Toyota Announces Executive and Organizational Changes | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

Tokyo ― TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced executive and organizational changes today, as described below.

1. Executives

1) Board of Directors (30)

Name	Title
Fujio Cho	Chairman and Representative Director
Katsuhiro Nakagawa	Vice Chairman and Representative Director
Kazuo Okamoto*	Vice Chairman and Representative Director
Katsuaki Watanabe	President and Representative Director
Kyoji Sasazu	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Mitsuo Kinoshita	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Takeshi Uchiyamada	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Masatami Takimoto	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Akio Toyoda	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Yukitoshi Funo	Senior Managing Director
Atsushi Niimi	Senior Managing Director
Hiroshi Takada	Senior Managing Director
Teiji Tachibana	Senior Managing Director
Shinichi Sasaki	Senior Managing Director
Akira Okabe	Senior Managing Director
Yoichiro Ichimaru	Senior Managing Director
Shoji Ikawa	Senior Managing Director
Koichi Ina	Senior Managing Director
Shinzo Kobuki	Senior Managing Director
Akira Sasaki	Senior Managing Director
Tadashi Arashima	Senior Managing Director
Mamoru Furuhashi	Senior Managing Director
Satoshi Ozawa	Senior Managing Director
Iwao Nihashi*	Senior Managing Director
Yasuhiko Ichihashi*	Senior Managing Director
Tadashi Yamashina*	Senior Managing Director
Takahiko Ijichi*	Senior Managing Director
Tetsuo Agata*	Senior Managing Director
Shoichiro Toyoda	Honorary Chairman
Hiroshi Okuda	Senior Advisor

*Promoted

2) Corporate Auditors (7)

Name	Title
Yoshikazu Amano	Full-time Corporate Auditor
Chiaki Yamaguchi	Full-time Corporate Auditor
Masaki Nakatsugawa	Full-time Corporate Auditor
Yoichi Kaya*	Corporate Auditor
Yoichi Morishita*	Corporate Auditor
Akishige Okada*	Corporate Auditor
Kunihiro Matsuo*	Corporate Auditor

*Outside corporate auditors set forth in Article 2-16 of the Corporation Act of Japan

3) Managing Officers (50)

Name	Title
Takashi Hata	Managing Officer
Wahei Hirai	Managing Officer
Tatehito Ueda	Managing Officer
Takashi Shigematsu	Managing Officer
Yuzo Ushiyama	Managing Officer
Toshio Furutani	Managing Officer
Senta Morioka	Managing Officer
Masayuki Nakai	Managing Officer
Toshiki Hayama	Managing Officer
Takahiro Iwase	Managing Officer
Akihito Tsuji	Managing Officer
Yoshihiko Masuda	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 C. Tanguay	Managing Officer
Ryoichi Sasaki	Managing Officer
Seiho Kawakami	Managing Officer
Yasuhiko Yokoi	Managing Officer
Takahiro Fujioka	Managing Officer
Masanobu Kawase	Managing Officer
Yukio Nishikawa	Managing Officer
Hirofumi Muta	Managing Officer
Thierry Dombreval	Managing Officer
Shigeki Suzuki	Managing Officer
Katsutada Masumoto	Managing Officer
Yasushi Kohara	Managing Officer
Shigeru Hayakawa	Managing Officer
Hisayuki Inoue	Managing Officer
Hiroji Onishi	Managing Officer
Keiji Masui	Managing Officer
Kenji Miura	Managing Officer
Kiyotaka Ise	Managing Officer
Katsuyuki Miyabayashi	Managing Officer
Didier Leroy	Managing Officer
Hiroyuki Yokoyama*	Managing Officer
Koei Saga*	Managing Officer
Naofumi Masuda*	Managing Officer
Shigeki Terashi*	Managing Officer
Takuo Matsui*	Managing Officer
Norihiko Arai*	Managing Officer
Mitsuru Takada*	Managing Officer
Soichiro Okudaira*	Managing Officer
Hiroyuki Ochiai*	Managing Officer
Yasuo Kawada*	Managing Officer
Naoki Miyazaki*	Managing Officer
James (Jim) E. Lentz*	Managing Officer

*Promoted

As a result of the above changes, TMC now has a total of 87 executives as follows: 1 chairman; 2 vice chairmen; 1 president; 5 executive vice presidents; 19 senior managing directors; 1 honorary chairman; 1 senior advisor, member of the board; 7 corporate auditors and 50 managing officers.

