Jun. 23, 2006

Toyota Announces Board of Directors and Organizational Changes

 

Tokyo ― TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced the appointment of new directors at its annual general shareholders meeting today. The changes 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.

1. Executives

1) Board of Directors (26 people)
Name Title
Fujio Cho* Chairman
Katsuhiro Nakagawa Vice Chairman
Katsuaki Watanabe President
Tokuichi Uranishi Executive Vice President
Kazuo Okamoto Executive Vice President
Kyoji Sasazu Executive Vice President
Mitsuo Kinoshita Executive Vice President
Yoshimi Inaba Executive Vice President
Takeshi Uchiyamada Executive Vice President
Masatami Takimoto Executive Vice President
Akio Toyoda Executive Vice President
Tetsuo Hattori Senior Managing Director
Yukitoshi Funo Senior Managing Director
Takeshi Suzuki Senior Managing Director
Atsushi Niimi Senior Managing Director
Hajime Wakayama Senior Managing Director
Hiroshi Takada Senior Managing Director
Teiji Tachibana Senior Managing Director
Shinichi Sasaki Senior Managing Director
Shin Kanada Senior Managing Director
Akira Okabe Senior Managing Director
Yoshio Shirai Senior Managing Director
Yoichiro Ichimaru Senior Managing Director
Shoji Ikawa Senior Managing Director
Shoichiro Toyoda Honorary Chairman
Hiroshi Okuda** Senior Advisor, Member of the Board
*Promoted, **Changed
2) Corporate Auditors (7 people)
Name Title
Hideaki Miyahara Corporate Auditor
Chiaki Yamaguchi Corporate Auditor
Masaki Nakatsugawa* Corporate Auditor
Yasutaka Okamura Corporate Auditor (external)
Yoichi Kaya Corporate Auditor (external)
Yoichi Morishita* Corporate Auditor (external)
Akishige Okada* Corporate Auditor (external)
*Newly appointed
3) Managing Officers (49 people)
Name Title
Koichi Ina Managing Officer
Yoshikazu Amano Managing Officer
Takeshi Yoshida Managing Officer
Shinzo Kobuki Managing Officer
Akira Sasaki Managing Officer
Hiroshi Kawakami Managing Officer
Iwao Nihashi Managing Officer
Tadashi Arashima Managing Officer
Masamoto Maekawa Managing Officer
Mamoru Furuhashi Managing Officer
Satoshi Ozawa Managing Officer
Seiichi Sudo Managing Officer
Yasuhiko Ichihashi Managing Officer
Tadashi Yamashina Managing Officer
Takashi Hata Managing Officer
James E. Press Managing Officer
Gary L. Convis Managing Officer
Wahei Hirai Managing Officer
Tatehito Ueda Managing Officer
Takashi Shigematsu Managing Officer
Yuzo Ushiyama Managing Officer
Yasumori Ihara Managing Officer
Takahiko Ijichi Managing Officer
Toshio Furutani Managing Officer
Tetsuo Agata Managing Officer
Senta Morioka Managing Officer
Hironobu Inoue Managing Officer
Kazuhiko Takarada Managing Officer
Masayuki Nakai Managing Officer
Toshiki Hayama Managing Officer
Takahiro Iwase Managing Officer
Akihito Tsuji Managing Officer
Yoshihiko Masuda Managing Officer
Nobuo Kobayashi Managing Officer
Yoshimasa Ishii Managing Officer
Tatsuya Kaneko Managing Officer
Takeshi Shirane Managing Officer
Masanao Tomozoe Managing Officer
Katsunori Itasaka Managing Officer
Tokuyuki Takahashi Managing Officer
Real (Ray) Tanguay Managing Officer
Ryoichi Sasaki* Managing Officer
Seiho Kawakami* Managing Officer
Yasuhiro Yokoi* Managing Officer
Takahiro Fujioka* Managing Officer
Masanobu Kawase* Managing Officer
Yukio Nishikawa* Managing Officer
Hirofumi Muta* Managing Officer
Thierry Dombreval* Managing Officer
*Newly appointed


As a result of the above changes, TMC now has, 1 chairman, 1 vice chairman, 1 president, 8 executive vice presidents, 13 senior managing directors, 1 honorary chairman, 1 senior advisor, member of the board, 7 auditors and 49 managing officers, for a total of 82 executives.

