May. 09, 2012

TMC Announces Executive Changes

 

Toyota City, Japan, May 9, 2012―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that, following the 108th General Shareholders Meeting to be held June 15, it plans to implement the following executive and advisor changes.

Changes Concerning Managing Directors (Formal decision to be made at board of directors meeting held after 108th General Shareholders Meeting)

Name Current Title New Title
Takeshi Uchiyamada Executive vice president
and representative director		 Vice chairman
and representative director
Nobuyori Kodaira Director
and senior managing officer		 Executive vice president
and representative director
Mitsuhisa Kato* Senior managing officer Executive vice president
and representative director
Masamoto Maekawa* Senior managing officer Executive vice president
and representative director

"*" denotes newly appointed member of the board




Executive lineup following 108th General Shareholders Meeting

Formal appointment of directors will be made pending approval at the 108th General Shareholders Meeting.  Formal appointment of managing directors and representative directors will be made at the board of directors meeting following the 108th General Shareholders Meeting.

1) Board of Directors

Name Title
Fujio Cho Chairman and representative director
Takeshi Uchiyamada Vice chairman and representative director
Akio Toyoda 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 Executive vice president and representative director
Mitsuhisa Kato Executive vice president and representative director
Masamoto Maekawa Executive vice president and representative director
Mamoru Furuhashi Director and senior managing officer
Takahiko Ijichi Director and senior managing officer
Yasumori Ihara Director and senior managing officer

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

Areas of Responsibility of Executive Vice Presidents Following 108th General Shareholders Meeting

Name Current New
Yukitoshi Funo
- Asia & Oceania Operations
- Middle East, Africa and Latin America Operations
- External Affairs
- Operation Planning & Support
- Asia & Oceania Operations
- Middle East, Africa and Latin America Operations
- Operation Planning & Support
Atsushi Niimi
- North America Operations
- China Operations
- Production Control
- Production Engineering
- Manufacturing
- North America Operations
- China Operations
- Production Control
- Production Engineering
- Manufacturing
Shinichi Sasaki
- Business Development
- IT & ITS
- Purchasing
- Japan Sales Business
- Customer First Promotion
- Business Development
- IT & ITS
- Purchasing
- Customer First Promotion
Satoshi Ozawa
- Europe Operations
- General Administration & Human Resources
- Accounting
- Europe Operations
- General Administration & Human Resources
- Accounting
Nobuyori Kodaira
―
External Affairs*
Mitsuhisa Kato
―
Research & Development
Masamoto Maekawa
―
Japan Sales Business
*In addition to External Affairs Group, will maintain responsibility for external affairs of technology, environment, ITS, domestic and overseas sales and other fields

Senior Managing Officers Resigning Posts (Effective June 15, 2012)

Name
Takeshi Shirane