Jun. 26, 2003

Toyota Announces Executive Personnel and Organizational Changes

 

Tokyo ― TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced a new board of directors and new corporate auditors, among other changes in accordance with its new management system, at its annual general shareholders meeting today.

The changes, including appointments to the new non-board post of managing officer, 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.

Details of the new board, managing officers and corporate auditors, as well as of changes in TMC's organizational structure, are as follows:

1. Executives and corporate auditors

1-i. Members of the Board of Directors (27 people)
Name Former title and/or responsibilities New title and/or responsibilities
Hiroshi Okuda Chairman Chairman
Iwao Isomura Vice Chairman Vice Chairman
Kosuke Ikebuchi Vice Chairman Vice Chairman
Fujio Cho President President
Akihiko Saito Executive Vice President
Product Planning
Research & Development, Quality Control
Quality Control Group
Research and Development Group
Design Center (General Manager) 		Executive Vice President
Product Management
Research & Development
Quality Control
Motor Sports Div.
Ryuji Araki Executive Vice President
Corporate Planning
Corporate Planning Div.
General Administration
General Administration & Personnel Group
Finance & Accounting
Finance & Accounting Group
Information Systems
Information Systems Group		 Executive Vice President
Corporate Planning
Research
Legal
General Administration & Human Resources
Finance & Accounting
Finance & Accounting Group (Chief Officer)
Information Systems
Yoshio Ishizaka Executive Vice President
Overseas Operations
Overseas Operations Group		 Executive Vice President
Overseas Operations Groups
Kosuke Shiramizu Executive Vice President
Production
Production Engineering Group
Production Control Transportation Group
Operations Management Consulting Div.
TQM Promotion
TQM Promotion Div.
Environmental Affairs Div.		 Executive Vice President
Production & Transportation
Production Engineering
TQM Promotion
Environmental Affairs
Operations Management Consulting Div.
Katsuaki Watanabe Executive Vice President
Business Development
Business Development Group
Information Systems
IT & ITS Group
Purchasing / Legal
Purchasing Group
Legal Div.
e-TOYOTA Div.		 Executive Vice President
Business Development
IT & ITS
Housing
Government & Public Affairs
Purchasing
Tokyo Head Office
e-TOYOTA
Kazushi Iwatsuki Executive Vice President
Domestic Sales Operations
Domestic Sales Operations Group		 Executive Vice President
Domestic Sales Operations
Katsuhiro Nakagawa Senior Managing Director
Domestic Sales Operations Group
Domestic Sales Planning Div.
Domestic Marketing Div.
Used Car Business Div.
Dealer Human Resources Development Div.
Domestic Fleet Sales & Conversion Vehicles Div.		 Executive Vice President
International Government & Industrial Affairs
Overseas Planning Operations Group
Yasuhito Yamauchi Senior Managing Director
Production Engineering Group
Safety & Health Promotion Div.
Production Engineering Planning Div.
Plant Engineering Div.
Production Engineering Development Div.
Instrumentation Engineering Div.
Production & Logistics Systems Engineering Div.
Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering Div.
Stamping Production Engineering Div.
Body Assembly Engineering Div.
Surface Finishing Engineering Div.
General Assembly 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.
Electronic Components Engineering Div., Hirose Plant
Electronic Components Manufacturing Div., Hirose Plant
Machinery Engineering Administration Div., Teiho Plant
Mechatronics Systems Div.
Stamping Die &Tool Div.
Die & Mold Div.
Production Control Transportation Group
Honsha Plant
Motomachi Plant
Kamigo Plant
Takaoka Plant
Miyoshi Plant
Tsutsumi Plant
Myochi Plant
Shimoyama Plant
Kinuura Plant
Tahara Plant
TQM Promotion Div.
Environmental Affairs Div.		 Senior Managing Director
Production Engineering Group (Chief Officer)
Manufacturing Group (Chief Officer)
TQM Promotion Div.
Zenji Yasuda Senior Managing Director
Overseas Operations Group
Overseas Planning Div.
Overseas Marketing Div.
The Americas Operations Center
Europe & Africa Operations Center
Asia & China Operations Center
Oceania, Middle East & Southwest Asia Operations Center
Overseas Customer Service Operations Center		 Senior Managing Director
Overseas Planning Operations Group (Chief Officer)
Overseas Customer Service Operations Group (Chief Officer)
Takashi Kamio Senior Managing Director
Government & Public Affairs Group
Public Affairs Administration Dept.
Public Affairs Div.
Tokyo Secretarial Div.
Tokyo General Administration Div.
Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
Corporate Public Relations Div.