2. Retiring Corporate Auditors and Managing Officers (10 people)

Yoshiro Hayashi (Appointed as Advisor)
Hiroshi Okabe (Appointed as Advisor)
Tadashi Ishikawa (Appointed as Advisor)
Hitoshi Nishiyama (Appointed as Advisor)
Alan J. Jones
–
Yoshikatsu Tanaka (Appointed as Advisor)
Nobuyoshi Hisada (Appointed as Advisor)
Mitsuhisa Kato (Appointed as Advisor)
John H. Conomos
–
Takis J. Athanasopoulos
–

3. Executives' Areas of Responsibility and Titles

1) Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Managing Directors
Name New Former
Tokuichi
Uranishi		 Executive Vice President
- Global Planning Operations
- Overseas
(Americas, Europe & Africa, Asia, Oceania & Middle East)
- The Americas Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
- Europe & Africa Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
Executive Vice President
- Overseas
(Overseas Planning Americas, Europe & Africa, Asia, Oceania & Middle East)
- Europe & Africa Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
Kazuo
Okamoto		 Executive Vice President
- Research & Development
(R & D Management, Technical Administration, Design, Product Development, Vehicle Engineering, Motor Sports)
- Technical Administration Group (Chief Officer)
- Design Group (Chief Officer)
- Motorsport Business Management Dept.
- Motor Sports Div.
Executive Vice President
- Research & Development
(R & D Management, Technical Administration, Design, Product Development, Vehicle Engineering, Motor Sports)
- Design Group (Chief Officer)
Kyoji
Sasazu		 Executive Vice President
- Global Planning Operations
- Japan Sales Operations
Executive Vice President
- Domestic Sales Operations
Mitsuo
Kinoshita		 Executive Vice President
- Corporate Planning
- General Administration & Human Resources
- Accounting
- Information Systems
- Business Development
- Government & Public Affairs
- Housing
- General Administration & Human Resources Group (Chief Officer)
- Global Audit Div.
- Corporate Planning Div.
Executive Vice President
- Corporate Planning
- General Administration & Human Resources
- Finance & Accounting
- Information Systems
- Business Development
- Government & Public Affairs
- Housing
- Global Audit Div.
- Corporate Planning Div.
- Research Div.
Yoshimi
Inaba		 Executive Vice President
- Overseas (China)
- Customer Service
- China Operations Group (Chief Officer)
Executive Vice President
- Overseas (China)
- Customer Service
- China Operations Group (Chief Officer)
- China Office
Takeshi
Uchiyamada		 Executive Vice President
- Production
- TQM
- Environmental Affairs
Executive Vice President
- Production
- TQM
- Environmental Affairs
Masatami
Takimoto		 Executive Vice President
- Quality
- Research & Development
(Power Train, Future Project)
- Fuel Cell System Development
- Power Train Development Group
(Chief Officer)
- Fuel Cell System Development Group
(Chief Officer)
- Future Project Div.
Executive Vice President
- Quality Control
- Research & Development
(Power Train, Future Project)
- Fuel Cell System Development
- Power Train Development Group
(Chief Officer)
- Fuel Cell System Development Group
(Chief Officer)
Akio
Toyoda		 Executive Vice President
- Product Management
- IT & ITS
- Purchasing
- Quality
- IT & ITS Group (Chief Officer)
- e-TOYOTA Div.
Executive Vice President
- Product Management
- IT & ITS
- Purchasing
- IT & ITS Group (Chief Officer)
- e-TOYOTA Div.
Tetsuo
Hattori		 Senior Managing Director
- Vehicle Engineering Group (Chief Officer)
- Environmental Affairs Div.
Senior Managing Director
- Quality Group (Chief Officer)
- Vehicle Engineering Group (Chief Officer)
- Future Project Div.
- Motor Sports Div.
Yukitoshi
Funo		 Senior Managing Director
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Senior Managing Director
- The Americas Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Takeshi
Suzuki		 Senior Managing Director
- Business Development Group (Chief Officer)
- Accounting Group (Chief Officer)
Senior Managing Director
- Finance & Accounting Group (Chief Officer)
- Information Systems Group (Chief Officer)
Atsushi
Niimi 		Senior Managing Director
- Strategic Production Planning Group
(Chief Officer)
- Manufacturing Group (Chief Officer)
- TQM Promotion Div.
Senior Managing Director
- Production Control & Logistics Group
(Chief Officer)
- Manufacturing Group (Chief Officer)
- TQM Promotion Div.
Hajime
Wakayama		 Senior Managing Director
- Purchasing Group (Chief Officer)
Senior Managing Director
- Business Development Group (Chief Officer)
- Purchasing Group (Chief Officer)
Hiroshi
Takada		 Senior Managing Director
- Global Planning Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
- Product Management Div.
Senior Managing Director
- Overseas Planning Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
- Product Management Div.
Teiji
Tachibana		 Senior Managing Director
- Government & Public Affairs Group