2. Retiring Executives (8)

Tokuichi Uranishi	(Appointed as Senior Advisor)
Takeshi Suzuki	(Appointed as Advisor)
Takeshi Yoshida	(Appointed as Advisor)
Hiroshi Kawakami	(Appointed as Advisor)
Seiichi Sudo	(Appointed as Advisor)
Hironobu Inoue	(Appointed as Advisor)
Kazuhiko Takarada	(Appointed as Advisor)
Nobuo Kobayashi	(Appointed as Advisor)

3. Executives' Areas of Responsibility and Titles

1) Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Managing Directors
(Only those with new responsibilities or those newly appointed listed)

Name

New

Former

Masatami
Takimoto

Executive Vice President

-	Quality Group
-	R&D Management Center
-	LEXUS Development Center
-	Toyota Passenger Vehicle Development Center 1
-	Toyota Passenger Vehicle Development Center 2
-	Toyota Commercial Vehicle Development Center
-	Vehicle Control System Engineering Management Div.
-	Future Project Div.
-	Motor Sports Div. (Chief Officer)
-	Battery Research Div.
-	TOYOTA MOTORSPORT GmbH (Chief Officer)
-	Technical Administration Group
-	Design Group (Chief Officer)
-	R&D Group 1
-	R&D Group 2
-	Fuel Cell System Development Group(Chief Officer)

Executive Vice President

-	Quality Group
-	Future Project Div. (Chief Officer)
-	Power Train Development Group
-	Fuel Cell System Development Group (Chief Officer)

Akio
Toyoda

Executive Vice President

-	Product Management Div.
-	e-TOYOTA Div.
-	IT & ITS Group
-	Global Planning Operations Group
-	Japan Sales Operations Group
-	The Americas Operations Group
-	Europe & Africa Operations Group
-	China Operations Group
-	Asia, Oceania & Middle East Operations Group
-	Customer Service Operations Group

Executive Vice President

-	Product Management Div.
-	e-TOYOTA Div. (Chief Officer)
-	IT & ITS Group (Chief Officer)
-	Global Planning Operations Group
-	Japan Sales Operations Group
-	Customer Service Operations Group
-	Quality Group

Shinichi
Sasaki

Senior Managing Director

-	e-TOYOTA Div. (Chief Officer)
-	IT & ITS Group (Chief Officer)
-	Customer Service Operations Group (Chief Officer)

Senior Managing Director

-	Quality Group (Chief Officer)

Koichi
Ina

Senior Managing Director

-	Strategic Production Planning Group (Chief Officer)
-	Manufacturing Group (Chief Officer)

Senior Managing Director

-	TQM Promotion Div. (Chief Officer)
-	Strategic Production Planning Group (Chief Officer)
-	Manufacturing Group (Chief Officer)

Shinzo
Kobuki

Senior Managing Director

-	R&D Management Center (General Manager)
-	Vehicle Control System Engineering Management Div. (Chief Officer)
-	Future Project Div. (Chief Officer)
-	Battery Research Div. (Chief Officer)
-	R&D Group 2 (Chief Officer)

Senior Managing Director

-	R&D Management Div. (Chief Officer)
-	Power Train Development Group (Chief Officer)

Iwao
Nihashi

Senior Managing Director

-	TQM Promotion Div. (Chief Officer)
-	Quality Group (Chief Officer)

Managing Officer

-	TQM Promotion Div.
-	Technical Service Div.
-	Customer Relations Div.
-	Quality Div.
-	Customer Quality Engineering Div.
-	Fuel Cell Production Engineering Div.

Yasuhiko
Ichihashi

Senior Managing Director

-	LEXUS Development Center (Chief Officer)
-	Toyota Passenger Vehicle Development Center 1 (Chief Officer)
-	Toyota Passenger Vehicle Development Center 2 (Chief Officer)
-	Toyota Commercial Vehicle Development Center (Chief Officer)
-	Technical Administration Group (Chief Officer)
-	R&D Group 1 (Chief Officer)

Managing Officer

-	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)

Takahiko
Ijichi

Senior Managing Director

-	Business Development Group (Chief Officer)
-	Accounting Group (Chief Officer)

Managing Officer

-	Affiliated Companies Finance Div.
-	Accounting Div.
-	Cost KAIZEN Div.

Tetsuo
Agata

Senior Managing Director

-	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)

Managing Officer

-	R&D/Manufacturing Company, Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA

2) Managing Officers
(Only those with new responsibilities or those newly appointed listed)

Name

New

Former

Takashi
Hata

-	Product Management Div.

