditor (external)

iii. Managing Officers (48 people)

Name	New title
Koichi Ina	Managing Officer
Yoshikazu Amano	Managing Officer
Takeshi Yoshida	Managing Officer
Shinzo Kobuki	Managing Officer
Akira Sasaki	Managing Officer
Hiroshi Kawakami	Managing Officer
Hitoshi Nishiyama	Managing Officer
Iwao Nihashi	Managing Officer
Tadashi Arashima	Managing Officer
Masamoto Maekawa	Managing Officer
Mamoru Furuhashi	Managing Officer
Satoshi Ozawa	Managing Officer
Seiichi Sudo	Managing Officer
Yasuhiko Ichihashi	Managing Officer
Tadashi Yamashina	Managing Officer
Takashi Hata	Managing Officer
James E. Press	Managing Officer
Gary L. Convis	Managing Officer
Alan J. Jones	Managing Officer
Wahei Hirai	Managing Officer
Tatehito Ueda	Managing Officer
Takashi Shigematsu	Managing Officer
Yuzo Ushiyama	Managing Officer
Yoshikatsu Tanaka	Managing Officer
Nobuyoshi Hisada	Managing Officer
Yasumori Ihara	Managing Officer
Mitsuhisa Kato	Managing Officer
Takahiko Ijichi	Managing Officer
Toshio Furutani	Managing Officer
Tetsuo Agata	Managing Officer
John H. Conomos	Managing Officer
Panagiotis (Takis) J. Athanasopoulos	Managing Officer
Senta Morioka*	Managing Officer
Hironobu Inoue*	Managing Officer
Kazuhiko Takarada*	Managing Officer
Masayuki Nakai*	Managing Officer
Toshiki Hayama*	Managing Officer
Takahiro Iwase*	Managing Officer
Akihito Tsuji*	Managing Officer
Yoshihiko Masuda*	Managing Officer
Nobuo Kobayashi*	Managing Officer
Yoshimasa Ishii*	Managing Officer
Tatsuya Kaneko*	Managing Officer
Takeshi Shirane*	Managing Officer
Masanao Tomozoe*	Managing Officer
Katsunori Itasaka*	Managing Officer
Tokuyuki Takahashi*	Managing Officer
Real (Ray) Tanguay*	Managing Officer

*Newly appointed

As a result of the above changes, TMC now has 1 chairman, 2 vice chairmen, 1 president, 8 executive vice presidents, 13 senior managing directors, 1 honorary chairman, 7 auditors, and 48 managing officers, for a total of 81 executives.

2. Retiring Directors and Managing officers (13 people)

Kosuke Ikebuchi	(Appointed as Senior Advisor to the Board and Executive Technical Advisor)
Akihiko Saito	(Appointed as Senior Advisor to the Board)
Ryuji Araki	(Appointed as Senior Advisor to the Board)
Yoshio Ishizaka	(Appointed as Senior Advisor to the Board)
Kosuke Shiramizu	(Appointed as Senior Advisor to the Board)
Kazushi Iwatsuki	(Appointed as Senior Advisor to the Board)
Takashi Kamio	(Appointed as Senior Advisor to the Board)
Yasuhito Yamauchi	(Appointed as Advisor)
Akio Matsubara	(Appointed as Advisor)
Masuji Arai	(Appointed as Advisor)
Shinichi Kawashima	(Appointed as Advisor)
Kunio Komada	(Appointed as Advisor)
Hiroyuki Watanabe	(Appointed as Executive Technical Advisor)

3. Changes in Executives' Areas of Responsibility and Titles
i. Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Managing Directors

Name

New

Former

Tokuichi Uranishi*

Executive Vice President
- Overseas Operations Groups

(Overseas Planning Operations Group, The Americas Operations Group, Europe & Africa Operations Group and Asia, Oceania & Middle East Operations Group)

- Europe & Africa Operations Group

(Chief Officer)

Senior Managing Director
- President, Toyota Motor Europe
- Overseas Planning Operations Group

(Chief Officer)

- Europe & Africa Operations Group

(Chief Officer)

Kazuo Okamoto*

Executive Vice President
- Research & Development

(R & D Management, Technical Administration, Design, Product Development, Vehicle Engineering,Motor Sports)

- Design Group (Chief Officer)

Senior Managing Director
- Design Group (Chief Officer)
- Product Development Group

(Chief Officer)

- R & D Management Div.
- Technical Administration Div.
- Toyota Technical Center, U.S.A., Inc.
- Intellectual Property Div.
- Prototype Production Div.
- EQ Planning & Development Div.
- Engineering Administration Div.
- Tokyo Engineering Div.
- Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.

