News
June 17, 2015
Announcements of Management Members and Organizational Reform
Kiyosu, Japan, June 17, 2015: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd held an election for Directors and Auditors at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 17. After the General Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the Board decided to transfer some Directors and Corporate Officers and to make partial changes in organizational responsibilities etc. In addition, organizational reform was carried out on the same day, and the content of these changes is as follows.
1. Transfer of Directors and partial change in management
(Only transfers and changes are listed here; the underlined parts are changes)
New | Old | Name |
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Chairman of the Board (promoted) | President | Tadashi Arashima |
President (promoted) | Executive Vice President Assistant to President |
Naoki Miyazaki |
Executive Vice President (promoted) General Manager of Development Headquarters, Special Adviser to Optoelectronics Business Unit |
Director, Senior Managing Officer General Manager of Development Headquarters, Special Adviser to Optoelectronics Business Unit |
Masayoshi Ichikawa |
Director (new) | - | Sojiro Tsuchiya |
2. Appointment of an Audit & Supervisory Board Member
New | Old | Name |
---|---|---|
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (new) | - | Hideomi Miyake |
3. Transfer of Directors and partial change in Management
(Only transfers and changes are listed here; the underlined parts are changes)
New | Old | Name |
---|---|---|
Senior Managing Officer (promoted) Chairman of Toyoda Gosei Europe N.V. and Toyoda Gosei Meteor GmbH |
Managing Officer Chairman of Toyoda Gosei Europe N.V. and Toyoda Gosei Meteor GmbH |
Atsushi Sumida |
Managing Officer Quality Assurance Division, Plant Engineering & Environment Division |
Managing Officer General Manager of Optoelectronics Business Unit, Research & Development Division |
Yasushi Miyamoto |
Managing Officer (promoted) General Manager of Optoelectronics Business Unit, Human Resources Development Division |
Corporate Officer Deputy General Manager of Optoelectronics Business Unit, Human Resources Development Division |
Toshihiro Yokoi |
Managing Officer (promoted) President of Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation |
Corporate Officer President of Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation |
Toru Koyama |
Corporate Officer General Manager of Plastic Parts Production Center, Operation Management Consulting Division |
Corporate Officer Deputy General Manager of Rubber Parts Production Center, Operation Management Consulting Division |
Shinichi Goto |
Corporate Officer President of Toyoda Gosei Asia Co., Ltd. |
Corporate Officer Operational Reform |
Motoo Tanaka |
Corporate Officer General Manager of Rubber Parts production Center |
Corporate Officer Chairman of Waterville TG Inc. |
Kazuaki Maeda |
Corporate Officer General Manager of Production Plastics Parts Center, Molds & Machines Manufacturing Division, Engineering Production Division |
Corporate Officer General Manager of Production Engineering Development Center, Plastic Parts Production Center, Molds & Machines Manufacturing Division |
Hiroshi Yasuda |
Corporate Officer General Administration Division, Healthy Promotion Division, Total Quality Management Division, General Industry Production Division |
Corporate Officer General Manager of Corporate Planning Division |
Katsumi Tanabe |
Corporate Officer General Manager of Product Planning Center , Deputy General Manager of Product Development Center, Materials Engineering Division |
Corporate Officer General Manager of Product Planning Center, Deputy General Manager of Product Development Center, Plant Engineering & Environment Division |
Takashi Ishikawa |
Corporate Officer (new) General Manager of Accounting Division, IT Promotion Division |
Adviser | Masaki Oka |
Corporate Officer (new) President of Waterville TG Inc. |
Senior General Manager President of Waterville TG Inc. |
Junichiro Kako |
Corporate Officer (new) Executive Vice President of Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation |
Senior General Manager Executive Vice President of Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation |
Hiroki Fukui |
4. Organizational reform (changes at the division level or higher)
Development headquarters
To commercialize LED packages for head lamps, the Light Source Device Development Division will be transferred to the Product Development Center.
Production Headquarters
To promote the production technology development, the Manufacturing Method Development Division and Molds & Machines Manufacturing Division are consolidated into Production Engineering Division
5. Transfer/promotion of Senior General Managers
5-1. Transfer of Senior General Managers [The underlined parts are the changes]
New | Old | Name |
---|---|---|
General Manager of Molds & Machines Manufacturing Division , Project General Manager of Production Engineering Division | General Manager of Molds & Machines Manufacturing Division , Molds & Machines Development Division | Kazuhiro Hashigaki |
5-2. Promotion of Senior General Managers [The underlined parts are the changes]
New | Old | Name |
---|---|---|
President of TS Opto Co., Ltd. | President of TS Opto Co., Ltd. | Shigeki Konishi |
General Manager of Legal Division | General Manager of Legal Division | Nobuyuki Furuta |
Deputy General Manager of Rubber Parts Production Center | General Manager of Functional Component Planning Division | Yutaka Ogasawara |
Deputy General Manager of Product Development Center | General Manager of Safety System Engineering Division | Tadashi Yamamoto |
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Established in 1949 and headquartered in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Toyoda Gosei is a leading specialty manufacturer of rubber and plastic automotive parts and LEDs. Today, the Toyoda Gosei group provides a broad range of high quality products internationally, with a network of some 100 plants and offices in 18 countries and regions. Through its flexible, integrated global supply system and leading-edge technologies for automotive safety, comfort, and environmental protection, Toyoda Gosei is a global supplier that delivers the highest levels of innovation, quality and satisfaction to customers worldwide.