In September, Toyota rolled its new hybrid Sequoia SUV off its San Antonio production...
. The two vehicles are built on the same big-bodied platform.
Leadership moves announced Monday include Hiroki Nakajima becoming chief technology officer and Yoichi Miyazaki becoming chief financial officer from April 1, when Sato is slated to take over from Akio Toyoda. Both executives will join the board of directors, along with newly appointed Chief Branding Officer Simon Humphries.
No women were included in the list of those promoted or assigned to Toyota’s new executive positions. The new CEO likened his executive lineup to a soccer team, one in which every individual plays a unique role but must rely on each other to pursue a common goal — providing customers with satisfactory products and services, and reducing and eventually eliminating the gargantuan carmaker’s carbon emissions.In late January, Sato’s appointment to CEO was announced abruptly via Toyota Times News, the company’s in-house publicity apparatus.
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