Kyoji Sasazu*

Executive Vice President
- Domestic Sales Operations

Senior Managing Director
- Domestic Sales Operations Group

(Chief Officer)

Mitsuo Kinoshita*

Executive Vice President
- Corporate Planning
- General Administration & Human Resources- Finance & Accounting
- Information Systems
- Business Development
- Government & Public Affairs
- Housing
- Global Audit Div.
- Corporate Planning Div.
- Research Div.

Senior Managing Director
- Business Development Group

(Chief Officer)

- Purchasing Group (Chief Officer)
- Housing Group (Chief Officer)

Yoshimi Inaba*

Executive Vice President
- Overseas Operations Groups

(China Operations)

- Customer Service Operations
- China Operations Group (Chief Officer)
- China Office

Senior Managing Director
- The Americas Operations Group

(Chief Officer)

- Asia, Oceania, Middle East Operations Group (Chief Officer)
- Overseas Customer Service Operations Group (Chief Officer).

Takeshi Uchiyamada*

Executive Vice President
- Production
- TQM
- Environmental Affairs

Senior Managing Director
- Production Control & Logistics Group

(Chief Officer)

Masatami Takimoto*

Executive Vice President
- Quality Control
- Research & Development

(Power Train Development, Future Project)

- Fuel Cell System Development
- Power Train Development Group

(Chief Officer)

- Fuel Cell System Development Group

(Chief Officer)

Senior Managing Director
- Power Train Development Group

(Chief Officer)

- Fuel Cell System Development Group

(Chief Officer)

Akio Toyoda*

Executive Vice President
- Product Management
- IT&ITS
- Purchasing
- IT&ITS Group (Chief Officer)
- e-TOYOTA Div.

Senior Managing Director
- China Operations Group (Chief Officer)
- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Operations Group (Chief Officer)
- e-TOYOTA Div.
- Taiwan Office
- China Office

Tetsuo Hattori

Senior Managing Director
- Quality Group (Chief Officer)
- Vehicle Engineering Group (Chief Officer)
- Future Project Div.
- Motor Sports Div.

Senior Managing Director
- Vehicle Engineering Group (Chief Officer)
- Future Project Div.
- Motor Sports Div

Yukitoshi Funo

Senior Managing Director
- The Americas Operations Group

(Chief Officer)

- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

Director (with Senior Managing Director status)
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc.

Takeshi Suzuki

Senior Managing Director
- Finance & Accounting Group

(Chief Officer)

- Information Systems Group

(Chief Officer)

Senior Managing Director
- Finance & Accounting Group

(Chief Officer)

Atsushi Niimi

Senior Managing Director
- Production Control & Logistics Group

(Chief Officer)

- Manufacturing Group (Chief Officer)
- TQM Promotion Div.

Director (with Senior Managing Director status)
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc

Hajime Wakayama*

Senior Managing Director
- Business Development Group

(Chief Officer)

- Purchasing Group (Chief Officer)

Managing Officer
- Global Purchasing Planning Div.
- Purchasing Div. 1
- Purchasing Div. 2

Hiroshi Takada*

Senior Managing Director
- Overseas Planning Operations Group

(Chief Officer)

- Product Management Div.

Managing Officer
- Dealer Human Resources Development Div.
- Toyopet channel Operations Div.
- DUO Div.

Teiji Tachibana*

Senior Managing Director
- General Administration & Human Resources Group (Chief Officer)
- Housing Group (Chief Officer)

Managing Officer
- Housing Planning Div.
- Housing Engineering & Development Div.
- Housing Production Div.
- Kasugai Housing Works
- Tochigi Housing Works
- Yamanashi Housing Works

Shinichi Sasaki*

Senior Managing Director
- Toyota Motor Europe
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Europe n.v./s.a.

Managing Officer
- Toyota Motor Engineering &Manufacturing Europe n.v./s.a.

Shin Kanada*

Senior Managing Director
- Government & Public Affairs Group

(Chief Officer)

Managing Officer
- Environmental Affairs Div.
- Public Affairs Div.
- Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
- International Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
- Corporate Public Relations Div.

Akira Okabe*

Senior Managing Director
- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Operations Group (Chief Officer)
- Taiwan Office

Managing Officer
- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Planning Div.
- Oceania, Middle East & Southwest Asia Marketing Div.
- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Project Div.

