News
June 16, 2022
Announcement of Management and Organizational Changes
Kiyosu, Japan, June 16, 2022: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. held an election for Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 16. After the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Board decided to transfer some Directors and Corporate Officers and to make changes in organizational responsibilities. Organizational reform and personnel change were also carried out on the same day.
1．Transfer of Directors and change in management
| Name | New position*1 | Previous position |
|---|---|---|
| Tomonobu Yamada | Executive Vice President Chief of Sales Headquarters, Chief of Audit Division, Chief of Taiwan Regional Headquarters |
Executive Vice President Chief of Sales Headquarters, Chief of Audit Division, Adviser to Life Solution Business Headquarters |
| Hiroshi Yasuda | Director, Corporate Officer Chief of Corporate Strategy Headquarters |
Director, Corporate Officer Chief of Corporate Strategy Headquarters, Adviser to Automotive Business Headquarters, Chief of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Division |
| Takashi Ishikawa | Director, Corporate Officer Chief of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Division, Technical Liaison Officer of Research and Development Headquarters |
Director, Corporate Officer Chief of Research and Development Headquarters |
*1 Underlines show changes (the same applies below)
2．Appointment of Audit & Supervisory Board Member
| Name | New position*1 | Previous position |
|---|---|---|
| Hitoshi Kuwayama | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | ― |
3．Transfer of Corporate Officers and change in management
| Name | New position*1 | Previous position |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshiyuki Fujita | Corporate Officer Chief of Automotive Business Management Headquarters, Chief of Safety & Health Promotion Division |
Corporate Officer Chief of Automotive Business Headquarters, Chief of Safety & Health Promotion Division, Chief of IE Business Area |
| Yutaka Ogasawara | Corporate Officer Chief of WS Business Headquarters, Chief of FC Business Headquarters |
Corporate Officer Deputy Chief of Automotive Business Headquarters, Chief of WS Business Area, Chief of FC Business Area |
| Tadashi Yamamoto | Corporate Officer Chief of SS Business Headquarters |
Corporate Officer Deputy Chief of Automotive Business Headquarters, Chief of SS Business Area |
| Mitsuhiro Nawashiro | Corporate Officer Chief of Research and Development Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Life Solution Business Headquarters |
Corporate Officer Deputy Chief of Corporate Strategy Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Research and Development Headquarters, Chief of Product Development Center, Deputy Chief of Life Solution Business Headquarters |
| Makoto Hasegawa | Corporate Officer Deputy Chief of Sales Headquarters |
Executive Management Deputy Chief of Sales Headquarters |
| Katsumi Saito | Corporate Officer Deputy Chief of Corporate Strategy Headquarters |
Executive Management Deputy Chief of Corporate Strategy Headquarters, Project General Manager of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Division |
| Kenji Hayashi | Corporate Officer Chief of IE Business Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Automotive Business Management Headquarters, General Manager of Production Administration Division |
Executive Management Deputy Chief of Automotive Business Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Safety & Health Promotion Division, General Manager of Production Administration Division, Project General Manager of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Division, Project General Manager of TG Learning Center |
4．Organizational Changes
Research and Development Headquarters (reorganization)
▽To flatten the organization with the aim of speeding up development, we are closing the Product Development Center and placing its five divisions directly under the Research and Development Headquarters.
▽The name of the EV & FCV Development Division is being changed to the EV & FCEV Development Division.
Automotive Business Headquarters (reorganization)
▽To strengthen administration ability for each automotive business (WS, FC, IE and SS business), the Automotive Business Management Center is being changed to the Automotive Business Management Headquarters, and the WS, FC, IE, and SS Business Areas are being changed to “Business Headquarters.” In conjunction with this, the Automotive Business Headquarters is being closed.
▽A new Automotive Business Management Division is being split off from the Production Engineering Management Division.
▽The Production Administration Division is being transferred to the Automotive Business Management Headquarters.
▽To strengthen planning ability for car supplies in the interior and exterior part areas and establish a solid footing for expansion of businesses with higher value*2 in the future, a new Value-up Business Planning Division is being established in the IE Business Headquarters.
▽The name of the FCV Parts Production Engineering Development Division is being changed to the FCEV Business Planning and Development Division, and the name of the FCV Parts Manufacturing Division is being changed to the FCEV Manufacturing Division.
Another change
▽New Regional Headquarters are being established in each region for closer coordination between the World Headquarters and each international region (Americas, China, Taiwan, ASEAN, India, Europe/Africa).
*2 In addition to conventional automotive supplies, such businesses will provide higher added value for grade management (differentiation of interiors and exteriors in accordance with the vehicle grade) and the after market.
