Dec. 01, 2011

TMC Announces Partial Executive Changes

 

Toyota City, Japan, December 1, 2011―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that today the TMC board will appoint a new senior managing officer and make changes to the responsibilities of one executive vice president, two senior managing officers and two managing officers on January 1, 2012.

The appointment and changes were carried out in line with recent announcements concerning presidential posts at Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd. (TMEC).

1. Appointment of New Senior Managing Officer
Name Former Post New TMC Post
Seiichi Sudo Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. (member of the board, president)
- Production Control Group
(chief officer)
- Manufacturing Group (chief officer)

TMC Senior Technical Executive Iwao Nihashi is planned to assume the post of president of Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc.
2. Changes to Executives' Areas of Responsibility

1) Executive Vice President
Name Former New
Takeshi Uchiyamada Research & Development Research & Development
- R&D Group 1 (chief officer)
- Design Quality Innovation Div.
(chief officer)
2) Senior Managing Officers
Name Former New
Tadashi Yamashina
- Technical Administration Group
(chief officer)
- R&D Group 1 (chief officer)
- Motor Sports Div. (chief officer)
TMEC (vice chairman, president)
Takeshi Shirane
- Production Control Group (chief officer)
- Manufacturing Group (chief officer)
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3) Managing Officers
Name Former New
Kiyotaka Ise
- Lexus Group (chief officer)
- Lexus Group (chief officer)
- Motor Sports Div. (chief officer)
Hiroyoshi Yoshiki
- Technical Administration Group
(deputy chief officer)
Technical Administration Group (chief officer)