Press Becomes First American on Toyota Board

By Michelle Krebs April 12, 2007

James_press_resized As expected, Toyota announced today that American Jim Press will become the first non-Japanese to serve on Toyota Motor Corp.’s board of directors. He is expected to be based in Japan.

Press will be promoted to senior managing director at the parent company in June. He now is a managing officer of the Japanese company and president of Toyota Motor North America Inc. in New York.

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Guy Riley says: 7:38 PM, 04.18.07

The Japanese bombed the U.S.A. in World war 11 and they are still doing it . Send them back to Japan with their junk, This is america and the Japs are taking jobs from my Grandchildren I would like to know what they will do for a living one of these days soon?

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