Environmental Affairs Div.		 Senior Managing Director
Government & Public Affairs Group (Chief Officer)
Hiroyuki Watanabe Senior Managing Director
Research & Development Group
R & D Management Div.
Technical Administration Div.
Vehicle Development Center 1 - 3
Overseas Product Development Div.
Engineering Administration Div.
Intellectual Property Div.
Prototype Production Div.
Tokyo Engineering Div.
Shibetsu Vehicle Evaluation & Advanced Engineering Div.
Fuel Cell System Development Center (General Manager)
Product Management Div.		 Senior Managing Director
IT & ITS Group (Chief Officer)
Quality Control Group (Chief Officer)
Environmental Affairs Div.
Akio Matsubara Managing Director
Secretarial Div.
General Administration Div.
Global Human Resources Div.
Human Resources Div.
Nagoya General Administration Div.
Toyota Technical Skills Academy
R&D Management Div.
Technical Administration Div.
Medical Support Div.
Toyota Heritage Div.
TOYOTA INSTITUTE		 Senior Managing Director
General Administration & Human Resources Group (Chief Officer)
Information Systems Group (Chief Officer)
Corporate Planning Div.
Research Div.
Product Management Div.
Legal Div.
Tokuichi Uranishi Managing Director
Europe & Africa Operations Center (General Manager)		 Senior Managing Director
Europe & Africa Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
Kazuo Okamoto Managing Director
Research & Development Group
Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.
Future Project Div.
Component & System Development Center (General Manger)
Environmental Affairs Div.		 Senior Managing Director
Design Group (Chief Officer)
Product Development Group (Chief Officer)
R & D Management Div.
Intellectual Property Div.
Prototype Production Div.
EQ Planning & Development Div.
Kyoji Sasazu Managing Director
Vista channel Operations Center (General Manager)
Domestic Sales Planning Div.
Domestic Marketing Div.		 Senior Managing Director
Domestic Sales Operations Group (Chief Officer)
Mitsuo Kinoshita Managing Director
Tahara Plant (General Manager)
Global Strategic Production Planning Div.
Production Control Div.
Project Planning & Management Div.
Service Parts Administration Div.
Logistics Planning Div.
Production Parts Logistics Div.
Vehicle Logistics Div.
Service Parts Logistics Div.		 Senior Managing Director
Production Control & Logistics Group (Chief Officer)
Safety & Health Promotion Div.
Plant Engineering Div.
Yoshimi Inaba Director (with Managing
Director status)
President, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.		 Senior Managing Director
The Americas Operations Group (Chief Officer)
Oceania, Middle East & Southwest Asia Operations Group (Chief Officer)
Teruyuki Minoura Managing Director
Global Purchasing Center (General Manager)		 Senior Managing Director
Business Development Group (Chief Officer)
Purchasing Group (Chief Officer)
Housing Group (Chief Officer)
Takeshi Uchiyamada Managing Director
Vehicle Development Center 1 (General Manger)
Engineering Administration Div.
Tokyo Engineering Div.		 Senior Managing Director
Vehicle Engineering Group (Chief Officer)
Technical Administration Div.
Toyota Technical Center, U.S.A., Inc.
Engineering Administration Div.
Tokyo Engineering Div.
Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.
Future Project Div.
Masatami Takimoto Managing Director
R & D Management Div.
Engine Planning Div.
New Engine Development Div.
Engine Engineering Div. 1 & 2
Power Train Engineering Div. 3
Drive Train Engineering Div. 1 & 2
Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Div.		 Senior Managing Director
Power Train Development Group (Chief Officer)
Fuel Cell System Development Group (Chief Officer)
Akio Toyoda Managing Director
Asia & China Operations Center (General Manager)
e-TOYOTA Div. (General Manager)
Taiwan Office
China Office		 Senior Managing Director
Asia & China Operations Group (Chief Officer)
e-TOYOTA Div. (General Manager)
Taiwan Office
China Office
Shoichiro Toyoda Honorary Chairman Honorary Chairman
Shuhei Toyoda Director (with Managing
Director status)
President, Toyota Motor Europe
President, Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing Europe n.v./s.a.		 Director (with Senior Managing
Director status)
President, Toyota Motor Europe
President, Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing Europe n.v./s.a.
1-ii. Managing officers (39 people)
Name Former title and/or responsibilities New title and/or responsibilities
Shokichi Yasukawa Director
Kamigo Plant (General Manager)
Myochi Plant (General Manager)
Shimoyama Plant (General Manager)		 Kamigo Plant (General Manager)
Myochi Plant (General Manager)
Shimoyama Plant (General Manager)
Tetsuo Hattori Director
Vehicle Engineering Div.
Chassis System Development Div. (General Manager)
Body System Engineering Div.
