PLANO,
Texas, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor
North America (TMNA) announces executive changes to its marketing
operations, effective immediately.
Promotions:
Michael Tripp, who
currently serves as vice president of Vehicle Marketing and
Communications, is being promoted to group vice president, Toyota
division Marketing. Tripp replaces Lisa
Materazzo who left the company in September. In this role,
Tripp will be responsible for all Toyota division advertising,
merchandising, media, incentives, analytics and motorsports. Tripp
joined Toyota in 1995 and has held a variety of sales, operations
and marketing-related roles including vice president, Vehicle
Marketing and Communications, and general manager Lexus Brand
Communications & Experience for Lexus
Europe. He will report to David
Christ, group vice president and general manager, Toyota
Division, TMNA.
Joe Moses, general
manager, Vehicle Marketing and Communications, has been promoted to
vice president, Vehicle Marketing and Communications replacing
Michael Tripp. Moses will be
responsible for crafting Toyota's marketing strategy and bringing
it to life through creative asset development, brand and product
training and the Toyota Dealer Association (TDA).
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in
North America for more than 65
years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation
mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than
1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America who have contributed to the
design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 45 million cars and
trucks at our 13 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's
14th plant in North
Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for
electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road
than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 26 electrified
options.
For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
Media Contact
Ed
Hellwig
469-292-1165
edward.hellwig@toyota.com
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