Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces executive, organizational and personnel changes to become effective on April 1, 2014. TMC also announces changes to its Board of Directors members and Audit and Supervisory Board members to be submitted for approval at the 110th General Shareholders Meeting.
1. Executive changes effective April 1, 2014
New Senior Managing Officers
| Name | Current Title |
| Satoru Mouri | Managing officer |
| Moritaka Yoshida | Managing officer |
New Managing Officers
| Name | Current Title |
| Kazuhiro Sato | Executive general manager, Customer Service Field (field general manager) |
| Takashi Yamamoto | Executive general manager, Product Planning Group (executive chief engineer) |
Senior Managing Officers Resigning Posts
| Tadashi Yamashina |
| Naoki Miyazaki |
Managing Officers Resigning Posts
| Yoshihiko Matsuda |
| Koichi Sugihara |
| Nobuhiko Murakami |
Executives’ areas of responsibility effective April 1, 2014
♦denotes change to responsibility (does not include organizational name changes)
Executive Vice Presidents
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| Satoshi Ozawa | Business Unit Toyota No. 1 (business) | Business Unit Toyota No. 1 (business) | ||||||||
| Nobuyori Kodaira | – IT & ITS – External Affairs & Public Affairs – General Administration & Human Resources – Accounting |
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| Mitsuhisa Kato | – Business Unit Toyota No. 1 (business, R&D) – Business Unit Toyota No. 2 (business, R&D) – TNGA Planning Div. (chief officer) |
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| Masamoto Maekawa | Business Unit Toyota No. 1 (business) | Business Unit Toyota No. 1 (business) | ||||||||
| Yasumori Ihara | Business Unit Toyota No. 2 (business) | Business Unit Toyota No. 2 (business) | ||||||||
| Seiichi Sudo♦ | Unit Center | – Unit Center – TNGA Planning Div. (chief officer) |
Senior Managing Officers and Managing Officers
1)Senior Managing Officers
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| Hirofumi Muta♦ |
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| Shigeru Hayakawa | External Affairs & Public Affairs Group (chief officer) | External Affairs & Public Affairs Group (chief officer) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hisayuki Inoue |
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| Didier Leroy | – Europe Region (CEO, Europe Region) – Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA | – Europe Region (CEO, Europe Region) – Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keiji Masui | Purchasing Group (chief officer) | Purchasing Group (chief officer) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroji Onishi | – China Region (CEO, China Region) – Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. | – China Region (CEO, China Region) – Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Koei Sagas♦ |
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| Hiroyuki Yokoyama♦ | Customer First Promotion Group (chief officer) |
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| Tokuo Fukuichi♦ |
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| Kiyotaka Ise♦ |
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| James E. Lentz |
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| Soichiro Okudaira♦ |
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| Shigeki Terashi♦ |
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| Satoru Mouri♦ | Managing officer Japan Sales Business Group (deputy chief officer) | Japan Sales Business Group (chief officer) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moritaka Yoshida |
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2)Managing Officers
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| Kazuhiro Miyauchi♦ | Production Control Group (chief officer) |
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| Osamu Nagata |
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| Takuo Sasaki | Accounting Group (chief officer) | Accounting Group (chief officer) | ||||||||||||||
| Steve St. Angelo |
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| Johan van Zyl | – Africa Region (CEO, Africa Region) – Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd. | – Africa Region (CEO, Africa Region) – Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Yoshiki | Technical Administration Group (chief officer) | Technical Administration Group (chief officer) | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuhiro Kobayashi | – China Region (CEO, China Region) – Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. | – China Region (CEO, China Region) – Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuo Ohara | – Toyota Motor North America, Inc. – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. | – Toyota Motor North America, Inc. – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Takae |
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| Shigeki Tomoyama | – Business Development Group (chief officer) – IT & ITS Group (chief officer) |
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| Riki Inuzuka |
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| Shinji Kitada | TNGA Planning Div. (concurrent general manager) | TNGA Planning Div. (concurrent general manager) | ||||||||||||||
| Masahisa Nagata | Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA | Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA | ||||||||||||||
| Takeshi Numa | Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA | Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA | ||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Ogiso |
