Toyota announced executive changes across Toyota's North and South American affiliate companies, which are effective as of April 1. James (Jim) Lentz, currently president and CEO of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS), senior vice president of Toyota Motor North America (TMA) and managing officer of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), is named senior managing officer of TMC, chief executive officer North America Region, and president and chief operating officer of TMA. In this new role, Mr. Lentz will oversee all of Toyota's North America affiliates, including TMS, TMA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America, Inc. (TEMA), which includes responsibilities for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC), and will have new oversight for Toyota Canada, Incorporated (TCI). Mr. Lentz will also become chairman of the North American Executive Committee, which will consist of cross-affiliate leaders. He will report to Satoshi Ozawa and Mitsuhisa Kato, executive vice presidents and members of the Board, TMC. Osamu ("Simon") Nagata, deputy chief officer, External Affairs group, and managing officer, TMC, is named chief executive officer and president of TEMA, where he will lead Toyota's North American manufacturing and engineering operations, also reporting to Mr. Lentz. Steve St. Angelo, having served Toyota North America as executive vice president, TEMA, and senior vice president of TMA, is named chief executive officer, Latin America and Caribbean Region. He remains a managing officer of TMC. Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Mr. St. Angelo will be chairman of Toyota do Brazil and will oversee all of Toyota's Latin America and Caribbean affiliates. He will report to Mitsuhisa Kato and Yasumori Ihara, executive vice presidents and members of the board, TMC.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. has appointed Millie Marshall as senior vice president of manufacturing, manufacturing support, and administration at the West Virginia engine plant. Craig Grucza succeeds her as vice president of human resources at TEMA, effective January 1, 2013. Nobuhisa Tanaka has been named senior vice president of purchasing and supplier engineering development at TEMA. Robert Young, vice president of purchasing, has received additional responsibilities of the corporate strategy office at Toyota Technical Center in Michigan. Akinori Saito has been appointed as senior vice president of production control and logistics control at TEMA. He remains vice president of Operation Management Development Division and president of Toyota Supplier Support Center. Mike Botkin has been named as vice president of production control at TEMA. Steve Brown will succeed Mr. Botkin as vice president of logistics control at TEMA. John Tinney has been appointed as vice president of production engineering at TEMA. Andy Lund has been named chief engineer for Sienna at Toyota Technical Center. Kristen Tabar has been named vice president of electronics systems at Toyota Technical Center. Susan Elkington and Bob O'Leary have switched responsibilities to vice president of manufacturing and vice president of administration, respectively, at the Indiana plant and Fred Volf has been named vice president of manufacturing at plants in Ontario, Canada. All the changes are effective January 1, 2013.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Presents at Smart Energy International 2011, Oct-25-2011 02:00 PM. Venue: Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf, 555 North Point Street, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States. Speakers: Takehito Yokoo, General Manager - Advanced Powertrain.