Mar. 07, 2012

TMC Announces Executive, Organizational and Personnel Changes

 

Toyota City, Japan, March 7, 2012―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that, effective April 1, 2012, TMC will implement executive, organizational and personnel changes.

1. Executive changes (effective April 1)

New Senior Managing Officers
Name Current Title
Shigeru Hayakawa Managing officer
Hisayuki Inoue Managing officer
Didier Leroy Managing officer
Keiji Masui Managing officer
Hiroji Onishi Managing officer
Koei Saga Managing officer
Hiroyuki Yokoyama Managing officer
New Managing Officers
Name Current Title
Takeshi Numa Executive general manager, Tahara Plant (plant general manager)
Nobuhiko Murakami General Manager, Product Management Div.
Karl Schlicht General manager, Lexus Product & Marketing Planning Div.
Kyoichi Tanada Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (seconded)
Senior Managing Officers Resigning Posts
Name
Akira Sasaki
Masanao Tomozoe
Managing Officers Resigning Posts
Name
Katsutada Masumoto

2. Executives' areas of responsibility (Effective April 1, 2011) ("*" denotes change to responsibility)

1) Executive Vice Presidents

Name Current New
Takeshi Uchiyamada
Research & Development
Research & Development
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
- External Affairs
- 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
- Purchasing
- Japan Sales Business
- Customer Service
- Quality
- Business Development
- IT & ITS
- Purchasing
- Japan Sales Business
- Customer First Promotion
Satoshi Ozawa
- Europe Operations
- General Administration & Human Resources
- Accounting
- Europe Operations
- General Administration & Human Resources
- Accounting
2) Senior Managing Officers and Managing Officers
Name Current New
Nobuyori Kodaira
Senior managing officer
- Corporate Planning Div. (chief officer)
- Environmental Affairs Div. (chief officer)
- IT Group
Senior managing officer
- Corporate Planning Div. (chief officer)
- Environmental Affairs Div. (chief officer)
- IT & ITS Group
Mamoru Furuhashi
Senior managing officer
External Affairs Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
External Affairs Group (chief officer)
Takahiko Ijichi
Senior managing officer
Accounting Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
Accounting Group (chief officer)
Tadashi Yamashina
Senior managing officer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd.
Senior managing officer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd.
Yasumori Ihara
Senior managing officer
- Corporate Planning Div. (chief officer)
- Purchasing Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
- Corporate Planning Div. (chief officer)
- Purchasing Group (chief officer)
Yoshimasa Ishii
Senior managing officer
Product & Business Planning Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
Product & Business Planning Group (chief officer)
Takahiro Iwase
Senior managing officer
- Asia & Oceania Operations Group (chief officer)
- Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (Singapore)
- Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Senior managing officer
- Asia & Oceania Operations Group (chief officer)
- Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (Singapore)
- Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Masamoto Maekawa
Senior managing officer
Japan Sales Business Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
Japan Sales Business Group (chief officer)
Takeshi Shirane
Senior managing officer
―
Senior managing officer
―
Mitsuhisa Kato
Senior managing officer
Product Planning Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
Product Planning Group (chief officer)
Hirofumi Muta
Senior managing officer
Production Engineering Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
Production Engineering Group (chief officer)
Seiichi Sudo
Senior managing officer
- Production Control Group (chief officer)
- Manufacturing Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
- Production Control Group (chief officer)
- Manufacturing Group (chief officer)
Real C. Tanguay
Senior managing officer
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Senior managing officer
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Shigeru Hayakawa
Managing officer
- Public Affairs Div. (chief officer)
- External Affairs Group (deputy chief officer)
Senior managing officer
- Public Affairs Div. (chief officer)
- External Affairs Group (deputy chief officer)
Hisayuki Inoue
Managing officer
Middle East, Africa and Latin America Operations Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
Middle East, Africa and Latin America Operations Group (chief officer)
Didier Leroy
Managing officer
- Europe Operations Group (chief officer)
- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
Senior managing officer
- Europe Operations Group (chief officer)
- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
Keiji Masui
Managing officer
Purchasing Group (deputy chief officer)
Senior managing officer
Purchasing Group (deputy chief officer)
Hiroji Onishi*
Managing officer
- Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (Singapore)
- TMAP-Japan (concurrent general manager)
Senior managing officer
- China Operations Group (chief officer)
- Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Koei Saga*
Managing officer
Drivetrain Engineering Field (field general manager)
Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Field (field general manager)
Senior managing officer
R&D Group 2 (chief officer)
Hiroyuki Yokoyama
Managing officer
Quality Group (chief officer)
Senior managing officer
Customer First Promotion Group (chief officer)
Kiyotaka Ise
Managing officer
- Lexus Group (chief officer)
- Motor Sports Div. (chief officer)
Managing officer
- Lexus Group (chief officer)
- Motor Sports Div. (chief officer)
Kenji Miura*
Managing officer
- Production Control Group (deputy chief officer)
- Miyoshi Plant (plant general manager)
- Myochi Plant (plant general manager)
- Kinuura Plant (plant general manager)
Managing officer
- Production Control Group (deputy chief officer)
- Kinuura Plant (plant general manager)
Shigeki Suzuki
Managing officer
Material Engineering Field (field general manager)
Managing officer
Material Engineering Field (field general manager)
