Last checked at 23 Feb 2009 09:00
[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 Presidentand Representative Director | Executive Vice Presidentand Representative Director |
| Yukitoshi Funo* | Executive Vice Presidentand Representative Director | Senior Managing Director |
| Atsushi Niimi* | Executive Vice Presidentand Representative Director | Senior Managing Director |
| Shinichi Sasaki* | Executive Vice Presidentand Representative Director | Senior Managing Director |
| Yoichiro Ichimaru* | Executive Vice Presidentand 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 | ||