-	Corporate Planning Div.
-	Research Div.
-	Product Management Div.

Wahei
Hirai

-	R&D Management Center
-	Global Design Management Div.
-	Design Administration Div.
-	Design Development Div.
-	LEXUS Design Div.
-	Toyota Design Div.
-	Tokyo Design Div.

-	Global Design Management Div.
-	Design Administration Div.
-	Design Development Div.
-	LEXUS Design Div.
-	Toyota Design Div.
-	Tokyo Design Div.

Tatehito
Ueda

-	EQ Planning & Development Div.
-	Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.

Engine Engineering Field

-	Engine Engineering Management Div.
-	Engine Management System Development Div.
-	New Engine Development Div.
-	Engine Engineering Div. 1
-	Engine Engineering Div. 2
-	Advanced Power Train Engineering Div. 1
-	Advanced Power Train Engineering Div. 2

-	Future Project Div.
-	Higashifuji Technical Administration Div.
-	Power Train Engineering Div. 2
-	Power Train Engineering Div. 3
-	Power Train Management Engineering Div.

Takashi
Shigematsu

-	IT & ITS Planning Div.
-	Vehicle Control System Engineering Management Div.

Electronics Engineering Field

-	Electronics Development Div. 1
-	Electronics Development Div. 2
-	Electronics Development Div. 3
-	Electronics Engineering Div. 1
-	Electronics Engineering Div. 2
-	Electronics Laboratory Div.

-	IT & ITS Planning Div.
-	EQ Planning & Development Div.
-	Integrated System Engineering Div.
-	Electronics Engineering Div. 1
-	Electronics Engineering Div. 2
-	Electronics Engineering Div. 3

Yuzo
Ushiyama

-	China Div.

-	China Div.
-	China Office

Toshio
Furutani

-	LEXUS Product & Marketing Planning Div.
-	LEXUS Japan Sales & Marketing Div.

-	Global Project Planning Div.
-	LEXUS Product & Marketing Planning Div.

Masayuki
Nakai

-	Corporate Citizenship Div.
-	Global External Affairs Div.
-	Public Affairs Div.
-	Corporate Public Relations Div.

-	Corporate Citizenship Div.
-	Public Affairs Div.
-	Corporate Public Relations Div.

Toshiki
Hayama

-	CSR & Environmental Affairs Div.
-	Fuel Cell Production Engineering Div.
-	Production Engineering Planning Div.
-	Production Engineering Development Div.
-	Partner Robot Div.
-	Measurement & Instrumentation Engineering Div.
-	Fundamental Production Engineering Div. 1
-	Fundamental Production Engineering Div. 2
-	Power Train & Chassis Prototype Production & Engineering Div.
-	Engine Production Engineering Div.
-	Drive Train Production Engineering Div.
-	Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Production Engineering Div. 1
-	Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Production Engineering Div. 2

-	CSR & Environmental Affairs Div.
-	Production Engineering Planning Div.
-	Production Engineering Development Div.
-	Partner Robot Div.
-	Measurement & Instrumentation Engineering Div.
-	Fundamental Production Engineering Div. 1
-	Fundamental Production Engineering Div. 2
-	Power Train & Chassis Prototype Production & Engineering Div.
-	Engine Production Engineering Div.
-	Drive Train Production Engineering Div.
-	Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Production Engineering Div. 1
-	Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Production Engineering Div. 2
-	Teiho Plant (General Manager)
-	Teiho Plant Machinery & Die Engineering Administration Div.
-	Mechatronics Systems Div.
-	Die & Mold Div.

Yoshihiko
Masuda

-	Engineering Data Control & Management Div.
-	Technical Administration Div.
-	Regulation & Certification Div.
-	Tokyo Engineering Div.
-	Fuel Cell System Engineering Div.
-	Fuel Cell System Development Div.

-	Engine Administration Div.
-	New Engine Development Div.
-	Engine Engineering Div. 1
-	Engine Engineering Div. 2
-	Fuel Cell System Engineering Div.
-	Fuel Cell System Development Div.

Yoshimasa
Ishii

-	Global Planning Div.
-	Global Marketing Div.

-	Europe Div.
-	Africa Div.

Ryoichi
Sasaki

-	Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
-	Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Singapore)

-	Asia, Oceania & Middle East Project Div.
-	Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
-	Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Seiho
Kawakami

-	Advanced CAE Div.

Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Field

-	Vehicle Evaluation Management Div.
-	Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Div. 1
-	Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Div. 2
-	Vehicle Engineering Development Div.
-	Shibetsu Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Div.