Yasuo Kawada
Managing officer
- Honsha Plant (plant general manager)
- Motomachi Plant (plant general manager)
Managing officer
- Honsha Plant (plant general manager)
- Motomachi Plant (plant general manager)
James E. Lentz*
Managing officer
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Managing officer
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Naoki Miyazaki
Managing officer
General Administration & Human Resources Group (chief officer)
Managing officer
General Administration & Human Resources Group (chief officer)
Hiroyuki Ochiai*
Managing officer
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
Managing officer
- Kamigo Plant (plant general manager)
- Shimoyama Plant (plant general manager)
Soichiro Okudaira*
Managing officer
- R&D Management Div. (chief officer)
- Higashifuji Technical Center (general manager)
- R&D Group 2 (chief officer)
Managing officer
- R&D Group 1 (chief officer)
- R&D Management Div. (chief officer)
- Higashifuji Technical Center (general manager)
Shigeki Terashi*
Managing officer
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Managing officer
- North America Operations Group (chief officer)
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Tokuo Fukuichi
Managing officer
Design Group (chief officer)
Managing officer
Design Group (chief officer)
Yoichi Inoue*
Managing officer
Production Engineering Group (deputy chief officer)
Managing officer
- Partner Robot Div. (chief officer)
- Miyoshi Plant (plant general manager)
- Hirose Plant (plant general manager)
Syunichi Konishi
Managing officer
Japan Sales Business Group (deputy chief officer)
Managing officer
Japan Sales Business Group (deputy chief officer)
Yoshihiko Matsuda
Managing officer
Engine Engineering Field (field general manager)
Managing officer
Engine Engineering Field (field general manager)
Kazuhiro Miyauchi*
Managing officer
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Managing officer
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Satoru Mouri
Managing officer
Japan Sales Business Group (deputy chief officer)
Managing officer
Japan Sales Business Group (deputy chief officer)
Osamu Nagata
Managing officer
External Affairs Group(deputy chief officer)
Managing officer
External Affairs Group(deputy chief officer)
Steve St.Angelo*
Managing officer
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Managing officer
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Koichi Sugihara*
Managing officer
- Kamigo Plant (plant general manager)
- Shimoyama Plant (plant general manager)
Managing officer
Production Engineering Group (deputy chief officer)
Johan van Zyl
Managing officer
- Middle East, Africa and Latin America Operations Group (deputy chief officer)
- Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd
Managing officer
- Middle East, Africa and Latin America Operations Group (deputy chief officer)
- Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd
Moritaka Yoshida
Managing officer
- Product Planning Group (deputy chief officer)
- Chief Safety Technology Officer
- Vehicle Control System Field (field general manager)
- Electronics Engineering Field (field general manager)
Managing officer
- Product Planning Group (deputy chief officer)
- Chief Safety Technology Officer
- Vehicle Control System Field (field general manager)
- Electronics Engineering Field (field general manager)
Hiroyoshi Yoshiki
Managing officer
Technical Administration Group (chief officer)
Managing officer
Technical Administration Group (chief officer)
Kazuya Inagaki*
Managing officer
- Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Field (field general manager)
- Chassis Engineering Field (field general manager)
Managing officer
- BR Driving Pleasure Dept. (concurrent department general manager)
- Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Field (field general manager)
- Chassis Engineering Field (field general manager)
Kazuhiro Kobayashi
Managing officer
Product & Business Planning Group (deputy chief officer)
Managing officer
Product & Business Planning Group (deputy chief officer)
Shuichi Koyama
Managing officer
- BR Vehicle & Parts Localization Dept. (concurrent department general manager)
- Customer Service Operations Group
- Body Engineering Field (field general manager)
Managing officer
- BR Vehicle & Parts Localization Dept. (concurrent department general manager)
- Customer First Promotion Group
- BR Cockpit Dept. (concurrent general manager)
- Design Quality Innovation Div. (chief officer)
Kunihiko Ogura
Managing officer
Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
Managing officer
Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
Kazuo Ohara
Managing officer
Lexus Group (deputy chief officer)
Managing officer
Lexus Group (deputy chief officer)
Satoshi Takae*
Managing officer
- Takaoka Plant (plant general manager)
- Tsutsumi Plant (plant general manager)
- Hirose Plant (plant general manager)
Managing officer
- Takaoka Plant (plant general manager)
- Tsutsumi Plant (plant general manager)
Shigeki Tomoyama
Managing officer
- Business Development Group (chief officer)
- IT Group (chief officer)
Managing officer
- Business Development Group (chief officer)
- IT & ITS Group (chief officer)
Riki Inuzuka
Managing officer
- Corporate Planning Division (concurrent general manager)
- Research Division (chief officer)
Managing officer
- Corporate Planning Division (concurrent general manager)
- Research Division (chief officer)
Shinji Kitada
Managing officer
- China Operations Group (deputy chief officer)
- Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Managing officer
- China Operations Group (deputy chief officer)
- Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Masahisa Nagata
Managing officer
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
Managing officer
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
Takeshi Numa*
―
Managing officer
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
Nobuhiko Murakami*
―
Managing officer
Customer First Promotion Group (deputy chief officer)
Karl Schlicht*
―
Managing officer
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
Kyoichi Tanada*
―
Managing officer
- Asia & Oceania Operations Group (deputy chief officer)
- Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (Singapore)