Yoshio Shirai*

Senior Managing Director
- Technical Administration Group

(Chief Officer)

- Product Development Group)

(Chief Officer)

- Environmental Affairs Div.
- R & D Management Div.

Managing Officer
- TOYOTA Development Center 1 (General Manager & Executive Chief Engineer)
- Environmental Affairs Div.
- R & D Management Div.
- EQ Planning & Development Div.

Yoichiro Ichimaru*

Senior Managing Director
- Domestic Sales Operations Group

(Chief Officer)

- Customer Service Operations Group

(Chief Officer)

Managing Officer
- Domestic Sales Planning Div.
- Domestic Marketing Div.
- Toyota channel Operations Div.

Shoji Ikawa*

Senior Managing Director
- Production Engineering Group

(Chief Officer)

Managing Officer
- Kamigo Plant (General Manager)
- Shimoyama Plant (General Manager)
- Tahara Plant (General Manager)

*Promoted

ii. Managing Officers

Name

New

Former

Koichi Ina

- Takaoka Plant (General Manager)
- Tsutsumi Plant (General Manager)
- Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering Div.
- Stamping Production Engineering Div.
- Body Assembly Engineering Div.
- General Assembly Engineering Div.

- Motomachi Plant (General Manager)
- Myochi Plant (General Manager)
- Global Production Center

(General Manager)

Takeshi Yoshida

- LEXUS Development Center

(General Manager)

- Prototype Production Div.
- EQ Planning & Development Div.
- Body System Engineering Div.
- Advanced CAE Div.

- LEXUS Development Center

(General Manager)

- Body System Engineering Div.
- Advanced CAE Div.
- Prototype Production Div.

Shinzo Kobuki

- R & D Management Div.
- EQ Planning & Development Div.
- Hybrid Vehicle System Engineering Div.
- Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Development Div.

- R & D Management Div.
- Engine Administration Div.
- New Engine Development Div.
- Engine Engineering Div.1
- Engine Engineering Div.2
- Hybrid Vehicle System Engineering Div.
- Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Development Div.
- EQ Planning & Development Div.

Hiroshi Kawakami

- Customer Service Administration Div.
- Service Marketing & Planning Div.
- Service Technical Div. (General Manager)
- Domestic Service Field Operations Div.
- Overseas Service Field Operations Div.
- C&A Development Div.- Domestic Parts & Accessory Sales Div.
- Overseas Parts Div.

- Domestic After Market Operations Center
- Service Div.
- After Market Sales Div.
- Overseas Customer Service Field Div.
- Overseas Customer Service Technical Div.
- Overseas Customer Service Parts Div.
- Overseas C&A Div.

Iwao Nihashi

- Customer Relations Div.
- Quality Div.
- Customer Quality Engineering Div.
- Fuel Cell Production Engineering Div.

- Environmental Affairs Div.
- Production Engineering Planning Div.
- Power Train & Chassis Components Production Engineering Div.
- Engine Production Engineering Div.
- Drive Train & Chassis Production Engineering Div.
- Casting Engineering Div.
- Forging & Stamping Production Engineering Div.

Masamoto Maekawa

- Domestic Sales Planning Div.
- Domestic Marketing Div.
- Toyopet channel Operations Div.

- Domestic Advertising & Marketing Div.
- Corolla channel Operations Div.
- Domestic Rental & Leasing Div.

Mamoru Furuhashi

- Public Affairs Administration Dept.
- Tokyo Secretarial Div.
- Tokyo General Administration Div.

- Public Affairs Administration Dept.
- Tokyo Secretarial Div.
- Tokyo General Affairs Div.

Satoshi Ozawa

- Corporate Planning Div.
- Research Div.
- Product Management Div.

- Corporate Planning Div.
- Research Div.
- Product Management Div.
- Legal Div.

Seiichi Sudo

- Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.

- Customer Relations Div.
- Quality Div.
- Customer Quality Engineering Div.
- Fuel Cell Production Engineering Div.
- Production Engineering Development Div.
- Partner Robot Development Div.
- Instrumentation Engineering Div.

Tadashi Yamashina

- Technical Administration Div.
- TOYOTA Development Center 1
(General Manager and Executive Chief Engineer)

- Technical Administration Div.
- Engineering Administration Div.
- Tokyo Engineering Div.
- Fuel Cell System Engineering Div.
- Fuel Cell System Development Div.