(Chief Officer)
- Housing Group (Chief Officer)
- Legal Div.
Senior Managing Director
- General Administration & Human Resources Group (Chief Officer)
- Housing Group (Chief Officer)
Shinichi
Sasaki		 Senior Managing Director
- Quality Group (Chief Officer)
Senior Managing Director
- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Europe NV/SA
Shin
Kanada		 Senior Managing Director
- Information Systems Group (Chief Officer)
- Research Div.
- Global External Affairs Div.
Senior Managing Director
- Government & Public Affairs Group
(Chief Officer)
Akira
Okabe		 Senior Managing Director
- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Operations Group(Chief Officer)
Senior Managing Director
- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Operations Group (Chief Officer)
- Taiwan Office
Yoshio
Shirai		 Senior Managing Director
- Product Development Group (Chief Officer)
- R&D Management Div.
- TOYOTA Development Center 2
(General Manager)
Senior Managing Director
- Technical Administration Group
- Product Development Group
- Environmental Affairs Div.
- R&D Management Div.
Yoichiro
Ichimaru		 Senior Managing Director
- Japan Sales Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
- Customer Service Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
Senior Managing Director
- Domestic Sales Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
- Customer Service Operations Group
(Chief Officer)
Shoji
Ikawa		 Senior Managing Director
- Production Engineering Group
(Chief Officer)
Senior Managing Director
- Production Engineering Group
(Chief Officer)
2) Managing Officers (Only those with new responsibilities or those newly appointed listed)
Name New Former
Koichi
Ina
- Miyoshi Plant (General Manager)
- Myochi Plant (General Manager)
- Operations Management Consulting Div.
- Global Strategic Production Planning Div.
- Production Control Div.
- Project Planning & Management Div.
- Global Production Center (General Manager)
- Takaoka Plant (General Manager)
- Tsutsumi Plant (General Manager)
- Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering Div.
- Stamping Production Engineering Div.
- Body Assembly Engineering Div.
- General Assembly Engineering Div.
Akira
Sasaki
- China Div.
- Toyota Technical Center, China
- Toyota Technical Center, China
Iwao
Nihashi
- TQM Promotion Div.
- Technical Service Div.
- Customer Relations Div.
- Quality Div.
- Customer Quality Engineering Div.
- Fuel Cell Production Engineering Div.
- Customer Relations Div.
- Quality Div.
- Customer Quality Engineering Div.
- Fuel Cell Production Engineering Div.
Tadashi
Arashima
- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (TMME Company)
- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
Masamoto
Maekawa
- Japan Sales Planning Div.
- Japan Marketing Div.
- Toyopet channel Operations Div.
- Domestic Sales Planning Div.
- Domestic Marketing Div.
- Toyopet channel Operations Div.
Satoshi
Ozawa
- Secretarial Div.
- General Administration Div.
- Human Resources Div.
- Labor Relations Div.
- Toyota Institute
- Nagoya General Administration Div.
- Toyota Technical Skills Academy
- Medical Support Div.
- Corporate Planning Div.
- Research Div.
- Product Management Div.
Seiichi
Sudo
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc**
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Yasuhiko
Ichihashi
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc**
- Toyota Technical Center, U.S.A., Inc.
Tadashi
Yamashina
- Motorsport Business Management Dept
- Engineering Data Control & Management Div.
- Motor Sports Div.
- Technical Administration Div.
- Technical Administration Div.
- TOYOTA Development Center 1
(General Manager and Executive Chief Engineer)
- Engineering Data Control & Management Div.
Takashi
Hata
- Corporate Planning Div.
- Research Div.
- Product Management Div.
- LEXUS Product & Marketing Planning Div.
- Affiliated Companies Finance Division
- Accounting Division
- Finance Division
James
E. Press
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Gary
L. Convis
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc**
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Tatehito
Ueda
- Future Project Div.
- Intellectual Property Div.
- Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.
- Power Train Engineering Div. 2
- Power Train Management Engineering Div.
- Environmental Affairs Div.
- Future Project Div.
- Intellectual Property Div.
- Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.
- Power Train Engineering Div. 2
- Power Train Management Engineering Div.
Yasumori
Ihara
- Environmental Affairs Div.
- Service Parts Administration Div.
- Logistics Planning Div.
- Production Parts Logistics Div.
- Vehicle Logistics Div.
- Service Parts Logistics Div.
- e-TOYOTA Div.
- Business Development Div.
- Marine Business Div.