Material Engineering Div. 1 & 2		 Advanced Vehicle Planning Div.
Vehicle Engineering Div.
Chassis System Development Div.
Body System Engineering Div.
Advanced CAE Div.
Material Engineering Div. 1 - 3
Motor Sports Div.
Hiroaki Yoshida Director
Network Business Div. (General Manager)
Intelligent Transport Systems Planning Div.
IT & ITS Sales Div.		 Business Development Div.
Marine Business Div.
Biotechnology & Afforestation Business Div.
Network Business Div. (General Manager)
Intelligent Transport Systems Planning Div.
IT & ITS Sales Div.
Kiyoshi Nakanishi Director
Power Train Engineering Div. 2 (General Manager)
Power Train Management Engineering Div.
Intellectual Property Div.
Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.
Future Project Div.
Fuel Cell System Development Div.		 Power Train Engineering Div. 2
Power Train Management Engineering Div.
Intellectual Property Div.
Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.
Future Project Div.
Fuel Cell System Development Div.
Yukitoshi Funo Director
The Americas Operations Center (General Manager)
Government & Industrial Affairs Div.		 President, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc.
Takeshi Suzuki Director
Affiliated Companies Finance Div.
Accounting Div.
Finance Div. (General Manager)		 Affiliated Companies Finance Div.
Accounting Div.
Finance Div.
Atsushi Niimi Director
President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.		 President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Hajime Wakayama Director
Global Purchasing Center (Deputy General Manager)
Global Purchasing Planning Div.
Purchasing Div. (General Manager)		 Global Purchasing Planning Div. (General Manager)
Purchasing Div.
Hiroshi Takada Director
Toyopet channel Operations Center (General Manager)
Product Management Div.
DUO Div.		 Toyopet channel Operations Div.
DUO Div.
Domestic After Market Operations Center
Teiji Tachibana Director
Housing Planning Div. (General manager)
Housing Sales Div.
Housing Development Div.
Housing Production Div.
Kasugai Housing Works
Tochigi Housing Works
Yamanashi Housing Works		 Housing Planning Div.
Housing Sales Div.
Housing Development Div.
Housing Production Div.
Kasugai Housing Works
Tochigi Housing Works
Yamanashi Housing Works
Shinichi Sasaki Director
Customer Relations Div.
Quality Div.
Electronics Engineering Div. 3
Hirose Plant (General Manager)
Electronic Components Engineering Div., Hirose Plant
Electronic Components Manufacturing Div., Hirose Plant		 Takaoka Plant (General Manager)
Customer Relations Div.
Quality Div.
Electronics Engineering Div. 3
Hirose Plant (General Manager)
Electronic Components Engineering Div., Hirose Plant
Electronic Components Manufacturing Div., Hirose Plant
Shin Kanada Director
Public Affairs Administration Dept.
Public Affairs Div. (General Manager)
Tokyo Secretarial Div.
Tokyo General Administration Div.
Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
Corporate Public Relations Div.		 Environmental Affairs Div.
Public Affairs Div.
Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
International Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
Corporate Public Relations Div.
Hironobu Ono Director
Overseas Customer Service Operations Center (General Manager)
Intelligent Transport Systems Planning Div.
Electronics Engineering Div. 1 (General Manager)
Electronics Engineering Div. 2 & 3		 Overseas Customer Service Technical Div.
Overseas Customer Service Marketing Div.
Overseas C&A Div.
Intelligent Transport Systems Planning Div.
Electronics Engineering Div. 1 - 3
Akira Okabe Director
Oceania, Middle East & Southwest Asia Operations Center (General Manager)		 Oceania Div.
Middle East & Southwest Asia Div.
Yoshio Shirai Director
Vehicle Development Center 2 (General Manager)
Shibetsu Vehicle Evaluation & Advanced Engineering Div. (General Manager)		 Environmental Affairs Div.
R & D Management Div.
TOYOTA Development Center 1 (General Manager)
Yoichiro Ichimaru Director
Corolla channel Operations Center (General Manager)
Domestic Fleet Sales & Conversion Vehicles Div.
Domestic Rental & Leasing Div.		 Domestic Sales Planning Div.
Domestic Marketing Div.
Toyota channel Operations Div.
Shoji Ikawa Director
Production Engineering Planning Div. (General Manager)
Production Engineering Development Div.
Instrumentation Engineering Div.
Production & Logistics Systems 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.
Teiho Plant (General Manager)
Machinery Engineering Administration Div., Teiho Plant
Mechatronics Systems Div.
Die & Mold Div.		 Miyoshi Plant (General Manager)
Kinuura Plant (General Manager)
Tahara Plant (General Manager)
Masuji Arai Director
Tsutsumi Plant (General Manager)
Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering Div.
