Toyota Promotes Jim Lentz to President
November 06, 2007
Toyota announced Tuesday that Jim Lentz, currently executive vice president of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A, Inc., the marketing arm of the Japanese automaker, has been promoted to president.
"Jim Lentz is especially well qualified to lead TMS into the future as it marks 50 years in America," said TMS Chairman Yuki Funo in a statement. "His experience spans all major operational areas and he has an outstanding sense of what our customers, dealers and associates expect from Toyota."
Lentz, 52, has spent 29 years in the auto industry and joined Toyota in 1982.
Toyota also promoted Dian Ogilvie, currently TMS senior vice president, general counsel and chief environmental officer. She is now senior vice president and secretary of Toyota Motor North America in New York. She will report to TMA President Shigeru Hayakawa, who replaced Jim Press when he joined Chrysler.
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