Toyota Names American Jim Press to Board; Other Changes

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Washington DC June 22, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Jim Press, the top man at Toyota’s North American operations, got the go-ahead from shareholders today to become the first non-Japanese member of the automaker’s board of directors.

The Detroit News reports that Press, a 37-year veteran of Toyota, was appointed to the board in April, the latest step in Toyota’s efforts to bolster its international standing. Shareholders approved the move at a meeting in Toyota city, where the automaker is based.

In recent years, foreign chief executives of Japanese companies have grown more common, including high-profile ones such as Welsh-American Howard Stringer at electronics and entertainment company Sony and Brazilian-born Carlos Ghosn at Nissan.

Press, who makes no secret of his admiration for Toyota’s Japanese cultural virtues as a key force of the automaker’s strength, has been the most visible figure in the U.S. for the manufacturer of the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid, and Lexus luxury models.

Toyota Executive and Board Appointments

Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced executive and organizational changes today, as described below.


1. Executives

1) Board of Directors (30 people)

Name	New title
Fujio Cho	Chairman and Representative Director
Katsuhiro Nakagawa	Vice Chairman and Representative Director
Katsuaki Watanabe	President and Representative Director
Tokuichi Uranishi	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Kazuo Okamoto	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Kyoji Sasazu	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Mitsuo Kinoshita	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Takeshi Uchiyamada	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Masatami Takimoto	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Akio Toyoda	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Yukitoshi Funo	Senior Managing Director
Takeshi Suzuki	Senior Managing Director
Atsushi Niimi	Senior Managing Director
Hiroshi Takada	Senior Managing Director
Teiji Tachibana	Senior Managing Director
Shinichi Sasaki	Senior Managing Director
Akira Okabe	Senior Managing Director
Yoichiro Ichimaru	Senior Managing Director
Shoji Ikawa	Senior Managing Director
Koichi Ina*	Senior Managing Director
Takeshi Yoshida*	Senior Managing Director
Shinzo Kobuki*	Senior Managing Director
Akira Sasaki*	Senior Managing Director
Hiroshi Kawakami*	Senior Managing Director
Tadashi Arashima*	Senior Managing Director
Mamoru Furuhashi*	Senior Managing Director
Satoshi Ozawa*	Senior Managing Director
James E. Press*	Senior Managing Director
Shoichiro Toyoda	Honorary Chairman
Hiroshi Okuda	Senior Advisor

*Newly appointed

2) Corporate Auditors (7 people)

Name	New 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**

*Newly appointed
**Outside corporate auditors set forth in Article 2-16 of the Corporation Act of Japan

3) Managing Officers (47 people)

Name	New title
Iwao Nihashi	Managing Officer
Seiichi Sudo	Managing Officer
Yasuhiko Ichihashi	Managing Officer
Tadashi Yamashina	Managing Officer
Takashi Hata	Managing Officer
Wahei Hirai	Managing Officer
Tatehito Ueda	Managing Officer
Takashi Shigematsu	Managing Officer
Yuzo Ushiyama	Managing Officer
Takahiko Ijichi	Managing Officer
Toshio Furutani	Managing Officer
Tetsuo Agata	Managing Officer
Senta Morioka	Managing Officer
Hironobu Inoue	Managing Officer
Kazuhiko Takarada	Managing Officer
Masayuki Nakai	Managing Officer
Toshiki Hayama	Managing Officer
Takahiro Iwase	Managing Officer
Akihito Tsuji	Managing Officer
Yoshihiko Masuda	Managing Officer
Nobuo Kobayashi	Managing Officer
Yoshimasa Ishii	Managing Officer
Tatsuya Kaneko	Managing Officer
Takeshi Shirane	Managing Officer
Masanao Tomozoe	Managing Officer
Katsunori Itasaka	Managing Officer
Tokuyuki Takahashi	Managing Officer
Real C. Tanguay	Managing Officer
Ryoichi Sasaki	Managing Officer
Seiho Kawakami	Managing Officer
Yasuhiko Yokoi	Managing Officer
Takahiro Fujioka	Managing Officer
Masanobu Kawase	Managing Officer
Yukio Nishikawa	Managing Officer
Hirofumi Muta	Managing Officer
Thierry Dombreval	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
Katsuyuki Miyabayashi*	Managing Officer
Didier Leroy*	Managing Officer

*Newly appointed


As a result of the above changes, TMC now has, 1 chairman, 1 vice chairman, 1 president, 7 executive vice presidents, 18 senior managing directors, 1 honorary chairman, 1 senior advisor, member of the board, 7 auditors and 47 managing officers, for a total of 84 executives.


2. Retiring Corporate Auditors and Managing Officers (9 people)

Yoshimi Inaba	(Appointed as Senior Advisor)
Tetsuo Hattori	(Appointed as Advisor)
Hajime Wakayama	(Appointed as Advisor)
Yoshio Shirai	(Appointed as Advisor)
Hideaki Miyahara	(Appointed as Advisor)
Yasutaka Okamura	(Appointed as Advisor)
Masamoto Maekawa	(Appointed as Advisor)
Gary L. Convis	–
Yasumori Ihara	(Appointed as Advisor)

3. Executives' Areas of Responsibility and Titles

1) Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Managing Directors

Name	New	Former
Tokuichi Uranishi	Executive Vice President - Global Planning Operations - Overseas (Americas, Europe & Africa, China, Asia, Oceania & Middle East)	Executive Vice President - Global Planning Operations - Overseas (Americas, Europe & Africa, Asia, Oceania & Middle East) - The Americas Operations Group (Chief Officer) - Europe & Africa Operations Group (Chief Officer)
Kazuo Okamoto	Executive Vice President - Research & Development (R & D Management, Technical Administration, Design, Product Development, Vehicle Engineering, Motor Sports) - Technical Administration Group (Chief Officer) - Design Group (Chief Officer) - Vehicle Engineering Group (Chief Officer) - Motorsport Business Management Dept. - Motor Sports Div. - Toyota Motorsport GmbH - Advanced Vehicle Div.	Executive Vice President - Research & Development (R & D Management, Technical Administration, Design, Product Development, Vehicle Engineering, Motor Sports) - Technical Administration Group (Chief Officer) - Design Group (Chief Officer) - Motorsport Business Management Dept. - Motor Sports Div. - Toyota Motorsport GmbH
Kyoji Sasazu	Executive Vice President - Business Development - Purchasing - Housing	Executive Vice President - Global Planning Operations - Japan Sales Operations
Mitsuo Kinoshita	Executive Vice President - Corporate Planning & Research - Government & Public Affairs - Global Audit - General Administration & Human Resources - Accounting - Information Systems - CSR & Environmental Affairs - Information Systems Group (Chief Officer) - Global Audit Dept. - Corporate Planning Div. - Research Div.	Executive Vice President - Corporate Planning & Research - Government & Public Affairs - Global Audit - General Administration & Human Resources - Accounting - Information Systems - Business Development - Housing - General Administration & Human Resources Group (Chief Officer) - Information Systems Group (Chief Officer) - Global Audit Dept. - Corporate Planning Div. - Research Div.
Takeshi Uchiyamada	Executive Vice President - Production - TQM	Executive Vice President - Production - TQM - Environmental Affairs
Masatami Takimoto	Executive Vice President - Quality - Research & Development (Power Train, Future Project) - Fuel Cell System Development - Fuel Cell System Development Group (Chief Officer) - Future Project Div.	Executive Vice President - Quality - Research & Development (Power Train, Future Project) - Fuel Cell System Development - Power Train Development Group (Chief Officer) - Fuel Cell System Development Group (Chief Officer) - Future Project Div.
Akio Toyoda	Executive Vice President - Product Management - IT & ITS - Global Planning Operations - Japan Sales Operations - Customer Service - Quality - IT & ITS Group (Chief Officer) - e-TOYOTA Div.	Executive Vice President - Product Management - IT & ITS - Purchasing - Quality - IT & ITS Group (Chief Officer) - e-TOYOTA Div.
Yukitoshi Funo	Senior Managing Director - The Americas Operations Group (Chief Officer) - Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.	Senior Managing Director - Toyota Motor North America, Inc. - Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Atsushi Niimi	Senior Managing Director - Purchasing Group (Chief Officer)	Senior Managing Director - Strategic Production Planning Group (Chief Officer) - Manufacturing Group (Chief Officer) - TQM Promotion Div.
