Toyota announced today new assignments for
senior level managers at Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMA).
Headquartered in New York, TMA has offices in Washington, D.C. and Miami, Florida,
and is the holding company for Toyota's U.S. sales and North American manufacturing
companies.
"As Toyota continues to invest in our North American operations, we rely
on the expertise of our executive team," said Hideaki "Harry"
Otaka, President and CEO of TMA. "Today's announcement will help ensure
that we continue to meet the needs of our customers in this important market."
The new assignments are as follows:
Dennis Cuneo, Senior Vice President, will oversee the Administrative, Planning
& Research groups (New York) as well the Latin American Research and Customer
Service group (Miami). This is in addition to Mr. Cuneo's current responsibilities
for External Affairs (New York) and Government Affairs (Washington).
Alan Cohen, Vice President, Corporate Communications, will assume responsibility
for TMA's Executive Office as Assistant to the President (New York), in addition
to his current responsibilities.
Tom Stricker is promoted to Corporate Manager, Environment, in the Technical and Regulatory Affairs group (Washington).
Steve Curtis is promoted to National Manager, Investor and Media Relations
(New York).
Zack Henry is promoted to Manager in the Latin America Research group.
Chris Mullen is promoted to Manager, Safety, in the Technical and Regulatory Affairs group
(Washington).
Yuri Unno is promoted to Manager in the Government Affairs group (Washington).
Toyota (NYSE:TM) began operations in North America in 1957. Since then, the
company has invested more than $16.3 billion in North American research and
development, design, manufacturing, sales and marketing operations, with annual
purchasing of parts, materials, goods and services from North American suppliers
totaling over $26 billion. The company currently operates 14 North American
plants, including two under construction, and directly employs more than 38,000
people. North American-produced vehicles include the Avalon, Camry, Corolla,
Matrix, Sienna, Solara, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra, and the Lexus RX 330. By 2008,
Toyota will have the annual capacity to build 1.81 million cars and trucks,
1.44 million engines, and 600,000 automatic transmissions in North America.