Stamping Production Engineering Div.
Body Assembly Engineering Div.
Surface Finishing Engineering Div.
General Assembly Engineering Div.
Stamping Die & Tool Div.		 Tsutsumi Plant (General Manager)
Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering Div.
Stamping Production Engineering Div.
Body Assembly Engineering Div.
Surface Finishing Engineering Div.
General Assembly Engineering Div.
Koichi Ina Director
Honsha Plant (General Manager)
Motomachi Plant (General Manager)		 Honsha Plant (General Manager)
Motomachi Plant (General Manager)
Global Production Center (General Manager)
Yoshikazu Amano Director
IT Management Div.
Corporate IT Div. (General Manager)		 IT Management Div.
Corporate IT Div.
Shinichi Kawashima Director
Netz channel Operations Center (General Manager)
Used Car Business Div.
Dealer Human Resources Development Div.		 Netz channel Operations Div.
Used Car Business Div.
Dealer Human Resources Development Div.
Kunio Komada Director
Overseas Planning Div. (General Manager)
Overseas Marketing Div.		 Overseas Planning Div. (General Manager)
Overseas Marketing Div.
Overseas Customer Service Technical Div.
Overseas Customer Service Marketing Div.
Overseas C&A Div.
Akira Sasaki Asia & China Operations Center
China Div.(Project General Manager)		 Toyota Technical Center, China
Takeshi Yoshida Vehicle Development Center 2 (Chief Engineer LEXUS Development Center (General Manager)
Prototype Production Div.
Hiroshi Kawakami The Americas Operations Center
The Americas Div., (General Manager)		 The Americas Project Div.
The Americas Div.
Hitoshi Nishiyama Vista channel Operations Center
Vista channel Operations Div.		 Domestic Fleet Sales & Conversion Vehicles Div.
Vista channel Operations Center
Iwao Nihashi Production Engineering Planning Div. (General manager) Environmental Affairs Div.
Production Engineering Planning Div.
Production & Logistics Systems 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.
Teiho Plant (General Manager)
Machinery Engineering Administration Div., Teiho Plant)
Mechatronics Systems Div.
Stamping Die & Tool Div.
Die & Mold Div.
Shinzo Kobuki Vehicle Development Center 3
Planning Div. 3 (General Manager)
Conversion Vehicle Development Dept. (General Manager)
Vehicle Development Center 1
LEXUS Planning Div. (General Manager)		 R & D Management Div.
Engine Planning Div.
New Engine Development Div.
Engine Engineering Div.1 & 2
Tadashi Arashima Europe & Africa Operations Center
Europe Div. (General Manager)		 President, Toyota Motor Marketing Europe S.A./N.V
Masamoto Maekawa Domestic Marketing Div. (General Manager) Domestic Advertising & Marketing Div.
Corolla channel Operations Center
Domestic Rental & Leasing Div.
Mamoru Furuhashi Tokyo Secretarial Div. (General Manager) Public Affairs Administration Dept.
Tokyo Secretarial Div.
Tokyo General Affairs Div.
Satoshi Ozawa Overseas Planning Div. (General Manager) Corporate Planning Div.
Research Div.
Product Management Div.
Legal Div.
Seiichi Sudo Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. Fuel Cell Production Engineering Div.
Production Engineering Development Div.
Instrumentation Engineering Div.
Yasuhiko Ichihashi Vehicle Development Center 2 (Chief Engineer) TOYOTA Development Center 2 (General Manager)
Tadashi Yamashina President, Toyota Technical Center, U.S.A., Inc. President, Toyota Technical Center, U.S.A., Inc.
Takashi Hata Global Human Resources Div. (General Manager)
Toyota Institute (General Manager of the Secretariat)		 Secretarial Div.
General Administration Div.
Global Human Resources Div.
Human Resources Div.
Nagoya General Administration Div.
Toyota Technical Skills Academy
Medical Support Div.
Toyota Heritage Div.
TOYOTA INSTITUTE
James E. Press Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Gary L. Convis President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc. Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc.
Alan J. Jones President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Europe n.v./s.a.
Chairman, Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.
1-iii. Corporate auditors (7 people)
(Asterisk indicates new appointee.)
Name Former title New title
Hideaki Miyahara* Full-time Corporate Auditor Full-time Corporate Auditor
Yoshiro Hayashi* General Manager, TQM Promotion Division Full-time Corporate Auditor
Chiaki Yamaguchi* Toyota Financial Services Corporation (Seconded) Full-time Corporate Auditor
Yasutaka Okamura* Corporate Auditor Corporate Auditor
Hiromu Okabe
(President, Denso Corporation)		 Corporate Auditor Corporate Auditor
Yoichi Kaya*
(Director-General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth)		 ― Corporate Auditor
Tadashi Ishikawa*
(President, Toyota Industries Corporation)		 ― Corporate Auditor
1-iv. Retiring directors (9 people)

