EX-99.1 2 ss58011_ex9901.txt ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT [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 President Executive Vice President and Representative Director and Representative Director --------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- Yukitoshi Funo* Executive Vice President Senior Managing Director and Representative Director --------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- Atsushi Niimi* Executive Vice President Senior Managing Director and Representative Director --------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- Shinichi Sasaki* Executive Vice President Senior Managing Director and Representative Director --------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- Yoichiro Ichimaru* Executive Vice President Senior Managing Director and Representative 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 --------------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Yukitoshi Funo February 1, 1947 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. --------------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Atsushi Niimi July 30, 1947 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 --------------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Shinichi Sasaki December 18, 1946 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 --------------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- July, 1971 Joined Toyota Motor Sales, Co., Ltd. January, 2000 General Manager, Corolla channel Operations Division Yoichiro Ichimaru October 10, 1948 June, 2001 Director, Toyota Motor Corporation June, 2003 Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation June, 2005 Senior Managing Director, Toyota Motor Corporation --------------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------