Tatehito Ueda

- Environmental Affairs Div.
- Future Project Div.
- Intellectual Property Div.
- Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.
- Power Train Engineering Div. 2
- Power Train Management Engineering Div.

- Power Train Engineering Div. 2
- Power Train Management Engineering Div.
- Intellectual Property Div.
- Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.
- Future Project Div.

Yuzo Ushiyama

- China Div.
- China Office

- Overseas Planning Div.
- Overseas Marketing Div.
- China Div.

Yoshikatsu Tanaka

- Miyoshi Plant (General Manager)
- Myochi Plant (General Manager)
- Kinuura Plant (General Manager)

- Miyoshi Plant (General Manager)
- Kinuura Plant (General Manager)

Nobuyoshi Hisada

- Tahara Plant (General Manager)
- Production & Logistics Systems Engineering Div.
- Hirose Plant (General Manager)
-Electronic Components Engineering Div., Hirose Plant
- Electronic Components Manufacturing Div., Hirose Plant
- Teiho Plant (General Manager)
- Machinery Engineering Administration Div., Teiho Plant
- Mechatronics Systems Div.
- Stamping Die & Tool Div.
- Die & Mold Div.

- Production & Logistics Systems Engineering Div.
- Hirose Plant (General Manager)
- Electronic Components Engineering Div., Hirose Plant
- Electronic Components Manufacturing Div., Hirose Plant
- Teiho Plant (General Manager)
- Machinery Engineering Administration Div., Teiho Plant
- Mechatronics System Div.
- Stamping Die & Tool Div.
- Die & Mold Div.

Yasumori Ihara

- e-TOYOTA Div.
- Business Development Div.
- Marine Business Div.
- Biotechnology & Afforestation Business Div. (General Manager)
- IT&ITS Planning Div.
- IT & ITS Sales Div.

- Business Development Div.
- Marine Business Div.
- Biotechnology & Afforestation Business Div.
- IT & ITS Planning Div.
- IT & ITS Sales Div.

Toshio Furutani

- Overseas Planning Div.
- Overseas Marketing Div.

- FAW Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. (FTMS)

Tetsuo Agata

- Honsha Plant (General Manager)
- Environmental Affairs Div.
- Global Strategic Production Planning Div.
- Production Control Div.
- Project Planning & Management Div.
- Service Parts Administration Div.

- Honsha Plant (General Manager)
- Global Strategic Production Planning Div.
- Production Control Div.
- Project Planning & Management Div.

Senta Morioka*

- Housing Planning Div.
- Housing Engineering & Development Div.
- Housing Production Div.
- Kasugai Housing Works
- Tochigi Housing Works
- Yamanashi Housing Works

- Housing Production Div.

(General Manager)

Hironobu Inoue*

- Corolla channel Operations Div.
- Domestic Rental & Leasing Div.
- DUO Div.

- Corolla channel Operations Div.

(General Manager)

Kazuhiko Takarada*

- Global Production Center

(General Manager)

- Motomachi Plant (General Manager)

- Motomachi Plant Administration Div.

(General Manager)

Masayuki Nakai*

- Environmental Affairs Div.
- Public Affairs Div.
- Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
- International Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
- Corporate Public Relations Div.

- Public Affairs Div. (General Manager)

Toshiki Hayama*

- Production Engineering Planning Div.
- Production Engineering Development Div.
- Partner Robot Development Div.
- Instrumentation Engineering Div.
- Power Train & Chassis Components Production Engineering Div.
- Engine Production Engineering Div.
- Drive Train & Chassis Production Engineering Div.
- Casting Engineering Div.
- Forging & Stamping Production Engineering Div.

- Drive Train & Chassis Production Engineering Div. (General Manager)

Takahiro Iwase*

- Kamigo Plant (General Manager)
- Shimoyama Plant (General Manager)

- Myochi Plant Machining Div. .

(General Manager)

Akihito Tsuji*

- Global Audit Div. (General Manager)

Yoshihiko Masuda*

- Engine Administration Div.
- New Engine Development Div.
- Engine Engineering Div.1
- Engine Engineering Div.2
- Fuel Cell System Engineering Div.
- Fuel Cell System Development Div.

- Engine Administration Div.

(General Manager)

Nobuo Kobayashi*

- Engineering Administration Div.
- Tokyo Engineering Div.
- Vehicle Engineering Div.
- Chassis System Development Div.

- Tokyo Engineering Div. (General Manager)

Yoshimasa Ishii*

- Europe Div.
- Africa Div.

- Toyota Motor Marketing Europe n.v./s.a.

