PLANO, Texas, May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor North
America (TMNA) today announced the appointment of Vinay Shahani to Vice President, Integrated
Marketing Operations, effective June 5,
2017. Shahani's responsibilities include leading media
strategy, digital and social media, vehicle incentive strategy,
motorsports, engagement marketing, auto shows, and other consumer
events throughout the United
States. Shahani reports to Ed
Laukes, Group Vice President, Toyota Division Marketing.
"Vinay brings fresh perspective to Toyota that is complemented
with his marketing background and cross-functional experience in
the automotive industry," said Laukes. "We are eager to have
him on the team, and look forward to his contributions as we
transition to our new home in Plano."
Previously, Shahani was the Senior Vice President, Marketing,
for Volkswagen of America. In that role, he was responsible for
leading all aspects of marketing for the Volkswagen brand in
the United States.
Shahani was with Volkswagen for over three years after almost
ten years at Nissan North America, where he held various management
positions in marketing, sales and manufacturing. He has also worked
for Sun Microsystems, Arthur Andersen and Ford Motor Company in a
variety of marketing, management and engineering roles.
Shahani holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from
the University of Michigan and has
earned Master's degrees in both Business Administration and
Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University.
About Toyota
Toyota
(NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and
North America for 60 years, and is
committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility
through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has
created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to
world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 33
million cars and trucks in North
America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the
U.S.) and directly employ more than 46,000 people (more than 36,000
in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly
1,500 in the U.S.) sold almost 2.7 million cars and trucks (2.45
million in the U.S.) in 2016 – and about 85 percent of all Toyota
vehicles sold over the past 15 years are still on the road
today.
Toyota partners with community, civic, academic, and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We share company resources and extensive
know-how to support non-profits to help expand their ability to
assist more people move more places. For more information about
Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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