Shoichiro Toyoda

In this Japanese name, the family name is Toyoda.

Shoichiro Toyoda
Born	(1925-02-17) February 17, 1925 Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Education	Nagoya University Tohoku University
Occupation	Chairman (1994–1999) Toyota Motor Corporation
Net worth	US$400 million (2013)
Children	Akio Toyoda
Parent(s)	Kiichiro Toyoda

Shoichiro Toyoda AC, KBE, GCM, ONCS, FREng (豊田 章一郞, Toyoda Shōichirō, born February 17, 1925) is a Japanese business leader, serving as chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation between 1992–1999 and also serving as chairman of the powerful Japan Business Federation (日本経済団体連合会, Nippon Keidanren), beginning in May 1994 through May 1998.

Biography

Family tree

The descendants of Sakichi Toyoda who established Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, have long dominated the upper management of Toyota Motors, which was incorporated in 1937. Shoichiro Toyoda was born in Nagoya on February 17, 1925, the son of Kiichiro Toyoda, who would become the president of Toyota between 1941 and 1950; and in due course, Shoichiro Toyoda became president of the company between 1982 and 1992. His son, Akio Toyoda, was appointed company president after Katsuaki Watanabe relinquished that post to become Chairman.

Career

Toyoda joined Toyota Motors in 1952. He attended the Tokyo First Middle School (Hibiya High School), First High School （Tokyo University）, and graduated from Nagoya Imperial University (Nagoya University) in 1947 with a degree in engineering. In ten years, he had risen to the position of managing director; and he was promoted to senior managing director in 1967, to executive vice president in 1972, and president of the Company's marketing organization in 1981.

The merger of the sales and production organizations in 1982 produced Toyota Motor Corporation. Toyoda became the new entity's first president. The disparate nature of the two distinct corporate cultures required his attention, and the extent to which the "oil and water" of these two Toyota groups were merged successfully was attributed in large part to his leadership. He served as chairman from 1992 to 1999; and he became honorary chairman in 1999.

Honours

Awards

• 1980 – Deming Prize, Japan.
• 1993 – International Fellow Royal Academy of Engineering
• 2000 – FISITA Medal of the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies
• 2005 – Society of Automotive Engineers Foundation's Manufacturing Leadership Award, United States.
• 2007 – Induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame, Detroit, MI, USA

National honours (Japan)

• 1972 – Medal of Honor (Dark Blue Ribbon)
• November 1984 – Medal of Honor (Blue Ribbon).
• 1984, 1985 – Medal of Honor (Dark Blue Ribbon).
• April 1995 – Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure.
• April 2002 – Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.
• November 2007 – Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers

Other national honours and decorations

• May 1986 – Grand Cross of the Order of Antonio Jose de Sucre of Venezuela
• September 1990 – Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
• April 1991 – Commander of the Order of Leopold of Belgium
• December 1991 – Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit of Colombia
• 1993 – Economic Medal First Class of Taiwan
• March 1995 – Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), UK.
• September 1995 – Grand Cross of the Order of Francisco de Miranda, Venezuela. (Commander: October 1988)
• March 1996 – Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil.
• February 1998 – Order of Merit, Turkey.
• June 1999 – Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
• November 1999 – Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria.
• March 2000 – Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic, Spain.
• May 2001 – Commander's Cross of the Bundesverdienstkreuz, Germany.
• April 2004 – Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Poland.
• December 2004 – Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn, First Class, Thailand.
• March 2005 – Grand Officer of the Legion d'Honneur of France. (Commander: April 1998 )
• May 2005 – Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal (GCM)
• August 2005 – Grand Cross of the Order of Juan Mora Fernandez, Placa de Plata of Costa Rica
• September 2005 – Commander of the Order of the Equatorial Star of Gabon
• October 2007 – Knight Grand Cross with the Grand Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. (Grand Officer: June 1998 )
• April 2010 – Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula of the Philippines

References

• Basu, Shankar. (1999). Corporate Purpose: Why it Matters More Than Strategy. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-8153-3374-6
• Hino, Satoshi and Andrew Dillon. (2006). Inside the Mind of Toyota: Management Principles for Enduring Growth. Productivity Press. ISBN 978-1-56327-300-1; OCLC 62127859

External links

• Toyota Motor Corporation: official bio

Business positions
Preceded by Eiji Toyoda	President of Toyota 1982-1994	Succeeded by Tatsuro Toyoda

Business positions
Preceded by Eiji Toyoda	Chairman of Toyota 1994-1999	Succeeded by Takeshi Uchiyamada