Apr. 10, 2009
Toyota Names New Executives
Tokyo―TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces the following executive changes planned to take effect after the ordinary general shareholders meeting in June.
| 1. | Newly appointed members of the board of directors (8)―Pending approval at this year's ordinary general shareholders' meeting in June. |
| Name | Current title | New title |
| Masamoto Maekawa | President, Toyota Administa Corp. | Senior managing director |
| Yasumori Ihara | President, Toyota Transportation Co., Ltd. | Senior managing director |
| Toshio Furutani | Managing officer | Senior managing director |
| Takahiro Iwase | Managing officer | Senior managing director |
| Yoshimasa Ishii | Managing officer | Senior managing director |
| Takeshi Shirane | Managing officer | Senior managing director |
| Yoshimi Inaba | President and CEO, Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd. |
Director |
| Nampachi Hayashi | Senior technical executive | Director |
| 2. | Retiring directors (5)―To retire on the same day as this year's ordinary general shareholders' meeting in June. |
| Name | Current title |
| Hiroshi Takada | Senior managing director |
| Shoji Ikawa | Senior managing director |
| Koichi Ina | Senior managing director |
| Shoichiro Toyoda | Honorary chairman |
| Hiroshi Okuda | Senior advisor |
| 3. | New managing officers (18)―Pending approval at a board of directors' meeting following this year's ordinary general shareholders' meeting in June. |
| Name | Current title (at TMC, unless noted) |
| Nobuyori Kodaira | Advisor |
| Masahiro Kato | President, Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. |
| Kenji Suzuki | General Manager, Product Management Div. |
| Mitsuhiro Sonoda | President, Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. |
| Yoshihiko Matsuda | General manager, Engine Engineering Management Div., |
| Masashi Isogai | General manager, Technical Administration Div. |
| Shunichi Konishi | General manager, Japan Sales Planning Div. |
| Hiroshi Miyata | General manager, Electronics Development Div. 1, Electronics Engineering Field |
| Koichi Sugihara | Senior vice president, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. |
| Kazuhiro Miyauchi | General manager, Global Purchasing Promotion Div. |
| Takuo Sasaki | General manager, Accounting Div. |
| Satoru Mouri | President, FAW Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd |
| Hiroyoshi Yoshiki | General manager, Kinuura Plant Administration Div. |
| Osamu Nagata | General manager, Miyoshi Plant Administration Div. |
| Moritaka Yoshida | General manager, Vehicle Control System Engineering Management Div. |
| Yoichi Inoue | General manager, Die & Mold Div. |
| Steve St. Angelo | President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. |
| Johan van Zyl | President and CEO, Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd. |
| 4. | Retiring managing officers (14)―To retire on the same day as this year's ordinary general shareholders meeting in June. |
| Name |
| Wahei Hirai |
| Tatehito Ueda |
| Takashi Shigematsu |
| Yuzo Ushiyama |
| Senta Morioka |
| Masayuki Nakai |
| Toshiki Hayama |
| Akihito Tsuji |
| Katsunori Itasaka |
| Tokuyuki Takahashi |
| Ryoichi Sasaki |
| Yasuhiko Yokoi |
| Thierry Dombreval |
| Katsuyuki Miyabayashi |
For reference: Expected executive lineup following June 2009 ordinary general shareholders meeting
The appointment of the members of the board and corporate auditors is to be officially approved by the shareholders at the ordinary general shareholders meeting in June 2009. The managing directors and representative directors are to be officially approved by the members of the board at the board of directors meeting held following the ordinary general shareholders meeting.
The appointment of the members of the board and corporate auditors is to be officially approved by the shareholders at the ordinary general shareholders meeting in June 2009. The managing directors and representative directors are to be officially approved by the members of the board at the board of directors meeting held following the ordinary general shareholders meeting.
i. Board of directors (29)
| Name | Title |
| Fujio Cho | Chairman and representative director |
| Katsuaki Watanabe* | Vice chairman and representative director |
| Kazuo Okamoto | Vice chairman and representative director |
| Akio Toyoda* | President and representative director |
| Takeshi Uchiyamada | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Yukitoshi Funo* | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Atsushi Niimi* | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Shinichi Sasaki* | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Yoichiro Ichimaru* | Executive vice president and representative director |
| Teiji Tachibana | Senior managing director |
| Akira Okabe | 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 |
| Masamoto Maekawa* | Senior managing director |
| Yasumori Ihara* | Senior managing director |
| Toshio Furutani* | Senior managing director |
| Takahiro Iwase* | Senior managing director |
| Yoshimasa Ishii* | Senior managing director |
| Takeshi Shirane* | Senior managing director |
| Yoshimi Inaba* | Director |
| Nampachi Hayashi* | Director |
*Newly promoted/appointed
ii. 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
iii. Managing officers (50)
| Name | Title |
| Nobuyori Kodaira* | Managing officer |
| Takashi Hata | Managing officer |
| Yoshihiko Masuda | Managing officer |
| Tatsuya Kaneko | Managing officer |
| Masanao Tomozoe | Managing officer |
| Real C. Tanguay | Managing officer |
| Seiho Kawakami | Managing officer |
| Takahiro Fujioka | Managing officer |
| Masanobu Kawase | Managing officer |
| Yukio Nishikawa | Managing officer |
| Hirofumi Muta | 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 |
| 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 |
| Masahiro Kato* | Managing officer |
| Kenji Suzuki* | Managing officer |
| Mitsuhiro Sonoda* | Managing officer |
| Yoshihiko Matsuda* | Managing officer |
| Masashi Isogai* | Managing officer |
| Shunichi Konishi* | Managing officer |
| Hiroshi Miyata* | Managing officer |
| Koichi Sugihara* | Managing officer |
| Kazuhiro Miyauchi* | Managing officer |
| Takuo Sasaki* | Managing officer |
| Satoru Mouri* | Managing officer |
| Hiroyoshi Yoshiki* | Managing officer |
| Osamu Nagata* | Managing officer |
| Moritaka Yoshida* | Managing officer |
| Yoichi Inoue* | Managing officer |
| Steve St. Angelo* | Managing officer |
| Johan van Zyl* | Managing officer |
*Newly appointed



