Notice Concerning Changes in Executive Management Structure and Personnel
[Translation]
The Board of Directors of Toyota Industries Corporation (President: Akira Onishi; “Toyota Industries”) resolved at a meeting held on April 26, 2019 to make changes to its executive management structure and personnel as described below. The changes will be effective as of June 11, 2019.
Meanwhile, Directors and Audit and Supervisory Board Members will be officially appointed following resolutions at the 141st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors meeting held on June 11, 2019.
1. Changes in the Executive Management Structure
To further accelerate decision making and business executions, Toyota Industries will divide "Managing Officer" into "Senior Executive Officer" and "Executive Officer", also clarify each role. “Senior Executive Officer” will be responsible for managing from a company-wide perspective on business operation and “Executive Officer” will be responsible for executing respective business sections and assisting top management.
Executive management will include Chairman, President, Executive Vice Presidents, Directors, Senior Executive Officers, and Audit and Supervisory Board Members, which will reduce the number of the current 44 to 18.
2. Changes in Executive Management
1) New Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Name | New title | Notes |
---|---|---|
Masanao Tomozoe | Outside, Independent Audit and Supervisory Board Memberr |
President & CEO Central Japan International Airport Co.,Ltd. |
2) Retiring Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Name | Current title | Notes |
---|---|---|
Takahiko Ijichi | Outside, Independent Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
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3) New Senior Executive Officer
Name | New title | Current title |
---|---|---|
Koichi Ito | Senior Executive Officer | Managing Officer |
4) Retiring Senior Managing Officer
Name | Current title | Notes |
---|---|---|
Junichi Harada | Senior Managing Officer | Appointed to be a Senior Technical Executive |
3. New Executive Management Structure
1) Board of Directors <*1 Representative Directors>
Name | Title |
---|---|
*1 Tetsuro Toyoda | Chairman of the Board |
*1 Akira Onishi | President, Member of the Board |
*1 Kazue Sasaki | Executive Vice President, Member of the Board |
*1 Takuo Sasaki | Executive Vice President, Member of the Board |
Taku Yamamoto | Director, Member of the Board |
Yojiro Mizuno | Director, Member of the Board |
Yuji Ishizaki | Director, Member of the Board |
Shuzo Sumi | Outside, Independent Director, Member of the Board |
Kenichiro Yamanishi | Outside, Independent Director, Member of the Board |
Mitsuhisa Kato | Outside Director, Member of the Board |
2) Audit and Supervisory Board Members <*2 newly appointed>
Name | Title |
---|---|
Shinya Furukawa | Full-Time Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
Toshifumi Ogawa | Full-Time Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
Akihisa Mizuno | Outside, Independent Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
*2 Masanao Tomozoe | Outside, Independent Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
Jun Takeuchi | (Substitute Audit and Supervisory Board Member) |
3) Senior Executive Officers <*3 newly appointed>
Name | Title |
---|---|
Toshifumi Onishi | Senior Executive Officer |
Taku Yamamoto | Senior Executive Officer, Member of the Board |
Keiichi Fukunaga | Senior Executive Officer |
Yojiro Mizuno | Senior Executive Officer, Member of the Board |
Yuji Ishizaki | Senior Executive Officer, Member of the Board |
Masahiro Kawaguchi | Senior Executive Officer |
*3 Koichi Ito | Senior Executive Officer |
4. Changes in Executive Officer
1) New Executive Officers
Name | New title | Current title |
---|---|---|
Masanori Shirahama |
Executive Officer |
Senior Technical Executive |
Keitaro Hara |
Executive Officer |
Deputy General Manager Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Headquarters |
Shinya Mizutani |
Executive Officer |
General Manager Sales Dept., Textile Machinery Division |
2) Retiring Managing Officers
Name | Current title | Notes |
---|---|---|
Yukihisa Tsuchimoto | Managing Officer | Appointed to be a President of Tokaiseiki Co., Ltd. |
Takashi Ito | Managing Officer | Appointed to be a Senior Technical Executive |
Toshiya Yamagishi | Managing Officer | Appointed to be a Senior Managing Director of Aichi Corporation |
Masafumi Kunito | Managing Officer | Appointed to be a President of Tokyu Co., Ltd. |
5. Changes in Senior Technical Executive
1) New Senior Technical Executives
Name | New title | Current title |
---|---|---|
Junichi Harada | Senior Technical Executive | Senior Managing Officer |
Takashi Ito | Senior Technical Executive | Managing Officer |
2) Retiring Senior Technical Executives
Name | Current title | Notes |
---|---|---|
Masanori Shirahama | Senior Technical Executive | Appointed to be an Executive Officer |
Kan Otsuka | Senior Technical Executive | ― |