Apr. 15, 2016

TMC Announces Regular Personnel Changes

Toyota City, Japan, April 15, 2016―On April 18, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will make the following personnel changes at the sub-executive managerial level.

Name	Current	New
Tomoaki Katayama	Partner Robot Div. (project general manager)	Core Technology Development Dept., Partner Robot Div. (general manager)
Kazuhiko Asakura	Platform, Unit & Module Strategy Planning Dept., TNGA Planning Div. (general manager)	Technology Strategy Dept., Corporate Strategy Div. (general manager)
Hiroshi Suzuki	Corporate Planning Div. (project general manager) Planning Dept. No.1, Corporate Planning Div. (general manager)	Governance Management Dept. (project general manager)
Kazumori Oi	Project Planning & Management Div. (project general manager)	Production Control Div. (project general manager)
Takeshi Kitaguchi	Value Chain Business Development Div. (general manager)	Value Chain Business Development Div. (general manager) Vehicle-Connected Business Dept., Value Chain Business Development Div. (general manager)
Toshihiro Ito	Vehicle Dept., Production Engineering Planning Div. (general manager)	R&D and Engineering Management Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (project general manager)
Kousuke Shibahara	R&D Management Div. (group manager)	Strategic R&D Planning Dept., R&D and Engineering Management Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager)
Yuji Nakamura	Technical Administration Div. (project general manager) Human Resources Dept., Technical Administration Div. (general manager)	R&D and Engineering Management Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (project general manager) Human Resources Dept., R&D and Engineering Management Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager)
Masashige Ono	TNGA Planning Div. (project general manager)	TNGA & Parts Scenario Planning Dept., Technology Development Management Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager)
Takayuki Tomohara	BR Mass Planning & Operation Dept., Product Cost Planning Div. (general manager)	BR Mass Planning & Operation Dept., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager)
Hidenori Takatoo	Design Strategy Dept., Global Design Planning Div. (general manager)	Global Design Planning Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager) Design Strategy Dept., Global Design Planning Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager)
Satoshi Murata	Performance Evaluation & Engineering Div., Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Field (project general manager)	Vehicle Engineering Development Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager) Vehicle Dynamics Technology Development Dept., Vehicle Engineering Development Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager)
Kazufumi Toriya	Platform Development Dept., Vehicle Engineering Development Div., Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Field (general manager)	Vehicle Engineering Development Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (project general manager)
Masaki Yamamoto	Chassis Development Div., Chassis Engineering Field (senior staff engineer)	Vehicle Engineering Development Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (senior staff engineer)
Hisanori Tachibana	Advanced CAE Div., Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Field (general manager) Digital Data Technology Dept., Advanced CAE Div., Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Field (general manager)	Advanced CAE Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager)
Susumu Umemura	Material Engineering Management Dept., Material Engineering Field (general manager)	Material Platform Engineering Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager) Planning & Administration Dept., Material Platform Engineering Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (general manager)
Hakumi Ishii	Chassis Engineering Management Dept., Chassis Engineering Field (general manager)	Chassis Management Dept., MS Chassis Engineering Div., Mid-size Vehicle Company (general manager)
Yoji Uchida	Chassis Engineering Div. 1, Chassis Engineering Field (general manager)	CV Chassis Engineering Div., CV Company (general manager) Chassis Engineering Dept. No.3 CV Chassis Engineering Div., CV Company (general manager)
Toshifumi Takaoka	Advanced Project Promotion Dept., Advanced Power Train Engineering Field (project general manager)	Advanced Project Promotion Dept., Advanced Power Train Engineering Field, Power Train Company (general manager)
Izumi Watanabe	Engine Engineering Management Div., Engine Engineering Field (project general manager)	Engine Engineering Management Div., Engine Engineering Field, Power Train Company (project general manager) Quality Audit Dept., Engine Engineering Management Div., Engine Engineering Field, Power Train Company (general manager)
Yasushi Shinojima	Power Electronics Development Div., Electronics Engineering Field (general manager)	Power Electronics Development Div., Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Field, Power Train Company (general manager) Electronics Development Dept. No 37, Power Electronics Development Div., Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Field, Power Train Company (general manager)
Masahiro Inazu	Electronics Management Div., Electronics Engineering Field (project general manager)	Power Electronics Development Div., Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Field, Power Train Company (project general manager)
Kenichi Murata	BR Connected Strategy and Planning Dept. (general manager)	Connected Management Div., Connected Company (group manager)
Masumi Nagai	Planning & Administration Dept., e-TOYOTA Div. (general manager)	Administration Dept., Connected Management Div., Connected Company (general manager)
Yoshihide Shibao	Internet Planning Dept., e-TOYOTA Div. (general manager)	Internet Planning Dept., Connected Management Div., Connected Company (general manager)
Akio Yamamoto	ITS Planning Div. (general manager) Business Management Dept., ITS Planning Div. (general manager)	ITS Planning Div., Connected Company (general manager)
Haruyuki Miyadai	Temporary external transfer to Institute for International Economic Studies	Temporary external transfer to Institute for International Economic Studies Frontier Research Planning Dept., Frontier Research Center (project general manager)