Teiji Tachibana	Senior Managing Director - Government & Public Affairs Group (Chief Officer) - Housing Group (Chief Officer)	Senior Managing Director - Government & Public Affairs Group (Chief Officer) - Housing Group (Chief Officer) - Legal Div.
Yoichiro Ichimaru	Senior Managing Director - Japan Sales Operations Group (Chief Officer) - LEXUS Japan Sales & Marketing	Senior Managing Director - Japan Sales Operations Group (Chief Officer) - Customer Service Operations Group (Chief Officer)
Shoji Ikawa	Senior Managing Director - Production Engineering Group (Chief Officer) - Fuel Cell System Development Group (Deputy Chief Officer)	Senior Managing Director - Production Engineering Group (Chief Officer)
Koichi Ina	Senior Managing Director - Strategic Production Planning Group (Chief Officer) - Manufacturing Group (Chief Officer) - TQM Promotion Div. - Global Production Center (General Manager)	Managing Officer - Miyoshi Plant (General Manager) - Myochi Plant (General Manager) - Operations Management Consulting Div. - Global Strategic Production Planning Div. - Production Control Div. - Project Planning & Management Div. - Global Production Center (General Manager)
Takeshi Yoshida	Senior Managing Director - Product Development Group (Chief Officer) - Product Planning Division	Managing Officer - LEXUS Development Center (General Manager) - Prototype Production Div. - EQ Planning & Development Div. - Body System Engineering Div. - Advanced CAE Div.
Shinzo Kobuki	Senior Managing Director - Power Train Development Group (Chief Officer) - R & D Management Div. - Drive Train Engineering Div. 1-3 - Hybrid Vehicle System Engineering Div. - Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Development Div. - Hybrid Vehicle Advanced Technology Engineering Div.	Managing Officer - R & D Management Div. - EQ Planning & Development Div. - Hybrid Vehicle System Engineering Div. - Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Development Div. - Hybrid Vehicle Advanced Technology Engineering Div.
Akira Sasaki	Senior Managing Director - China Operations Group (Chief Officer) - Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd	Managing Officer - China Div. - Toyota Technical Center, China
Hiroshi Kawakami	Senior Managing Director - Customer Service Operations Group (Chief Officer)	Managing Officer - Kaizen Development & Support Div. - Service Marketing & Planning Div. - Technical Support Div. - Domestic Service Field Operations Div. - Overseas Service Field Operations Div. - C&A Development Div. - Domestic Parts and Accessories Div. - Overseas Parts and Accessories Div.
Tadashi Arashima	Senior Managing Director - Europe & Africa Operations Group (Chief Officer) - Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA - Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (TMME Company)	Managing Officer - Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA - Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (TMME Company)
Mamoru Furuhashi	Senior Managing Director - Government & Public Affairs Group (Deputy Chief Officer) - Public Affairs Administration Dept. - Tokyo Secretarial Div. - Tokyo General Administration Div. - Government & Industrial Affairs Div.	Managing Officer - Public Affairs Administration Dept. - Tokyo Secretarial Div. - Tokyo General Administration Div.
Satoshi Ozawa	Senior Managing Director - General Administration & Human Resources Group (Chief Officer) - CSR & Environmental Affairs Div. - Legal Div. - Secretarial Div. - General Administration Div. - Human Resources Div. - Labor Relations Div. - Toyota Institute - Nagoya General Administration Div. - Toyota Technical Skills Academy - Medical Support Div.	Managing Officer - Secretarial Div. - General Administration Div. - Human Resources Div. - Labor Relations Div. - Toyota Institute - Nagoya General Administration Div. - Toyota Technical Skills Academy - Medical Support Div.
James E. Press	Senior Managing Director - Toyota Motor North America, Inc.	Managing Officer - Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

