Akio Toyoda New Toyota President



Akio Toyoda New Toyota PresidentAkio Toyoda, moreover, is the son of Shoichiro Toyoda, who headed the company between 1982 and 1992 and still today, at 83 years, is honorary chairman of the firm. For background, Akio Toyoda, currently occupying one of the executive vice president, was considered for years as the heir to the empire Toyota, but the rapidity of his rise to power has surprised, since its 52 years is considered too young to become president of a company, according to Japanese royalty. “This has happened one or two years before than expected,” said Mamoru Kato, analyst at Tokai Tokyo. Read the rest of this entry »