Akio Toyoda
Akio Toyoda | |
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豊田章男 | |
Toyoda in 2011 | |
| Born | 3 May 1956 Nagoya, Japan |
| Other names | Morizo Kinoshita |
| Alma mater | Keio University Babson College (MBA) |
| Occupation | Chairman of Toyota |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Shoichiro Toyoda |
Akio Toyoda (豊田 章男, Toyoda Akio; born 3 May 1956) is a Japanese business executive who is the chairman of Toyota. He was previously the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). Toyoda is a grandson of the founder of Toyota Motors, Kiichiro Toyoda, and a great-grandson of both the industrialist, Sakichi Toyoda, and the founder of the Takashimaya department stores corporation, Shinshichi Iida.
On 1 April 2023, Toyoda stepped down as Toyota president and became chairman of the board. Toyota's chief branding officer and president of the Lexus division, Koji Sato, succeeded Toyoda as CEO.