Platform Engineering Field

-	Platform Engineering Management Div.

Chassis Engineering Field

-	Chassis Engineering Management Div.
-	Chassis Development Div.
-	Chassis System Engineering Div.
-	Chassis Engineering Div. 1
-	Chassis Engineering Div. 2

-	TOYOTA Development Center 2 (General Manager)
-	Chassis System Development Div.

Yasuhiko
Yokoi

-	Asia, Oceania & Middle East Planning Div.
-	Oceania, Middle East & Southwest Asia Marketing Div.
-	Asia, Oceania & Middle East Project Div.

-	Asia, Oceania & Middle East Planning Div.
-	Oceania, Middle East & Southwest Asia Marketing Div.

Takahiro
Fujioka

-	TQM Promotion Div.
-	Takaoka Plant (General Manager)
-	Tsutsumi Plant (General Manager)

-	Takaoka Plant (General Manager)
-	Tsutsumi Plant (General Manager)

Masanobu
Kawase

-	Toyota Commercial Vehicle Development Center (General Manager)
-	Advanced CAE Div.

Body Engineering Field

-	Body Engineering Management Div.
-	Upper Body Design Div. 1
-	Upper Body Design Div. 2
-	Interior Design Div.
-	Under Body Design Div.
-	Advanced Body Technology Development Div.

Platform Engineering Field

-	Platform Engineering Management Div.

-	Prototype Production Div.
-	EQ Planning & Development Div.
-	TOYOTA Development Center 1 (General Manager)

Hirofumi
Muta

-	Production & Logistics Engineering Div.
-	Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering Div.
-	Stamping Production Engineering Div.
-	Body Assembly Engineering Div.
-	Surface Finishing Engineering Div.
-	General Assembly Engineering Div.
-	Plastic Parts Engineering Div.
-	Chassis Production Engineering Div.
-	Hirose Plant (General Manager)
-	Hirose Plant Planning & Administration Div.
-	Electronic Components Production Engineering Div.
-	Hirose Plant Electronic Components Manufacturing Div.
-	Teiho Plant (General Manager)
-	Teiho Plant Machinery & Die Engineering Administration Div.
-	Mechatronics Systems Div.
-	Stamping Die & Tool Div.
-	Die & Mold Div.

-	Production & Logistics Engineering Div.
-	Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering Div.
-	Stamping Production Engineering Div.
-	Body Assembly Engineering Div.
-	Surface Finishing Engineering Div.
-	General Assembly Engineering Div.
-	Plastic Parts Engineering Div.
-	Chassis Production Engineering Div.
-	Hirose Plant (General Manager)
-	Hirose Plant Planning & Administration Div.
-	Electronic Components Production Engineering Div.
-	Hirose Plant Electronic Components Manufacturing Div.
-	Stamping Die & Tool Div.
-	Honsha Plant (General Manager)

Shigeki
Suzuki

-	Future Project Div.
-	Battery Research Div.
-	Intellectual Property Div.

Material Engineering Field

-	Material Engineering Management Div.
-	Vehicle Material Engineering Div.
-	Power Train Material Engineering Div.
-	Hybrid Vehicle Material Engineering Div.
-	Advanced Material Engineering Div.

-	Intellectual Property Div.
-	Material Engineering Div. 1
-	Material Engineering Div. 2
-	Material Engineering Div. 3
-	Hybrid Vehicle Material Engineering Div.

Hisayuki
Inoue

-	Motorsport Business Management Dept.
-	Europe Div.
-	Africa Div.

-	Motorsport Business Management Dept.
-	Global Planning Div.
-	Global Marketing Div.

Kiyotaka
Ise

-	R&D Management Center
-	LEXUS Development Center (General Manager)
-	Prototype Production Div.

-	LEXUS Development Center (General Manager)

Katsuyuki
Miyabayashi

-	R&D Management Center
-	Toyota Passenger Vehicle Development Center 1 (General Manager)

-	R&D Management Div.
-	Body System Engineering Div.
-	Advanced CAE Div.

Hiroyuki
Yokoyama*

-	Technical Service Div.
-	Customer Relations Div.
-	Quality Div.
-	Customer Quality Engineering Div.

-	Customer Quality Engineering Div. (General Manager)

Koei
Saga*

Drivetrain Engineering Field

-	Drivetrain Component Engineering Management Div.
-	Drivetrain Engineering Div. 1
-	Drivetrain Engineering Div. 2
-	Drivetrain Engineering Div. 3
-	Advanced Drivetrain Engineering Div.

Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Field

-	Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Management Div.
-	Hybrid Vehicle Management System Development Div.
-	Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Development Div.
-	Hybrid Vehicle Battery Unit Development Div.
-	Hybrid Vehicle Advanced Technology Engineering Div.

-	Hybrid Vehicle System Engineering Div. (General Manager)

Naofumi
Masuda*

-	Myochi Plant (General Manager)
-	Kinuura Plant (General Manager)

-	Fundamental Production Engineering Div. No.2 (General Manager)

Shigeki
Terashi*

-	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

-	TOYOTA Development Center 1 (Executive Chief Engineer)

Takuo
Matsui*

-	Global Project Planning Div.
-	Asia, Oceania & Middle East Planning Div.
-	Oceania, Middle East & Southwest Asia Marketing Div.
-	Asia, Oceania & Middle East Project Div.

-	Global Project Planning Div. (General Manager)

Norihiko
Arai*

-	Dealer Human Resources Development Div.
-	Corolla channel Operations Div.
-	Japan Rental & Leasing Div.

-	Corolla channel Operations Div. (General Manager)

Mitsuru
Takada*

-	Corporate Planning Div.
-	Research Div.

-	Corporate Planning Div. (General Manager)

Soichiro
Okudaira*

-	Toyota Passenger Vehicle Development Center 2 (General Manager)
-	EQ Planning & Development Div.

-	TOYOTA Development Center 2 (Executive Chief Engineer)

Hiroyuki
Ochiai*

-	R&D/Manufacturing Company, Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA

-	Project Planning & Management Div. (General Manager)

Yasuo
Kawada*

-	Honsha Plant (General Manager)
-	Motomachi Plant (General Manager)

-	Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering Div. (General Manager)

Naoki
Miyazaki*

-	Legal Div.
-	Human Resources Div.
-	Labor Relations Div.
-	Toyota Institute
-	Toyota Technical Skills Academy
-	Medical Support Div.

-	Labor Relations Div. (General Manager)

James (Jim)
E. Lentz*

-	Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

-	Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

* Promoted

4. Organizational Changes

1) Main objective
To change the organizational structure in the research and development area to strengthen technological development―a source of Toyota's competitiveness―with a particular focus on Toyota's "Global Vision 2020".

2) Changes
New establishment and reorganization

A. "Groups" and "Fields"

	-	The Product Development Group, Vehicle Engineering Group and Power Train Development Group have been reorganized.
	-	Under each group, several "fields" have been created, which group together departments and divisions based on technical fields.

Purpose

	-	To strengthen expertise by creating "R&D Group 1" to mainly conduct vehicle development, and "R&D Group 2" to mainly conduct unit (engine and transmission) development and fundamental technology development
	-	To improve development ability in each technical field through the creation of "fields" within each group

B. Research and development divisions/departments not belonging to group
The centers and groups in the research and development area have been reorganized and the Battery Research Division has been established.

Purpose

	-	To strengthen the overall vehicle planning function, commercial vehicle planning and development functions, vehicle control system planning and control functions by reorganizing the relevant divisions
	-	To promote research and development of a next-generation battery through the establishment of the Battery Research Division

	Divisions/departments not belonging to a group
		Battery Research Div.

C. Changes made within groups
The divisions in R&D Group 1 and R&D Group 2 have been reorganized. The Platform Engineering Management Division has been established in the Platform Engineering Field.

Purpose

	-	To reinforce advanced development in each technical field
	-	To accumulate know-how ranging from advanced development to development for mass production and to promote human resources development
	-	To reorganize the structures for vehicle control systems, hybrid technology and platform development

R&D Group 1
The Prototype Production Division and the Advanced CAE Division were reorganized into R&D Group 1.

The divisions belonging to the Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Field have been reorganized.

The divisions belonging to the Body Engineering Field have been reorganized.

The Platform Engineering Management Division has been established within the Platform Engineering Field,
R&D Group 1

	New
	R&D Group 1
	Platform Engineering Field
		Platform Engineering Management Div.

The divisions belonging to the Chassis Engineering Field have been reorganized.

R&D Group 2
The divisions belonging to the Electronics Engineering Field have been reorganized.

The divisions belonging to the Material Engineering Field have been reorganized.

The divisions belonging to the Engine Engineering Field have been reorganized.

The divisions belonging to the Drivetrain Engineering Field have been reorganized.

The divisions belonging to the Hybrid Vehicle Engineering Field have been reorganized.

As a result of the above changes, the number of divisions has increased from 237 to 250.

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