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| Hayato Shibakawa | – China Region (CEO, China Region) – Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. | – China Region (CEO, China Region) – Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuhiro Sato♦ | Executive general manager Customer Service Field (field general manager) | Customer First Promotion Group (deputy chief officer) | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Schlicht | Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA | Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA | ||||||||||||||
| Kyoichi Tanada | Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (responsible for Thailand, India, Vietnam, Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos) | Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (responsible for Thailand, India, Vietnam, Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos) | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Fukui | Pt. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (responsible for Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, East Timor and Singapore) | Pt. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (responsible for Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, East Timor and Singapore) | ||||||||||||||
| Toshiro Hidaka |
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| Koki Konishi |
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| Shinya Kotera♦ |
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| Tetsuya Otake |
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| Yasuhiko Sato | Japan Sales Business Group (deputy chief officer) | Japan Sales Business Group (deputy chief officer) | ||||||||||||||
| Masayoshi Shirayanagi | Purchasing Group (deputy chief officer) | Purchasing Group (deputy chief officer) | ||||||||||||||
| Mark S. Templin | Lexus International (executive vice president) | Lexus International (executive vice president) | ||||||||||||||
| Tatsuro Ueda♦ |
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| Mitsuru Uno | External Affairs & Public Affairs Group (deputy chief officer) | External Affairs & Public Affairs Group (deputy chief officer) | ||||||||||||||
| Takashi Yamamoto♦ | Executive general manager Product Planning Group (executive chief engineer) |
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2. Organizational changes effective April 1, 2014
1) Division not belonging to a group
The Strategic Top Executive Meeting Office will be established to support the Strategic Top Executive Meeting, at which policies concerning mid-to-long-term strategies and business direction—the fundamentals of corporate strategy—are set.
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2) Unit Center
In line with the dissolution of the Advanced Engine Development Field, the Advanced Engine Design and Engineering Division and the Advanced Engine Management System Development Division will be transferred to the Engine Engineering Field.
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| Unit Center Advanced Engine Development Field Advanced Engine Development Field | Advanced Engine Development Field (dissolved) Engine Engineering Field |
3) Vehicle Production Engineering & Manufacturing Group
In line with the dissolution of the Machinery & Die Engineering Field, the divisions within the field will be reorganized or transferred.
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| Vehicle Production Engineering & Manufacturing Group Machinery & Die Engineering Field | Machinery & Die Engineering Field (dissolved) |
| Vehicle Production Engineering & Manufacturing Group Machinery & Die Engineering Field Mechatronics Systems Div. Die & Mold Div. | Unit Center Unit Production Engineering Field Mechatronics Systems Div. (transferred) Die & Mold Div. (transferred) |
| Vehicle Production Engineering & Manufacturing Group Machinery & Die Engineering Field Stamping Die & Tool Div. | Vehicle Production Engineering & Manufacturing Group Vehicle Production Engineering Field Stamping Die & Tool Div. (transferred) |
| Vehicle Production Engineering & Manufacturing Group Machinery & Die Engineering Field Teiho Machinery & Die Engineering Administration Div. | Unit Center Unit Management Div. (reorganized) Vehicle Production Engineering & Manufacturing Group |
4) Japan Sales Business Group
The Japan Parts Division will be transferred from the Customer First Promotion Group to the Japan Sales Business Group.
| Current | New |
| Customer First Promotion Group Japan Parts Div. | Japan Sales Business Group Japan Parts Div. (transferred) |
5) External Affairs & Public Affairs Group
The Tokyo Secretarial Division will be reorganized within the Government & Industrial Affairs Division.
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| External Affairs & Public Affairs Group Government & Industrial Affairs Div. Tokyo Secretarial Div. | External Affairs & Public Affairs Group Government & Industrial Affairs Div. (reorganized) |
6) Customer First Promotion Group
The Quality Improvement & Audit Field will be established, and the TQM Promotion Division and the Quality Division will be transferred within the group to under the new field.
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| Customer First Promotion Group TQM Promotion Div. | Customer First Promotion Group Quality Improvement & Audit Field (new) TQM Promotion Div. Quality Div. |
After the above changes are implemented, the number of divisions will decrease to 228 from the current 229.