2) Managing Officers (Only those with new responsibilities or those newly appointed listed)

Name	New	Former
Takashi Hata	- Corporate Planning Div. - Research Div. - Product Management Div.	- Corporate Planning Div. - Research Div. - Product Management Div. - LEXUS Product & Marketing Planning Div.
Tatehito Ueda	- Future Project Div. - Higashifuji Technical Administration Div. - Power Train Engineering Div. 2-3 - Power Train Management Engineering Div.	- Future Project Div. - Intellectual Property Div. - Higashifuji Technical Administration Div. - Power Train Engineering Div. 2 - Power Train Management Engineering Div.
Takeshi Shigematsu	- IT & ITS Planning Div. - EQ Planning & Development Div. - Integrated System Engineering Div. - Electronics Engineering Div. 1-3	- IT & ITS Planning Div. - Integrated System Engineering Div. - Electronics Engineering Div. 1-3
Toshio Furutani	- Global Project Planning Div. - LEXUS Product & Marketing Planning Div.	- Motorsport Business Management Dept. - Global Planning Div. - Global Project Planning Div. - Global Marketing Div.
Hironobu Inoue	- Dealer Human Resources Development Div. - Corolla channel Operations Div. - Japan Rental & Leasing Div.	- Corolla channel Operations Div. - Japan Rental & Leasing Div. - Duo Division
Kazuhiko Takarada	- Motomachi Plant (General Manager) - Myochi Plant (General Manager) - Kinuura Plant (General Manager)	- Motomachi Plant (General Manager) - Kinuura Plant (General Manager)
Masayuki Nakai	- Motorsport Business Management Dept. - Corporate Citizenship Div. - Public Affairs Div. - Corporate Public Relations Div.	- Motorsport Business Management Dept. - Corporate Citizenship Div. - Global External Affairs Div. - Public Affairs Div. - Government & Industrial Affairs Div. - Corporate Public Relations Div.
Toshiki Hayama	- CSR & Environmental Affairs - Production Engineering Planning Div. - Production Engineering Development Div. - Partner Robot Development Div. - Instrumentation Engineering Div. - Production & Logistics Systems Engineering Div. - Fundamental Production Engineering Div. - Power Train & Chassis Prototype Production & Engineering Div. - Engine Production Engineering Div. - Drive Train Engineering Div. - Chassis Production Engineering Div. - HV Power Train Production Engineering Div. - Teiho Plant (General Manager) - Teiho Plant Machinery & Die Engineering Administration Div. - Mechatronics Systems Div. - Stamping Die & Tool Div. - Die & Mold Div.	- Production Engineering Planning Div. - Production Engineering Development Div. - Partner Robot Development Div. - Instrumentation Engineering Div. - Production & Logistics Systems Engineering Div. - Fundamental Production Engineering Div. - Power Train & Chassis Prototype Production & Engineering Div. - Engine Production Engineering Div. - Drive Train Engineering Div. - Chassis Production Engineering Div. - HV Power Train Production Engineering Div. - Teiho Plant (General Manager) - Teiho Plant Machinery & Die Engineering Administration Div. - Mechatronics Systems Div. - Stamping Die & Tool Div. - Die & Mold Div.
Tatsuya Kaneko	- Japan Advertising & Marketing Div. - Netz channel Operations Div. - Duo Div.	- Japan Advertising & Marketing Div. - Netz channel Operations Div.
Takeshi Shirane	- Purchasing Div. 1-2	- Global Purchasing Planning Div. - Purchasing Div. 1-2
Katsunori Itasaka	- Japan Sales Planning Div. - Japan Fleet Sales & Conversion Vehicle Div. - Toyota channel Operations Div.	- Dealer Human Resources Development Div. - Japan Fleet Sales & Conversion Vehicle Div. - Toyota channel Operations Div.
Tokuyuki Takahashi	- Miyoshi Plant (General Manager) - Global Strategic Production Planning Div. - Production Control Div. - Project Planning & Management Div.	- Material Engineering Div. 1-3 - Power Train Engineering Div. 3 - Drive Train Engineering Div. 1-3 - Hybrid Vehicle Material Engineering Div.
