Change in Management

RNS Number : 7094N

Toyota Motor Corporation

23 February 2009

 



[Translation]

February 23, 2009

To Whom It May Concern:

                                                                                            Company Name: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

                                                                                            Name and Title of Representative:

                                                                                                      Katsuaki Watanabe, President

                                                                                                      (Code Number: 7203

                                                                                                      Securities exchanges throughout Japan)

                                                                                            Name and Title of Contact Person:

                                                                                                      Takuo Sasaki

                                                                                                      General Manager, Accounting Division

                                                                                                      (Telephone Number: 0565-28-2121)

Toyota Announces Change in Management

Tokyo-TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced the names of nominees for the position of executive vice president to be officially approved at a board of directors' meeting following this year's annual general shareholders' meeting in June.

Nominated executives for the position of Executive Vice President

Name	New Title	Current title
Takeshi Uchiyamada	Executive Vice President and Representative Director	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Yukitoshi Funo*	Executive Vice President and Representative Director	Senior Managing Director
Atsushi Niimi*	Executive Vice President and Representative Director	Senior Managing Director
Shinichi Sasaki*	Executive Vice President and Representative Director	Senior Managing Director
Yoichiro Ichimaru*	Executive Vice President and Representative Director	Senior Managing Director

Asterisk indicates promotion

Executive Vice Presidents planning to retire

Name

Kyoji Sasazu

Mitsuo Kinoshita

Masatami Takimoto

End of Document

[For Reference] Biographies of the new Representative Director nominees

(as of February 2009)

Name	Date of Birth	Business Experience
Yukitoshi Funo	February 1, 1947	April, 1970	Joined Toyota Motor Sales, Co., Ltd.
		July, 1997	Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
		June, 2000	Retired from Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
		June, 2000	Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2003	Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2003	President, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
		June, 2003	Executive Vice President, Calty Design Research, Inc.
		June, 2004	Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2005	Senior Managing Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2005	Retired from President, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
		June, 2005	Chairman & CEO, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
		May, 2006	Chairman, Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
		May, 2006	President, Toyota Personnel Services, U.S.A., Inc.
		June, 2007	Retired from Chairman, Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Atsushi Niimi	July 30, 1947	April, 1971	Joined Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
		June, 1999	General Manager, Production Engineering Planning Division
		June, 2000	Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2002	President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
		June, 2003	Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2004	Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2005	Retired from President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
		June, 2005	Senior Managing Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
Shinichi Sasaki	December 18, 1946	April, 1970	Joined Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
		January, 2000	General Manager, Tsutsumi Plant Administration Division
		June, 2001	Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2003	Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2004	President, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Europe NV/SA
		June, 2005	Senior Managing Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
		October, 2005	Retired from President, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Europe NV/SA
		October, 2005	President, Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
		July, 2006	Retired from Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
Yoichiro Ichimaru	October 10, 1948	July, 1971	Joined Toyota Motor Sales, Co., Ltd.
		January, 2000	General Manager, Corolla channel Operations Division
		June, 2001	Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2003	Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation
		June, 2005	Senior Managing Director, Toyota Motor Corporation

 

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