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Akio Toyoda was the chief contender for the family business when Katsuaki Watanabe was reassigned as Vice-Chairman in the wake of the quality control crisis. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Toyoda completed his undergraduate degree in law at Keio University and was awarded his Masters of Finance at Babson College , Massachusetts.
He was replaced by Akio Toyoda, grandson of company founder Kiichiro Toyoda, on June 23, 2009. Akio had been with Toyota since 1984, working jobs in production, marketing and product development, and took a seat on the board of directors in 2000. [72] [non-primary source needed] Akio's promotion by the board marked the return of a member of the ...
Akio Toyoda: President and director [111] 2009 Son of Shoichiro Toyoda, the former chairman 2017-11-11 United Airlines: Scott Kirby: CEO [112] 2020 Previously with American Airlines: 2021-11-11 UnitedHealthcare: Brian Thompson: CEO [113] 2021 Previously with PwC, killed December 2024 2024-12-30 UBS: Ralph Hamers: Group CEO [114] 2020 Previously ...
Name Age Net Worth Source of Wealth Notes 1: Masayoshi Son: 55: US$22.3 billion: Softbank: 2: Tadashi Yanai & family: 64: US$15.5 billion: Fast Retailing: 3: Nobutada Saji & family: 67
Akio Toyoda (born 1956), president of the Toyota Motor Corporation Eiji Toyoda (1913–2013), Japanese industrialist, and largely responsible for the success of the Toyota Motor Corporation Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952), creator of what was to become the Toyota Motor Corporation
In April 2023, he succeeded Akio Toyoda as CEO of Toyota. [2] He became also became the President in June 2023. [1] External links. Biography at Toyota website;
In 2020, Akio Toyoda purchased the team in its entirety and entered both Super Formula and Super GT after Team LeMans left from both series at the end of the 2019 season. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] While the team had previously entered rookie drivers that was part of the Toyota Young Driver Programme, Rookie's name was taken from Akio's pet dog "Rookie".
The decision led to years of speculation that Toyota would eventually bring a hot hatch to the United States and Canada. The introduction of the vehicle was delayed by a year, because Akio Toyoda, then CEO of Toyota, also a racing driver, was not satisfied with the tuning of a prototype, and asked the GR team to make changes. [6]