- Biotechnology & Afforestation Business Div. (General Manager)
- IT & ITS Planning Div.
- IT & ITS Sales Div.
Takahiko
Ijichi
- Affiliated Companies Finance Div.
- Accounting Div.
- Cost KAIZEN Div.
- Secretarial Division
- General Administration Div.
- Human Resources Div.
- Labor Relations Div.
- Toyota Institute
- Nagoya General Administration Div.
- Toyota Technical Skills Academy
- Medical Support Division
Toshio
Furutani
- Motorsport Business Management Dept.
- Global Planning Div.
- Global Marketing Div.
- Overseas Planning Div.
- Overseas Marketing Div.
Tetsuo
Agata
- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
(R&D/Manufacturing Company)
- Honsha Plant (General Manager)
- Environmental Affairs Div.
- Global Strategic Production Planning Div.
- Production Control Div.
- Project Planning & Management Div.
- Service Parts Administration Div.
Kazuhiko
Takarada
- Motomachi Plant (General Manager)
- Kinuura Plant (General Manager)
- Global Production Center
(General Manager)
- Motomachi Plant (General Manager)
Masayuki
Nakai
- Motorsport Business Management Dept.
- Corporate Citizenship Div.
- Global External Affairs Div.
- Public Affairs Div.
- Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
- Corporate Public Relations Div.
- Environmental Affairs Div.
- Corporate Citizenship Div.
- Global External Affairs Div.
- Public Affairs Div.
- Government & Industrial Affairs Div.
- Corporate Public Relations Div.
Toshiki
Hayama
- Production Engineering Planning Div.
- Production Engineering Development Div.
- Partner Robot Development Div.
- Instrumentation Engineering Div.
- Production & Logistics Systems Engineering Div.
- Fundamental Production Engineering Div.
- Power Train & Chassis Prototype Production & Engineering Div.
- Engine Production Engineering Div.
- Drive Train Engineering Div.
- Chassis Production Engineering Div.
- HV Power Train Production Engineering Div.
- Teiho Plant (General Manager)
- Teiho Plant Machinery & Die Engineering Administration Div.
- Mechatronics Systems Div.
- Stamping Die & Tool Div.
- Die & Mold Div.
- Production Engineering Planning Div.
- Production Engineering Development Div.
- Partner Robot Development Div.
- Instrumentation Engineering Div.
- Fundamental Production Engineering Div.
- Power Train Prototype Engineering Div.
- Engine Production Engineering Div.
- Drive Train Engineering Div.
- Chassis Production Engineering Div.
- HV Power Train Production Engineering Div.
Takahiro
Iwase
- Kamigo Plant (General Manager)
- Shimoyama Plant (General Manager)
- Tahara Plant (General Manager)
- Kamigo Plant (General Manager)
- Shimoyama Plant (General Manager)
Katsunori
Itasaka
- Dealer Human Resources Development Div.
- Japan Fleet Sales & Conversion Vehicle Div.
- Toyota channel Operations Div.
- Dealer Human Resources Development Div.
- Toyota channel Operations Div.
Real
C. Tanguay
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc*
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc.
Ryoichi
Sasaki*
- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Project Div.
- Toyota Motor Asia Pacific PTE Ltd (Singapore)
- Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Co., Ltd (Thailand)
- Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd
- Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd.
Seiho
Kawakami*
- TOYOTA Development Center 2
(Deputy General Manager)
- General Manager, Chassis Engineering Div. 2
Yasuhiko
Yokoi*
- Used Car Business Div.
- LEXUS Domestic Sales & Marketing Div.
- General Manager, LEXUS Domestic Sales & Marketing Div.
Takahiro
Fujioka*
- Takaoka Plant (General Manager)
- Tsutsumi Plant (General Manager)
- Senior Executive Director, Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.
Masanobu
Kawase*
- TOYOTA Development Center 1
(General Manager)
- Project General Manager, Technical Administration Div.
Yukio
Nishikawa*
- e-TOYOTA Div.
- Business Development Div.
- Marine Business Div.
- Biotechnology & Afforestation Business Div.
- IT & ITS Planning Div.
- IT & ITS Sales Div.
- Project General Manager, Tokyo Secretarial Div.
Hirofumi
Muta*
- Honsha Plant (General Manager)
- Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering Div.
- Stamping Production Engineering Div.
- Body Assembly Engineering Div.
- General Assembly Engineering Div.
- Hirose Plant (General Manager)
- Hirose Plant Electronic Components Engineering Div.
- Hirose Plant Electronic Components Manufacturing Div.
- General Manager, Production Engineering Planning Div.
Thierry
Dombreval*
- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (TMME Company)
- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (TMME Company)
* Newly appointed
**On April 1, 2006, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. was established by integrating the functions of Toyota Technical Center, U.S.A., Inc. and Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.