Ryoichi Sasaki	- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Project Div. - Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and Manufacturing Co., Ltd.* * - Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd	- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Project Div. - Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Singapore) - Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. (Thailand) - Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd.
Seiho Kawakami	- TOYOTA Development Center 2 (General Manager) - Chassis System Engineering Div.	- TOYOTA Development Center 2 (Deputy General Manager) - Chassis System Engineering Div.
Yasuhiko Yokoi	- Asia, Oceania & Middle East Project Div. - Oceania, Middle East & Southwest Asia Marketing Div. - Taiwan Office	- Used Car Business Div. - LEXUS Domestic Sales & Marketing Div.
Masanobu Kawase	- TOYOTA Development Center 1 (General Manager) - Prototype Production Div. - EQ Planning & Development Div.	- TOYOTA Development Center 1 (General Manager)
Shigeki Suzuki*	- Intellectual Property Div. - Material Engineering Div. 1-3 - Hybrid Vehicle Material Engineering Div.	- Material Engineering Div. 1 (General Manager)
Katsutada Masumoto*	- Kaizen Development & Support Div. - Service Marketing & Planning Div. - Technical Service Div. - Domestic Service Field Operations Div. - Overseas Service Field Operations Div. - C&A Development Div. - Domestic Parts and Accessories Div. - Overseas Parts and Accessories Div.	- Overseas Service Field Operations Div. (General Manager)
Yasushi Kohara*	- Japan Market & Retail Development Div. - Used Car Business Div. - Toyopet channel Operations Div.	- Toyopet channel Operations Div. (General Manager)
Shigeru Hayakawa*	- Global External Affairs Division - Toyota Motor North America, Inc.	- Public Affairs Div. (General Manager)
Hisayuki Inoue*	- Motorsport Business Management Dept. - Global Planning Div. - Global Marketing Div.	- Global Planning Div. (General Manager)
Hiroji Onishi*	- IT Management Div. - Corporate IT Div. - Engineering IT Div. - Engineering Data Control & Management Div.	- IT & ITS Planning Div. (General Manager)
Keiji Masui*	- Global Purchasing Planning Div.	- Product Control Div. (General Manager)
Kenji Miura*	- Operations Management Consulting Div. - Service Parts Administration Div. - Logistics Planning Div. - Production Parts Logistics Div. - Vehicle Logistics Div. - Service Parts Logistics Div.	- Operations Management Consulting Div. (General Manager)
Kiyotaka Ise*	- LEXUS Development Center (General Manager)	- TOYOTA Development Center 2 (Executive Chief Engineer)
Katsuyuki Miyabayashi*	- R & D Management Div. - Body System Engineering Div. - Advanced CAE Div.	- Product Planning Div. (General Manager)
Didier Leroy*	- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (R & D/ Manufacturing Company) - Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S. A. S	- Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S. A. S.

* Newly appointed
**Established April 1, 2007 by integrating the functions of Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacific (Thailand) Co. Ltd. and Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Co., Ltd.

3) Advisor

Name	New	Former
Nobuyuki Kobayashi	BR Automotive Software Engineering Dept.	-

4. Organizational Changes

1) Information Systems Group

-

The IT Management Division and the Corporate IT Division have been reorganized.

Purpose To optimize the structural organization and distribution of human resources and to reinforce the global business management function of the IT Management Division, the IT Management Division and Corporate IT Division were reorganized into the IT Management Division, Corporate IT Division and Engineering IT Division.

As a result of the above changes, the number of divisions has increased from 232 to 233.