Toyota City, Japan, November 30, 2023―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it intends to implement changes to its executive structure and senior professional/senior management employee positions as described below, effective January 1, 2024.

  1. Executive changes

Changes in areas of responsibility for Operating Officers

Name Current New
  Hiroki Nakajima
  • Executive Vice President
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Mid-size Vehicle Company (President)
  • CV Company (President)
  • Executive Vice President
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Mid-size Vehicle Company (President)

Operating Officers' areas of responsibility

"♦" denotes change to responsibility (does not include organizational name changes)
Name Current New
  Koji Sato
  • President
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
  • Chief Executive Officer
Hiroki Nakajima
  • Executive Vice President
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Mid-size Vehicle Company (President)
  • CV Company (President)
  • Executive Vice President
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Mid-size Vehicle Company (President)
  Yoichi Miyazaki
  • Executive Vice President
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Competitive Officer
  • Business Planning & Operation (President)
  • Executive Vice President
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Competitive Officer
  • Business Planning & Operation (President)
  Tetsuo Ogawa
  • North America Region (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
  • North America Region (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
  Tatsuro Ueda
  • China Region (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
  • China Region (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
  Jun Nagata
  • Chief Communication Officer
  • External & Public Affairs Group (Chief Officer)
  • Chief Communication Officer
  • External & Public Affairs Group (Chief Officer)
  Simon Humphries Chief Branding Officer Chief Branding Officer
  Kazuaki Shingo
  • Chief Production Officer
  • Toyota Compact Car Company (President)
  • Chief Production Officer
  • Toyota Compact Car Company (President)

  1. Senior Professionals/Senior Management

Changes to Senior Professional/Senior Management employee positions

Name Current New
  Akira Akiyama Vehicle Development Center (Executive Vice President) Retire
  Takanori Kimata CV Company
CJP Planning Div. (General Manager)
CV Company (President)
CJP Planning Div. (Concurrently General Manager)
  Motoki Watanabe Production Engineering Development Center
Battery Manufacturing Engineering Div. (General Manager)
Production Engineering Development Center (President)
  Yoshihito Kondo Production Engineering Development Center (President) Retire
  Matthew Harrison
  • Europe Region (Deputy Chief Executive Officer)
  • Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
  • Europe Region (Chief Project Leader)
  • Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
  Masahiro Miyoshi Japan Sales Business Group
Japan Product & Business Planning Div. (General Manager)
Japan Sales Business Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
  Yoshiyuki Yamashita
  • Chief Digital Officer
  • Japan Sales Business Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
Chief Digital Officer
  Masakazu Yoshimura Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Ltd.
  • India, Middle East, East Asia & Oceania Region (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Ltd.
  Akitoshi Takemura East Asia, Oceania & Middle East Region (Chief Executive Officer) India, Middle East, East Asia & Oceania Region (Deputy Chief Executive Officer)
  Hiroyuki Ueda External & Public Affairs Group
External Affairs Div. (General Manager)
External & Public Affairs Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
External Affairs Div. (Concurrently General Manager)
  Mitsuru Uno External & Public Affairs Group (Deputy Chief Officer) External & Public Affairs Group (Fellow)
  Keiko Yanagi Advanced R&D and Engineering Company
Regulation & Certification Div. (General Manager)
Customer First Promotion Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
Regulation & Certification Div. (Concurrently General Manager)
  Koichi Ito Customer First Promotion Group
Customer First Managing Div. (General Manager)
Customer First Promotion Group (Deputy Chief Officer)
Customer First Managing Div. (Concurrently General Manager)
  Masahiko Ishihashi Motomachi Plant
Body Manufacturing Div. (General Manager)
Motomachi Plant (Deputy Plant General Manager)
  Masahiro Seri Production Group
Global Production Center (General Manager)
Tahara Plant (Plant General Manager)
  Kaoru Chiba Tahara Plant
Body Manufacturing Div. (General Manager)
Tahara Plant (Deputy Plant General Manager)
  Masumi Okayama Tahara Plant (Plant General Manager) Retire
  Yuko Kamata Production Group
Safety & Health Promotion Div. (General Manager)
Kinuura Plant (Plant General Manager)
  Eiji Nomura Kinuura Plant (Plant General Manager) Production Group (Chief Project Leader)