5．Transfer/promotion of Executive Management, Deputy General Managers and above
5-1．Transfer of Executive Management
| Name | New position*1 | Previous position |
|---|---|---|
| Makoto Kawase | Chief of Quality Assurance Headquarters; General Manager of Quality Assurance Division |
Deputy Chief of Quality Assurance Headquarters; General Manager of Quality Assurance Division |
| Daiichiro Kawashima | Deputy Chief of Research and Development Headquarters; Project General Manager of IE Business Headquarters |
Deputy Chief of Product Development Center; Project General Manager of IE Business Area |
| Katsuhiko Kato | Deputy Chief of Automotive Business Management Headquarters; Project General Manager of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Division |
Chief of Automotive Business Management Center; Project General Manager of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Division |
| Masayoshi Kawachi | Deputy Chief of Automotive Business Management Headquarters |
Deputy Chief of Automotive Business Management Center |
| Toshio Goto | Deputy Chief of Automotive Business Management Headquarters |
Deputy Chief of IE Business Area |
| Tomiei Ikeda | Deputy Chief of FC Business Headquarters | Deputy Chief of FC Business Area |
| Takashi Amano | Deputy Chief of IE Business Headquarters | Deputy Chief of IE Business Area |
| Yasushi Okada | Deputy Chief of SS Business Headquarters | Deputy Chief of SS Business Area; General Manager of SS Engineering Division 1 |
| Nobuhisa Tanaka | Chief of Americas Regional Headquarters; President, Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation |
President, Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation |
| Sadakazu Tani | Chief of ASEAN Regional Headquarters; President, Toyoda Gosei Asia Co., Ltd.; President, Toyoda Gosei (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
President, Toyoda Gosei Asia Co., Ltd.; President, Toyoda Gosei (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Bijay Krishna Shrestha | Chief of India Regional Headquarters; President, Toyoda Gosei South India Pvt. Ltd. |
President, Toyoda Gosei South India Pvt. Ltd. |
| Shoji Okajima | Chief of Europe and Africa Regional Headquarters; President, Toyoda Gosei Czech, s.r.o. |
President, Toyoda Gosei Czech, s.r.o. |
5-2．Transfer of Division Deputy General Managers and above
| Name | New position*1 | Previous position |
|---|---|---|
| Hideaki Kondo | General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division; Project General Manager of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Division |
General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division |
| Tetsuya Takagi | Deputy General Manager of Quality Assurance Division; General Manager of Quality Planning Department, Quality Assurance Division |
General Manager of Quality Planning Department, Quality Assurance Division |
| Shigeaki Kurokawa | General Manager of Technical Planning Division |
Project General Manager of Product Development Center |
| Shinichiro Fuki | General Manager of Technical Development Department, Technical Planning Division; Project General Manager of Corporate Venture Capital Department, New Value Creation Division |
General Manager of Technical Planning Division; Project General Manager of Corporate Venture Capital Department, New Value Creation Division |
| Yoshiki Nakamura | General Manager of New Value Development Division; General Manager of Technical Strategy Department, Technical Planning Division; Project General Manager of Carbon Neutrality Development Promotion Department, Material Engineering Division |
General Manager of Technical Strategy Department, Technical Planning Division; Project General Manager of Carbon Neutrality Development Promotion Department, Material Engineering Division |
| Yoshiaki Shichida | Project General Manager of New Value Development Division |
General Manager of New Value Development Division |
| Naoki Omatsu | General Manager of Design Development Division; Project General Manager of Value-up Business Planning Division |
General Manager of Design Development Division |
| Kentaro Enomoto | General Manager of EV and FCEV Development Division; Project General Manager of FC Engineering Division |
General Manager of EV and FCV Development Division; Project General Manager of FC Engineering Division |
| Shoji Mori | Deputy General Manager of Production Administration Division; General Manager of Production Control Department, Production Administration Division; Project General Manager of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Division |
General Manager of Production Control Department, Production Administration Division |
| Yoshihisa Kubo | General Manager of Automotive Business Management Division; General Manager of Production Resources and Production Preparation Planning Department, Automotive Business Management Division |
General Manager of Production Engineering and Production Preparation Planning Department, Production Engineering Management Division |
| Masatoshi Hotta | Deputy Chief of WS Business Headquarters |
Deputy Chief of WS Business Area |
| Shinjiro Tomida | General Manager of FCEV Business Planning and Development Division |
General Manager of FCV Parts Production Engineering Development Division |
| Shigehiro Muto | General Manager of FCEV Manufacturing Division |
General Manager of FCV Parts Manufacturing Division |
| Takehiko Shiraki | General Manager of Value-up Business Planning Division; Project General Manager of IE Business Planning Division |
General Manager of EM Engineering Division; Project General Manager of IE Business Planning Division |
| Hiroshi Zushi | General Manager of EM Engineering Division; Project General Manager of IE Business Planning Division |
General Manager of IM Product Development Department, IM Engineering Division |
| Tadashi Yamada | General Manager of SS Engineering Division 1; Project General Manager of SS Business Planning Division |
General Manager of SS Engineering Division 2; Project General Manager of SS Business Planning Division |
| Osamu Hirose | General Manager of SS Engineering Division 2; Project General Manager of SS Business Planning Division |
General Manager of SS Component & Module Engineering Department 5, SS Engineering Division 2 |