Noritaka Shimizu (Appointed as TMC Senior Advisor)
Yoshio Uesaka (Appointed as TMC Senior Advisor)
Toshiaki Taguchi (Appointed as TMC Senior Advisor)
Tsutomu Tomita (Appointed as TMC Technical Advisor)
Yoshito Kato (Appointed as TMC Advisor)
Shoji Kondo (Appointed as TMC Advisor)
Toshio Mizushima (Appointed as TMC Advisor)
Yasuhiko Fukatsu (Appointed as TMC Advisor)
Kazutoshi Minami (Appointed as TMC Advisor)
1-v. Retiring auditors (3 people)

Terukazu Inoue (Appointed as TMC Advisor)
Yoshiaki Muramatsu (Appointed as TMC Advisor)
Yoshitoshi Toyoda* (Appointed as TMC Advisor)
*Honorary Chairman, Toyota Industries Corporation
2. Organizational changes

2-i. At the group level

Changes at the group level feature: (i) a change in the Japanese naming system that puts greater emphasis on the groups¡ roles as overseers and coordinators of Toyota¡s worldwide efforts in each field (this change is not reflected in English) and (ii) the separation of some groups into two or more groups, each with a more-specific field of focus.

*Some name changes are not reflected in English.

• Purpose
Toward realizing the aims of the new management system―a less-vertical structure, clearer roles, faster decision making and globalization, the new naming (in Japanese) and the forming of multiple new groups from formerly single groups is intended to make clearer the role of TMC to oversee and coordinate Toyota’s worldwide efforts.
2-ii. At the center and division level

• Government & Public Affairs
An International Government & Industrial Affairs Division will be newly established within the Government & Public Affairs Group.
 
• Purpose
To further strengthen public affairs capabilities to accompany expanding and deepening operations aimed at improving business environments in each region as a result of ongoing globalization
• Domestic Sales Operations
• Operations units within the Domestic Sales Operations Group will change their name from “XX Operations Center” to “XX Operations Group.”
 
• Purpose
To suit the requirements of a two-tier organizational structure under the new management system
• Technology
• Centers and divisions will be reorganized.
 
• Purpose
To fortify product development and create a lively work environment for engineers through the clarification of group roles, the strengthening of development of fundamental technology, the strengthening of vehicle planning ability and improved organizational vitality through greater mobility of personnel
• Production/Logistics
A Global Production Center will be newly established.
 
• Purpose
To establish a dedicated organization to promote the development of personnel responsible for global production activities and the pursuit of greater efficiency in production and manufacturing preparations

As a result of the above changes, the number of divisions will increase from 209 to 212.