Toyota City, Japan, September 30, 2019―On October 1, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) intends to make the following promotion to and changes in the responsibilities of an operating officer, and changes in the responsibilities of senior professionals/senior management.

New operating officer effective October 1, 2019

Name Current Title
Masamichi Okada
  • In charge of unit plant
  • Miyoshi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • Myochi Plant (Plant General Manager)

Operating officer's areas of responsibility effective October 1, 2019

*newly appointed
Name Current New
*Masamichi Okada
  • In charge of unit plant
  • Miyoshi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • Myochi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • Production Planning Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
  • In charge of unit plant
  • Miyoshi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • Myochi Plant (Plant General Manager)

Areas of responsibility for senior professionals/senior management serving as field general manager or equivalent effective October 1, 2019

*newly appointed
Name Current New
Hirohisa Kishi
  • Powertrain Company (President)
  • GAZOO Racing Company (in charge of unit)
  • Toyota System Supply
  • Powertrain Company (President)
  • GAZOO Racing Company (in charge of unit)
Hiroshi Morimitsu Business Development Group (Chief Officer)
  • Business Development Group (Chief Officer)
  • New Business Planning Div. (concurrent General Manager)
Hiroyoshi Ninoyu
  • Production Planning Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
  • In charge of vehicle plant
  • Motomachi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • GAZOO Racing Company (in charge of production)
  • Motomachi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • GAZOO Racing Company (in charge of production)
Michael Sweers
  • CV Company (Chief Engineer)
  • Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
  • CV Company (Executive Vice President) (concurrent Chief Engineer)
  • Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
*Yoshiyuki Yamashita DENTSU INC. Business Development & Activation Division, Managing Director Japan Sales Business Group (Deputy Chief Officer)

Areas of responsibility for general managers effective October 1, 2019

Name Current New
Kohei Yoshida Fuel Cell Fundamental Development Div. (General Manager), Fuel Cell Business Field
  • Fuel Cell Fundamental Development Div. (General Manager), Fuel Cell Business Field
  • Concurrently Toyota Mobility Foundation
Takeo Hamada IVI System Development Div.
(General Manager),
Connected Technology Field,
Connected Company
  • IVI System Development Div. (General Manager), Connected Technology Field, Connected Company
  • Concurrently Electronics Development Dept. No.11 (General Manager), IVI System Development Div., Connected Technology Field, Connected Company
Yosuke Tsuruta
  • MaaS Business Div. (General Manager), Connected Business Field, Connected Company
  • Concurrently Mobility Service Planning Dept. (General Manager), MaaS Business Div., Connected Business Field, Connected Company
MaaS Business Div. (General Manager), Connected Business Field, Connected Company
Yasutoshi Sugimoto Emerging-market Compact Car Product & Business Planning Div. (General Manager),
Emerging-market Compact Car Company
  • Emerging-market Compact Car Product & Business Planning Div. (General Manager), Emerging-market Compact Car Company
  • Concurrently TOYOTA DAIHATSU ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Toshiyuki Hara New Business Planning Div. (General Manager) Temporary External Transfer to HIMAWARI NETWORK INCORPORATED

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