Toyota presidency change

Toyota presidency change

Screenshot shows Toyota Motor Corp. Operating Officer Koji Sato (L) speaking at an online press conference on Jan. 26, 2023. President Akio Toyoda (R), 66, who also attended the press conference, announced the promotion of Sato, 53, to president on April 1. Toyoda will become chairman of the board of directors after heading the company for about 14 years.

Toyota presidency change

Toyota presidency change

Screenshot shows Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holding an online press conference on Jan. 26, 2023, to announce the promotion of Operating Officer Koji Sato, 53, to president on April 1. Toyoda, 66, said he will become chairman of the board of directors after heading the company for about 14 years.

Toyota presidency change

Toyota presidency change

Undated photo shows Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (R) and Operating Officer Koji Sato test-riding Lexus's first electric vehicle model, RZ. President Toyoda, 66, announced on Jan. 26, 2023, the promotion of Sato, 53, to president on April 1. Toyoda will become chairman of the board of directors after heading the company for about 14 years.

Toyota presidency change

Toyota presidency change

Screenshot shows Toyota Motor Corp. Operating Officer Koji Sato holding an online press conference on Jan. 26, 2023. President Akio Toyoda, 66, who also attended the press conference, announced the promotion of Sato, 53, to president on April 1. Toyoda will become chairman of the board of directors after heading the company for about 14 years.

Making bags in quake-hit town to help recovery

Making bags in quake-hit town to help recovery

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Akio Sato, who launched a factory to make leather bags in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, shows off its products on April 22, 2013, at the factory. With the launch, he hopes to create a new industry in the coastal fishing and farming town, hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and help speed its recovery.

From natural disaster emerges potential for fashion biz hub

From natural disaster emerges potential for fashion biz hub

Akio Sato, representative of Asutoro Tech, shows a bag at his firm in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2018. The company started a new bag manufacturing business after the town was devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo