Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that it will implement executive, organizational and personnel changes to further strengthen its management structure toward realizing the Toyota Global Vision announced in March 2011.
The new structure is based on a review of the organization’s way of working and making decisions, and is aimed at achieving real competitiveness and realizing sustainable growth.
Executive changes will include partial changes to board members, as well as the appointment of TMC’s first outside board members.
In addition, the following changes will be made to TMC’s management structure effective April 1, 2013.
1) Business-unit organization To clarify operations and earnings responsibility as well as speed up decision-making, TMC’s automotive business will be split into the following four units so that each unit can apply the most appropriate business model and aim for steady growth
- Lexus International (Lexus business)
- Toyota No. 1 (North America, Europe and Japan)
- Toyota No. 2 (China, Asia & Middle East, East Asia & Oceania; Africa, Latin America & Caribbean)
- Unit Center (engine, transmission and other “unit”-related operations)
– Lexus International will continue its role as Lexus’ global headquarters, aiming for the establishment of Lexus as a global premium brand with Japanese roots.
– Toyota No. 1 and Toyota No. 2 will have executive vice presidents in charge and will oversee all aspects of Toyota-brand vehicle development, from planning to production to sales.
– Unit Center will develop globally competitive “unit” components (including major powertrain components such as engines and transmissions). The executive vice president in charge will oversee all operations from component planning and development to production technology and functions aimed at bringing products to market in a prompt and timely manner.
2) Reorganization of region groups To improve products and services for and in growing markets, the Asia and Oceania Operations Group and the Middle East, Africa and Latin American Operations Group will be reorganized into the East Asia & Oceania Region, the Asia and Middle East Region, the Africa Region, and the Latin America & Caribbean Region. These new region groups, in addition to the existing China Region, North America Region, Europe Region, and Japan Sales Business Group, will total eight, an increase from the previous six.
In addition, as part of ongoing efforts to increase region head “globalization”, as is the case currently in Toyota’s Europe operations, a non-Japanese executive—to be titled “CEO”—will be in charge of the North America Region, the Africa Region, and the Latin America & Caribbean Region.
3) New divisions not belonging to a group To promote the making of ever-better cars over the medium-to-long term, the TNGA Planning Division will be established and the Product & Business Planning Division will be reorganized. Both divisions will not belong to a group. The TNGA Planning Division will be in charge of technology-based medium-to-long term product (vehicle and unit components) strategy and the Product & Business Planning Division will be in charge of market-based medium-to-long term product strategy.
1. Executive Changes
Changes to board members as of day of 109th General Shareholders MeetingFormal appointment of board members, auditors and supervisory board members will be made pending approval at the 109th 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 109th General Shareholders Meeting. The resignation of board members resigning their posts will become official on the day of the 109th General Shareholders Meeting.
1) Changes Concerning Chairman and Board Members
2) New Executive Vice Presidents and Board Members
3) New Outside Board Members
4) New Board Members
5) Board Members Resigning Posts
Executive lineup (candidates) following 109th General Shareholders Meeting
1) Board Members
2) Audit and Supervisory Board Members (no planned change from current lineup) 
Changes effective April 1, 2013
New Senior Managing Officers
New Managing Officers
Senior Managing Officers Resigning Posts
Managing Officers Resigning Posts
Executives’ areas of responsibility (effective April 1, 2013)
1) Executive Vice Presidents (* denotes change to responsibility) 
2) Senior Managing Officers and Managing Officers (* denotes change to responsibility) 
For further details of executive personnel and changes in areas of responsibility changes, go to http://cdn.toyota.jp/information/news/20130306/0306_1.pdf
