Autonomous Vehicle News
"The new team under upcoming President Sato has a mission to transform Toyota into a mobility company," Toyoda said last month while announcing the shuffle. Toyota has only one female operating officer, Chief Sustainability Officer Yumi Otsuka. Yoichi Miyazaki, 59, current chief competitive officer, keeps that job while also becoming the company's chief financial officer and a newly appointed executive vice president. Hiroaki Nakajima, 59, president of midsize passenger and commercial vehicles, retains those responsibilities while becoming the chief technology officer a new executive vice president. American James Kuffner, the CEO of Woven Planet, will be among those giving up his seat on the board in the shuffle.