PLANO, Texas, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor
North America (TMNA) and Toyota Financial Services (TFS) announced
executive changes that further strengthen the companies' leadership
in key areas.
Holly Walters, president and
chief executive officer of Toyota Financial Savings Bank (TFSB) is
promoted to chief information officer and group vice president of
information systems for TMNA. In her new role, Walters will oversee
the company's information systems, solutions and technology.
Walters will report directly to Zack
Hicks, chief digital officer and executive vice president of
digital transformation and mobility.
Walters joined Toyota in 2007 as TFSB chief technology officer,
responsible for the bank's technology strategy and implementation.
Prior to joining Toyota, Walters held a number of other senior
roles focusing on the integration of technology and business
operations, solution development and deployment, and IT risk and
compliance.
Mike Owens is promoted to group
vice president and chief risk officer at TFS. In this expanded
role, Owens will have the added responsibility of overseeing TFS'
international affiliates in the Americas Oceania region. Owens will
continue to serve as chairman of the board of directors for TFSB
and report to Mark Templin,
president and CEO of TFS.
Owens joined Toyota in 2002 and has more than 25 years of
experience in credit analysis, risk management, account management,
and business development across the auto, home mortgage,
commercial, and credit card lines of business.
About Toyota Motor North America
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 40 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 2.7
million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2019.
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.
TMNA Media Contact:
Victor Vanov
469.292.1318
victor.vanov@toyota.com
About Toyota Financial Services
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is the finance and insurance brand
for Toyota in the United States,
offering retail auto financing and leasing through Toyota Motor
Credit Corporation (TMCC) and Toyota Lease Trust. TFS also offers
extended service contracts through Toyota Motor Insurance Services
(TMIS). The company services Lexus dealers and customers using the
Lexus Financial Services brand. TFS currently employs approximately
3,200 team members nationwide, and has assets totaling over
$122 billion. It is part of a
worldwide network of comprehensive financial services offered by
Toyota Financial Services Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Toyota Motor Corporation. We announce material financial
information using the investor relations section of our website
(www.toyotafinancial.com) and SEC filings. We use these channels,
press releases, and social media to communicate about our company,
our services and other issues. While not all information we post on
social media is of a material nature, some information could be
material. Therefore, we encourage those interested in our company
to review our posts on Twitter at www.twitter.com/toyotafinancial.
TFS Media Contact:
Vincent Bray
469.486.9065
vincent.bray@toyota.com
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