  1. Structure of each organization as of January 1, 2024

CxO

CxO Name
Chief Privacy Officer   Shigeru Hayakawa
Chief Executive Officer   Koji Sato
Chief Technology Officer   Hiroki Nakajima
Chief Financial Officer   Yoichi Miyazaki
Chief Competitive Officer   Yoichi Miyazaki
Chief Communication Officer   Jun Nagata
Chief Branding Officer   Simon Humphries
Chief Production Officer   Kazuaki Shingo
Chief Risk Officer   Koji Kobayashi
Deputy Chief Risk Officer   Christopher P. Reynolds
Chief Compliance Officer   Koji Kobayashi
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer   Christopher P. Reynolds
Chief Information & Security Officer   Keiji Yamamoto
Chief Sustainability Officer   Yumi Otsuka
Chief Human Resources Officer   Takanori Azuma
Global Chief Quality Officer   Shinji Miyamoto
Chief Digital Officer   Yoshiyuki Yamashita

Company

"♦" denotes change to responsibility (does not include organizational name changes)
Company President Executive Vice President
Advanced R&D and Engineering Company   Hirofumi Inoue  
CN Advanced Engineering Development Center   Keiji Kaita  
Software Development Center   Akihiro Sarada   Toshihiro Izumi
Vehicle Development Center   Takahiro Ishijima  
Toyota Compact Car Company   Kazuaki Shingo  
Mid-size Vehicle Company   Hiroki Nakajima  
CV Company Takanori Kimata  
Lexus International Co.   Takashi Watanabe  
Powertrain Company   Takashi Uehara  
Production Engineering Development Center Motoki Watanabe  
GAZOO Racing Company   Tomoya Takahashi  
Emerging-market Compact Car Company   (Yoshiyuki Takai / DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD. seconded to TOYOTA DAIHATSU ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.)   Masahiko Maeda

Region

"♦" denotes change to responsibility (does not include organizational name changes)
Region Chief Executive Officer Deputy Chief Executive Officer
North America Region   Tetsuo Ogawa   Christopher P. Reynolds
Europe Region   Yoshihiro Nakata  
Japan Sales Business Group   Shigeki Tomoyama   Katsumi Akao
Masahiro Miyoshi
China Region   Tatsuro Ueda   Masahiko Maeda
Asia Region   Masahiko Maeda   Hao Tien
India, Middle East, East Asia & Oceania Region Masakazu Yoshimura Akitoshi Takemura
Latin America & Caribbean Region   Masahiro Inoue  

Business Group

"♦" denotes change to responsibility (does not include organizational name changes)
Business Group Chief Officer Deputy Chief Officer
BEV Factory   Takero Kato  
Hydrogen Factory   Mitsumasa Yamagata  
Frontier Research Center   (Nobuhiko Koga / Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.)  
TPS Group   Kyogo Onoue  
Business Development Group   Isao Nakanishi  
External & Public Affairs Group   Jun Nagata Hiroyuki Ueda
General Administration & Human Resources Group   Takanori Azuma   Christopher P. Reynolds
  Yoji Matsuyama
Information Systems Group   Toshiyuki Hibi  
Accounting Group   Masahiro Yamamoto  
Sales Financial Business Group   Hiroyoshi Korosue   Hao Tien
Purchasing Group   Kazunari Kumakura   Takami Kato
Customer First Promotion Group   Shinji Miyamoto Keiko Yanagi
Koichi Ito
Production Group   Takahiro Imura   Yoshio Nakamura

Plant

"♦" denotes change to responsibility (does not include organizational name changes)
Plant Plant General Manager Deputy Plant General Manager
Motomachi Plant   Yoshihisa Miyabe Masahiko Ishihashi
Takaoka Plant   Mitsuhiro Morita  
Tsutsumi Plant   Mitsuhiro Morita  
Tahara Plant Masahiro Seri Kaoru Chiba
Honsha Plant   Yoshinori Eri  
Kamigo Plant   Tomihisa Saito  
Shimoyama Plant   Tomihisa Saito  
Kinuura Plant Yuko Kamata  
Miyoshi Plant   Kazuaki Takahashi  
Myochi Plant   Kazuaki Takahashi  
Sustainable Development Goals

Toyota Motor Corporation works to develop and manufacture innovative, safe and high-quality products and services that create happiness by providing mobility for all. We believe that true achievement comes from supporting our customers, partners, employees, and the communities in which we operate. Since our founding over 80 years ago in 1937, we have applied our Guiding Principles in pursuit of a safer, greener and more inclusive society. Today, as we transform into a mobility company developing connected, automated, shared and electrified technologies, we also remain true to our Guiding Principles and many of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals to help realize an ever-better world, where everyone is free to move.

SDGs Initiatives
https://global.toyota/en/sustainability/sdgs/

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