3. Personnel Changes
1) Executive General Manager changes effective April 1, 2014
New Executive General Managers
| Name | Current Title |
| Yasuo Hojo | General manager, Drivetrain System Development & Engineering Management Div. |
| Shinji Miyamoto | General manager, Quality Div. |
| Hiroki Nakajima | Chief engineer, Product Planning Group |
| Motoshi Nakamura | General manager, Power Train & Chassis Production Engineering Div. |
| Masamichi Okada | General manager, Foundry Engineering Div. |
Executive General Managers Resigning Posts
| Mitsuyoshi Ohshima |
Executive General Managers’ Areas of Responsibility
♦denotes change to responsibility (does not include organizational name changes)
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| Shizuo Abe |
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| Masashi Asakura | Tahara Plant (plant general manager) | Tahara Plant (plant general manager) | ||||||||||||||
| Yuuzou Konishi |
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| Seiya Nakao |
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| Tetsuya Ohshima | Information Systems Field (field general manager) | Information Systems Field (field general manager) | ||||||||||||||
| Tatsuya Ishikawa♦ |
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| Tokuhisa Nomura |
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| Osamu Sadakata♦ | Vehicle Evaluation & Engineering Field (field general manager) |
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| Yoshihiro Sawa |
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| Masanori Sugiyama |
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| Tatsuro Takami♦ |
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| Toshiaki Tamaki |
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| Yoshihiro Uozumi |
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| Yasuo Hojo♦ | Drivetrain System Development & Engineering Management Div. (general manager) |
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| Shinji Miyamoto♦ | Quality Div. (general manager) |
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| Hiroki Nakajima♦ | Product Planning Group (chief engineer) | Product Planning Group (executive chief engineer) | ||||||||||||||
| Motoshi Nakamura♦ | Power Train & Chassis Production Engineering Div. (general manager) | Kinuura Plant (plant general manager) | ||||||||||||||
| Masamichi Okada♦ | Foundry Engineering Div. (general manager) |
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2) Level 1 Personnel Changes Effective April 1, 2014
| Name | Current | New |
| Hidekuni Hashizume | Engine Product Design Div., Engine Engineering Field (general manager) | Power Train & Chassis Production Engineering Div., Unit Production Engineering Field (general manager) |
| Naoki Ishii | Tokyo Secretarial Div. (general manager) | Government & Industrial Affairs Div. (general manager) |
| Ryota Isshiki | Government & Industrial Affairs Div. (general manager) | Government & Industrial Affairs Div. (project general manager) |
4. Changes to board members (candidates) as of day of 110th General Shareholders Meeting
Formal appointment of board members, auditors and supervisory board members will be made pending approval at the 110th General Shareholders Meeting. Formal assignment of responsibilites to board members and the appointment of board members with the legal status to represent TMC (representative directors) will be made at the board of directors meeting following the 110th General Shareholders Meeting. The resignation of board members resigning their posts will become official on the day of the 110th General Shareholders Meeting.
New Board of Directors Members
| Name | Current Title | New Title |
| Tokuo Fukuichi | Senior managing officer | Senior managing officer, member of the board |
Executive General Managers Resigning Posts
| Name | Current Title |
| Mamoru Furuhashi | Member of the board |
| Kiyotaka Ise* | Senior managing officer, member of the board |
*Change to senior managing officer
New Audit and Supervisory Board Members
| Name | Current Title |
| Teisuke Kitayama | Chairman of the board, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
Audit and Supervisory Board Members Resigning Posts
| Yoichi Morishita |
| Akishige Okada |
Substitute Auditor
| Name | Current Title |
| Ryuji Sakai | Attorney at law |
Executive lineup (candidates) following 110th General Shareholders Meeting
1) Board of Directors Members (♦denotes new member)
| Name | Title |
| Takeshi Uchiyamada | Chairman of the board (representative director) |
| Akio Toyoda | President, member of the board (representative director) |
| Satoshi Ozawa | Executive vice president, member of the board (representative director) |
| Nobuyori Kodaira | Executive vice president, member of the board (representative director) |
| Mitsuhisa Kato | Executive vice president, member of the board (representative director) |
| Masamoto Maekawa | Executive vice president, member of the board (representative director) |
| Yasumori Ihara | Executive vice president, member of the board (representative director) |
| Seiichi Sudo | Executive vice president, member of the board (representative director) |
| Koei Saga | Senior managing officer, member of the board |
| Tokuo Fukuichi♦ | Senior managing officer, member of the board |
| Shigeki Terashi | Senior managing officer, member of the board |
| Yoshimasa Ishii | Member of the board |
| Ikuo Uno* | Member of the board |
| Haruhiko Kato* | Member of the board |
| Mark T. Hogan* | Member of the board |
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2) Audit and Supervisory Board Members
| Name | Title |
| Yoichiro Ichimaru | Audit and Supervisory Board Member (full time) |
| Masaki Nakatsugawa | Audit and Supervisory Board Member (full time) |
| Masahiro Kato | Audit and Supervisory Board Member (full time) |
| Kunihiro Matsuo | Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
| Yoko Wake | Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
| Teisuke Kitayama | Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