3. Organizational changes effective April 1, 2012

1) Asia & Oceania Operations Group


Former New
TMAP-Japan (treated as Div.) TMAP-Japan (treated as Dept.) (reorganized)
   
Purpose:
To reorganize TMAP-Japan as a department-level organization in light of its change to a body that conducts community-based corporate activities and takes the initiative in planning and operations in Asia and Oceania.
2) IT & ITS Group


Former New
IT Group IT & ITS Group (name changed)
   
Purpose:
Name changed to reflect the IT Group's roles and duties.
3) Customer First Promotion Group


Former New
Customer Service Operations Group Customer First Promotion Group (reorganized)
Quality Group   Customer Service Field (newly created)

Customer Service Operations Group		  
Customer First Planning Div. (reorganized)
  Customer Service Planning Div.
Toyota Sales Logistics Div. 		   
Quality Group    
  Quality Div. (partial)
   
Purpose:
To consolidate the Customer Service Operations Group and the Quality Group into the Customer First Promotion Group so consumer opinions can be reflected in quality and so that prompt, highly appropriate responses can be made to consumers and to create the Customer Service Field to perform integrated customer responses.  Also, to consolidate the Group's planning functions, services and improvement operations in the Customer First Planning Division.
4) Direct report in R&D area

  Direct report in R&D area
  BR Cockpit Department (newly created; treated as a division)
   
Purpose:
To consolidate related functions in a new organization that will develop appealing designs, advanced displays, user-friendly operating displays and cockpits that will impress consumers.
 
Direct report in R&D area
  BR Driving Pleasure Department (newly created; treated as a division)
   
Purpose:
To consolidate related functions in a new organization that will develop vehicles that integrate inertial performance, body rigidity, suspension, powertrain control and other elements to achieve a high-quality ride.
5) R&D Group 1


Former New
R&D Group 2 R&D Group 1
  Future Project Div.
Vehicle Control System Field
Electronics Engineering Field
Material Engineering Field
Fuel Cell System Engineering Field
   Future Project Div. (Transferred)
Vehicle Control System Field (Transferred)
Electronics Engineering Field (Transferred)
Material Engineering Field (Transferred)
Fuel Cell System Engineering Field (Transferred)
   
Purpose:
To consolidate engineering fields promoting cross-field development of technologies into R&D Group 1 to bolster technology development capabilities.
6) Production Engineering Group

  Production Engineering Group
  Machinery & Die Engineering Field (newly created)
   
Purpose:
To organize machinery and die engineering-related divisions to enhance the level of specialization and enable dynamic organizational operations.
7) Direct report in production area


Former New

Production Engineering Group
Partner Robot Div.
Direct report in production area
Partner Robot Div. (transferred)
   
Purpose:
To transfer the Partner Robot Division to the direct control of the production area to increase the pace of operations.