4. Organizational Changes

1) Domestic Sales Operations Group and Overseas Planning Operations Group
  -  The Domestic Sales Operations Group and the Overseas Planning Operations Group have been reorganized.
  -  Sales and planning functions, which were divided by region, i.e. domestic and overseas, have been integrated.
Domestic Sales Operations Group and Overseas Planning Operations Group

  Purpose
As a global business management function of Toyota's global headquarters, to allow close coordination between TMC and various regions, including Japan, and to implement the "most-suitable growth strategy from a global perspective" though product, price and supply-and-demand strategies

2) Government & Public Affairs Group / General Administration & Human Resources Group
  -  The transfer of some divisions/departments of the General Administration & Human Resources Group to the Government & Public Affairs Group, have taken place as follows:
After Changes   Before Changes
Government & Public Affairs Group   General Administration & Human Resources Group
- Public Affairs Administration Dept. (transfer) - Public Affairs Administration Dept.
- Tokyo Secretarial Div. (transfer) - Tokyo Secretarial Div.
- Tokyo General Administration Div. (transfer) - Tokyo General Administration Div.

  Purpose
To optimize the structural organization and distribution of human resources by consolidating the divisions and departments relevant to government & public affairs

3) Production Control & Logistics Group
  -  The name of the Production Control & Logistics Group has changed.
After Change   Before Change
Strategic Production Planning Group
(name changed)		 Production Control & Logistics Group

  Purpose
To create a name that reflects a strengthened stance toward planning that considers the actual situation of global production activities

4) Housing Group (Housing Company)
  -  The name of the Housing Group (Housing Company) has changed.
After Change   Before Change
Housing Group (name changed) Housing Group (Housing Company)

  Purpose
To reflect the achievement of the original objective to reinforce operational structures through the introduction of the "company" system

5) Divisions/departments not belonging to a group; Asia, Oceania & Middle East Operations Group; China Operations Group
  -  The transfer of some divisions/departments to relevant groups.
After Changes   Before Changes
Asia, Oceania & Middle East Operations Group   Divisions/departments not belonging to a Group
- Taiwan Office (transfer) - Taiwan Office
China Operations Group    
- China Office (transfer) - China Office

  Purpose
To clarify the chain of command and to optimize the structural organization and distribution of human resources

As a result of the above changes, the number of divisions has increased from 228 to 229.