Toyota City, Japan, May 29, 2020 ―On June 1, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) intends to make the following organizational, senior management, and personnel changes.

  1. Organizational changes
  1. Group, Fields, Plants
Group, Fields, Plants
  1. Divisions
Production Group
Vehicle Development Center
Powertrain Company
GAZOO Racing Company
  1. Changes in areas of responsibility for executives and senior professional/senior management
Operating Officer
Name Current New
Masashi Asakura
  • TPS Group (Chief Officer)
  • Production Planning Group (Chief Officer)
  • Plants (Supervisor of plants across in-house companies)
  • TPS Group (Chief Officer)
  • Production Group (Chief Officer)
  • Plants (Supervisor of plants across in-house companies)
Masamichi Okada
  • Production Planning Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
  • GAZOO Racing Company (in charge of production)
  • Plants (Supervisor of plants across in-house companies)
  • Motomachi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • Miyoshi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • Myochi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • Production Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
  • GAZOO Racing Company (in charge of production)
  • Plants (Supervisor of plants across in-house companies)
  • Motomachi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • Miyoshi Plant (Plant General Manager)
  • Myochi Plant (Plant General Manager)
Senior professionals/senior management (Senior General Manager level and above)
Name Current New
Kyogo Onoue
  • TPS Group
    Production & Logistics Field (Senior General Manager)
  • Production Planning Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
TPS Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
Production & Logistics Field (Senior General Manager)
Akira Yoshioka
  • External & Public Affairs Group
  • TPS Group
    Sales & Distribution Field (Senior General Manager)
  • External & Public Affairs Group
Kenichi Kitaaki
  • TPS Group
    Sales & Distribution Field (Senior General Manager)
  • Information Systems Group (Chief Officer)
Information Systems Group (Chief Officer)
Toshiyuki Isobe
  • Production Planning Group
    Production Engineering Planning Field (Senior General Manager)
  • Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (in charge of production engineering)
  • Mid-size Vehicle Company (Executive Vice President)
  • Production Engineering Development Center (Executive Vice President)
  • Production Group
    Production Engineering Planning Field (Senior General Manager)
  • Advanced R&D and Engineering Company (in charge of production engineering)
  • Toyota Compact Car Company (in charge of production engineering)
  • Mid-size Vehicle Company (in charge of production engineering)
  • CV Company (in charge of production engineering)
  • Lexus International Co. (in charge of production engineering)
  • Production Engineering Development Center (Executive Vice President)
Yoshio Nakamura
  • TOYOTA Compact Car Company (in charge of production engineering)
  • Mid-size Vehicle Company
    MS Production Engineering Field (Senior General Manager)
  • CV Company (in charge of production engineering)
  • Lexus International Co. (in charge of production engineering)
  • Production Group
    Vehicle Production Engineering Field (Senior General Manager)
    Vehicle Production Engineering Development Div. (concurrent General Manager)
  • Vehicle Development Center
Hisatake Murata
GAZOO Racing Company
GR Development Field (Senior General Manager)
GAZOO Racing Company (Senior General Manager)
  1. Personnel changes
Name Current New
Koichi Murai Vehicle Quality & Production Engineering Div., MS Production Engineering Field, Mid-size Vehicle Company (General Manager) Vehicle Quality & Production Engineering Div., Vehicle Production Engineering Field, Production Group (General Manager) and Concurrently (General Manager), Interior Quality Dept.
Kazunari Fukumoto Development Dept., Vehicle Development Center (Project General Manager) Productization Production Engineering Div., Vehicle Development Center (General Manager)
Nobuhiko Ide Vehicle Digital Development Div., Digital Development Field, Vehicle Development Center (General Manager) Vehicle Digital Development Div. Digital Development Field, Vehicle Development Center (Project General Manager)
and Concurrently,
Process Innovation Dept, Vehicle Digital Development Div., Digital Development Field, Vehicle Development Center (General Manager)
Shinichi Abe Electric Powertrain System Development Div. No.1, Powertrain System Development Field, Powertrain Company (Chief Professional Engineer)
and Concurrently,
Powertrain Management Div., Powertrain Company (Chief Professional Engineer)
Electric Powertrain System Development Div. No.1, Powertrain System Development Field, Powertrain Company (Chief Professional Engineer)
and Concurrently,
Powertrain Product Planning Div., Powertrain Planning & System Development Field, Vehicle Development Center (Chief Professional Engineer)
Kei Okamoto Drivetrain & Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain Production Engineering Div., Engine & Drivetrain Business Field, Powertrain Company (General Manager) Powertrain Production Engineering Div., Engine & Drivetrain Business Field, Powertrain Company (General Manager)
Toshihiro Izumi Kamigo Plant / Shimoyama Plant Plant Engine Production & Manufacturing Engineering Div., Powertrain Company (General Manager) Engine Production Engineering Div., Engine & Drivetrain Business Field, Powertrain Company (General Manager)
Kazuaki Takahashi Myochi Plant Differential Manufacturing Div., Powertrain Company (General Manager) Miyoshi Plant / Myochi Plant Administration Div., Powertrain Company (General Manager)
Shigeki Morikawa Miyoshi Plant / Myochi Plant Administration Div., Powertrain Company (General Manager) Miyoshi Plant / Myochi Plant Administration Div., Powertrain Company (Project General Manager)
Naoki Hase Myochi Plant Differential Manufacturing Div., Powertrain Company (Deputy General Manager) Myochi Plant Differential Manufacturing Div., Powertrain Company (General Manager)

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