After the above changes are implemented, the number of divisions will remain the current 236.

4. Promotion of executive general managers and areas of responsibility (effective April 1, 2012)

Name Former New
Shizuo Abe
Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Management Div., Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Field (general manager)
- Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Field (field general manager)
Masashi Asakura
Motomachi Plant Administration Div. (general manager)
Tahara Plant (plant general manager)
Yuuzou Konishi
Vehicle Structure Planning Div. (general manager)
- Body Engineering Field (field general manager)
Seiya Nakao
- Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. (seconded)
- BR-NAC Dept., Product Planning Group (project general manager)
- Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. (seconded)
Mitsuyoshi Ohshima
Teiho Machinery & Die Engineering Administration Div. (general manager)
- Machinery & Die Engineering Field (field general manager)
- Myochi Plant (plant general manager)
Tetsuya Ohshima
Information Systems Field (field general manager)
Information Systems Field (field general manager)
Kazuhiro Sato
BR Communication Kaizen Dept. (general manager)
Customer Service Field (field general manager)

5. Personnel changes (effective April 1, 2012)

Executive General Managers

Name Former New
Satoshi Ogiso
Product Planning Group (chief engineer)
Product Planning Group (executive chief engineer)
Toshiaki Tanaka
- Energy Affairs Dept., direct report in R&D area (general manager)
- Advanced Engine Development Field (field general manager)
- Energy Affairs Dept., direct report in R&D area (general manager)
- Higashifuji Technical Center (deputy general manager)
- Advanced Engine Development Field (field general manager)

Level 1 Personnel

Name Former New
Mark Templin
―
- Lexus Product & Marketing Planning Div. (general manager) (seconded from Toyota Motor Sales. U.S.A., Inc.)
- Toyota Motor Sales. U.S.A., Inc.
Andrew Kirby
Sales & Marketing Planning Dept., Lexus Product & Marketing Planning Div. (general manager)
- Lexus Product & Marketing Planning Div. (alternate general manager)
Makoto Sasagawa
TMAP-Japan (project general manager)
TMAP-Japan, Asia & Oceania Operations Group (general manager)
Akito Tachibana
Toyota Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd. (seconded)
Product Management Div. (general manager)
Yoshiyuki Ohtsuka
Customer Service Planning Div. (general manager)
Customer First Planning Div. (general manager)
Jingo Ohhashi
Planning & Management Dept., Quality Div. (general manager)
TQM Promotion Div. (general manager)
Hideki Ono
TQM Promotion Div. (general manager)
Technical Service Div. (general manager)
Shinji Yamaguchi
Technical Service Div. (general manager)
Japan Service Field Operations Div. (general manager)
Masahiko Shibagaki
Japan Service Field Operations Div. (general manager)
Japan Parts Div. (project general manager)
Yoshiro Nobe
Europe, Africa & Middle East Field Operations Dept., Overseas Service Field Operations Div. (general manager)
Overseas Service Field Operations Div. (general manager)
Nobuyuki Yamasaki
Japan Parts Div. (general manager)
Japan Parts Div. (project general manager)
Toru Nagata
Overseas Service Field Operations Div. (general manager)
Customer Quality Engineering Div. (general manager)
Motoharu Araya
BR-NAC Dept., Product Planning Group (general manager)
Product Planning Group (chief engineer)
Sotaro Kumazawa
Body Design Div. 1, Body Engineering Field (general manager)
Vehicle Structure Planning Div. (general manager)
Yoshinori Noritake
Product Planning Group (chief engineer)
Body Design Div. 1, Body Engineering Field (general manager)
Naoki Teramoto
Production Human Resources Development Dept., Production Control Div. (general manager)
Motomachi Plant Administration Div. (general manager)
Yoshihisa Maruta
TMAP-Japan (project general manager)
Toyota Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd. (seconded)
Masaaki Murata
C&A Development Div. (general manager)
Japan-Toyota Accessory & Conversion Service Corporation (seconded)
Shunsaku Takeuchi
Toyota Motor Engineering And Manufacturing China Co., Ltd. (seconded)
Japan Automobile Research Institute (seconded)