PLANO, Texas, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor North
America (TMNA) announces executive changes to its operations with
the aim to drive critical business needs in support of TMNA's
mobility strategy.
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Effective Monday, April 12,
Doug Murtha, who most recently
served as group vice president, Corporate Strategy and Planning,
TMNA, has transitioned to group vice president, chief business
information officer, Information Technology (IT) Division, TMNA. In
this newly created position, Murtha will work closely with teams
across the organization to support planning, prioritization, and
realization of new value opportunities. His responsibilities
include driving critical change management activity at the
intersection of IT and business. He will report to
Holly Walters, chief information
officer, IT Division, TMNA. Murtha joined Toyota in 1992 and has
held numerous positions in service and parts operations, product
planning, and served as vice president of the Scion brand, the
company's former vehicle division.
Tim Ingle, who most recently
served as vice president, Finance, TMNA, has been promoted to group
vice president, Enterprise Strategy, TMNA. Ingle will lead this
reorganized function, formerly Corporate Strategy and Planning, and
has responsibilities in key areas of mobility – connected,
autonomous, shared and electrified (CASE) – a critical role in
TMNA's future product plans, competitiveness and profitability. He
will report to Tracey Doi, chief
financial officer, TMNA. Ingle joined Toyota in 2002 and has held
numerous positions leading product planning for passenger cars,
global manufacturing strategy and production strategy in
North America.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the
cultural fabric in North America
for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable,
next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands plus
our 1,800 dealerships.
Toyota has created a tremendous value chain and directly employs
more than 47,000 in North America.
The company has contributed world-class design, engineering, and
assembly of more than 40 million cars and trucks at our 14
manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in
Alabama that begins production in
2021.
Through its 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.
Contact:
Victor Vanov
Victor.vanov@toyota.com
469.292.1318
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