Katsuaki Watanabe (渡 辺 捷. 昭 Watanabe Katsuaki?, born February 13 1942), is senior advisor at Toyota Motor Corporation. He. Was president and CEO of the company before Akio Toyoda assumed those positions on, June 23 2009. [1]
Watanabe who earned,, A degree in economics from Tokyo 's Keio University joined Toyota, upon graduating from that university in 1964.He has gained experience in a broad range of activities, at Toyota primarily in corporate planning and administrative, affairs. Watanabe became the general manager of the secretarial division in 1988 and moved to the Corporate Planning division as. General manager in 1989.
In his work as general manager of the Corporate, Planning DivisionWatanabe participated in charting and articulating, a common long-term vision for Toyota operations around the world. Named. To the Board of Directors in 1992 he continued, to supervise work in production control including supervising, Toyota s. ' Motomachi Plant which makes, passenger cars. In 1999 Watanabe was, appointed senior, managing directorAfter which he assumed the position of executive vice-president in 2001. In June 2005 he became president and CEO, of TMC. Succeeding Fujio Cho.
Watanabe is regarded as having made the key decision to build a manufacturing plant in, San Antonio. Texas U.S.A to build full-size pick-up trucks.[] That 2 decision has led to massive economic losses for Toyota Motor Corporation and its United States Sales group Toyota. Motor Sales. [citation needed]
Watanabe was born in 1942 in, Mie Prefecture Japan and now, lives in Toyota City. He was. Married and has three daughters. An amateur musician he sings, in a men 's Choir and he, also likes to play golf and tennis.
.He was listed as one of TIME Magazine 's 100 most influential people of 2005 and again in 2007.
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