Hiroshi Okuda

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1932 –

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Who is Hiroshi Okuda?

Hiroshi Okuda, was chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation from 1999 to 2006. He became president of Toyota in 1995 and has worked at the corporation for 50 years. In 1998, Okuda was selected as a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Strategy Council of Japan and became chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations in 1999. He has also held the position of chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association since 2000. Okuda holds a 4th dan black belt in Judo and graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1955.

Okuda is credited with seeing the need for hybrid cars early and pushing Toyota towards quickly bringing them to market.Taylor III, Alex. "The Birth of the Prius". Fortune. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

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Born
Dec 29, 1932
Mie Prefecture
Nationality
  • Japan
Education
  • Hitotsubashi University
Employment
  • Toyota Motor Corporation

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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