PLANO, Texas, June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor
North America (TMNA) today announced that Cooper Ericksen will be promoted to group vice
president, product planning and strategy, effective Aug. 5. He will be responsible for product
planning, pricing, cross carline technology and advanced
product strategy.
Ericksen has been with Toyota since 1991, serving most recently
as vice president, TMNA cross carline, alt fuels and Lexus product
planning. His previous roles have included vice president of
marketing for the Lexus Division, and vice president and corporate
manager of vehicle marketing and communications at TMNA. Ericksen
also has experience working in several of Toyota's regional
offices, including Central Atlantic, San
Francisco, Portland and
Boston.
He will report to Bob Carter,
executive vice president, sales.
Ericksen will replace Andrew Coetzee, who plans to
retire on Aug. 2 after 31 years of service to Toyota.
Coetzee's vast contributions to Toyota include helping to form, and
being the first leader of, the Product Planning group, which
strengthened the collaboration between the longer-range focus of
Advanced Product Strategy and Vehicle Planning.
The following manufacturing changes will take effect on
July 1, 2019:
Mike Bafan will take on a new assignment as chairman of
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California (TMMBC) and Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Guanajuato (TMMGT) in addition to his responsibility
as president, Toyota de Mexico. He
currently serves as president of TMMBC and TMMGT.
Oscar Quijada will be
promoted to president, TMMBC, from his current position of vice
president, manufacturing.
Francisco Garcia will be
promoted to president, TMMGT, from his current position of vice
president, manufacturing.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the
U.S. and North America for more
than 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 38 million cars and trucks
in North America, where we have 14
manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in
Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and
directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the
U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in
the U.S.) sold 2.8 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the
U.S.) in 2018.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights
the way it partners with community, civic, academic and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move,
anything is possible. For more information about Toyota,
visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
Media Contact:
Karen Nielsen
469-292-2659
karen.nielsen@toyota.com
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