Tatsuya Kaneko*

- Domestic Advertising & Marketing Div.
- Netz channel Operations Div.

- Domestic Sales Planning Div.

(General Manager)

Takeshi Shirane*

- Global Purchasing Planning Div.
- Purchasing Div.1 (General Manager)
- Purchasing Div.2

- Purchasing Div.1 (General Manager)

Masanao Tomozoe*

- The Americas Project Div.
- The Americas Div.

- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

Katsunori Itasaka*

- Dealer Human Resources Development Div.
- Toyota channel Operations Div.

- Toyota channel Operations Div.

(General Manager)

Tokuyuki Takahashi*

- Material Engineering Div. 1
- Material Engineering Div. 2
- Material Engineering Div. 3
- Power Train Engineering Div. 3
- Drive Train Engineering Div.1
- Drive Train Engineering Div.2

- R & D Management Div.

(General Manager)

Real (Ray) Tanguay*

- Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc

- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.

*Promoted

4. Organizational Changes

1) Domestic After Market Operations Center and Overseas Customer Service Operations Group

	-	The Domestic After Market Operations Center and the Overseas Customer Service Operations Group have merged.
	-	Under the new Customer Service Operations Group, the hitherto by-region (domestic/overseas) organizational structure has been reorganized into a service and parts/accessory organizational structure.

After Changes
Customer Service Operations Group (new)		Domestic After Market Operations Center
- Customer Service Administration Div.(reorganized)		- (After Market Planning Dept.)
- Service Marketing & Planning Div.(reorganized)		- Service Div.
- Service Technical Div.(reorganized)		- After Market Sales Div.
- Domestic Service Field Operations Div.(reorganized)		Overseas Customer Service Operations Group
- Overseas Service Field Operations Div.(reorganized)		- Overseas Customer Service Field Div.
- C&A Development Div.(reorganized)		- Overseas Customer Service Technical Div.
- Domestic Parts & Accessory Sales Div.(reorganized)		- Overseas Customer Service Parts Div.
- Overseas Service Parts Div. (reorganized)		- Overseas C&A Div.

Purpose
To achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction made possible by thoroughly supporting a comfortable car-owning experience and due to the need to raise "safety and reliability" as a brand image on a global scale, TMC has reorganized its structure to:
1) Unify its global customer policy and measures
2) Achieve more-nimble organizational management and more optimally positioned management resources

2) Divisions/departments not belonging to a Group, Government & Public Affairs Group, General Administration & Human Resources Group

-

The transfer of division/departments directly overseen by the president and the transfer of divisions in the Government & Public Affairs Group, the General Administration & Human Resources Group have taken place as follows:

After Changes		Before Changes
General Administration & Human Resources Group		Divisions/departments not belonging to a Group
- Legal Div. (transfer)		- Legal Div.
- TOYOTA INSTITUTE (transfer)		- TOYOTA INSTITUTE
- Medical Support Div. (transfer)		- Medical Support Div.
- Toyota Heritage Div. (transfer)		- Toyota Heritage Div.
		Government & Public Affairs Group
- Public Affairs Administration Dept. (transfer)		- Public Affairs Administration Dept.
- Tokyo Secretarial Div. (transfer)		- Tokyo Secretarial Div.
- Tokyo General Administration Div. (transfer)		- Tokyo General Administration Div.

Purpose
The changes above are to help clarify the chain of command and to optimize the structural organization and distribution of human resources by consolidating the affairs of general administration, human resources and labor management under the General Administration & Human Resources Group.

3)	Technology divisions not belonging to a Group To newly establish a Technical Administration Group

After Changes		Before Changes
Technical Administration Group (new)		Technology divisions not belonging to a Group
- Technical Administration Div. (transfer)		- Technical Administration Div.
- Intellectual Property Div. (transfer)		- Intellectual Property Div.
- Prototype Production Div. (transfer)		- Prototype Production Div.
- EQ Planning & Development Div. (transfer)		- EQ Planning & Development Div.
- Engineering Administration Div. (transfer)		- Engineering Administration Div.
- Tokyo Engineering Div. (transfer)		- Tokyo Engineering Div.
- Higashifuji Technical Administration Div. (transfer)		- Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.

Purpose
The changes above - reducing the number of divisions/departments not belonging to a Group and reducing compartmentalization at the group level - are to improve the new group's sense of unity and agility with a better-coordinated management and support setup.

As a result of the changes above, the number of divisions has increased from 219 to 221.