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[[File:Hiroshi Okuda and Yasuo Fukuda 20080526.jpg|thumb|left|200px|with [[Yasuo Fukuda]] (at the [[Prime Minister's Official Residence (Japan)|Prime Minister's Official Residence]] on May 26, 2008)]] |
[[File:Hiroshi Okuda and Yasuo Fukuda 20080526.jpg|thumb|left|200px|with [[Yasuo Fukuda]] (at the [[Prime Minister's Official Residence (Japan)|Prime Minister's Official Residence]] on May 26, 2008)]] |
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Hiroshi Okuda was born in [[Mie Prefecture]] on 29 December 1932. He graduated from [[Hitotsubashi University]] in 1955 and began working for |
Hiroshi Okuda was born in [[Mie Prefecture]] on 29 December 1932. He graduated from [[Hitotsubashi University]] in 1955 and began working for Toyota.<ref name="newsw">{{cite news|last=Bremmer|first=Brian|title=Toyota's Crusade|url=http://www.businessweek.com/1997/14/b35211.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119143747/http://www.businessweek.com/1997/14/b35211.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-19|accessdate=29 December 2010|newspaper=[[Business Week]]|date=7 April 1997}}</ref> |
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He became president of Toyota in 1995 after having worked at the corporation for 40 years. In 1998, Okuda was selected as a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Strategy Council.<ref name=mkt>{{cite news|last=Schroeder|first=Robert|title=Toyota chairman steps down: Cho takes over post vacated by retiring Okuda|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/toyota-chairman-steps-down?siteid=google|accessdate=28 December 2010|newspaper=MarketWatch|date=24 June 2006}}</ref> Okuda stepped down as president and became chairman of the board in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fredrick|first=Jim|title=Hiroshi Okuda / Fujio Cho|url=http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2004/time100/builders/100okuda.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070116190525/http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2004/time100/builders/100okuda.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2007|accessdate=28 December 2010|newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> That same year he became chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Strom|first=Stephanie|title=INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Toyota Is Seeking to Stop Use of Seniority to Set Pay|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00615F93D580C7B8CDDAE0894D1494D81|accessdate=28 December 2010|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=8 July 1999}}</ref> He also held the position of chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association from 2000 to 2002.<ref>{{cite book|last=Satō|first=Masaaki|title=The Honda myth: the genius and his wake|year=2006|publisher=Vertical|isbn=978-1-932234-26-8|page=449|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RePtAAAAMAAJ&q=hiroshi+okuda}}</ref> He stepped down as chairman in 2006.<ref name=mkt /> |
He became president of Toyota in 1995 after having worked at the corporation for 40 years. In 1998, Okuda was selected as a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Strategy Council.<ref name=mkt>{{cite news|last=Schroeder|first=Robert|title=Toyota chairman steps down: Cho takes over post vacated by retiring Okuda|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/toyota-chairman-steps-down?siteid=google|accessdate=28 December 2010|newspaper=MarketWatch|date=24 June 2006}}</ref> Okuda stepped down as president and became chairman of the board in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fredrick|first=Jim|title=Hiroshi Okuda / Fujio Cho|url=http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2004/time100/builders/100okuda.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070116190525/http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2004/time100/builders/100okuda.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2007|accessdate=28 December 2010|newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> That same year he became chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Strom|first=Stephanie|title=INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Toyota Is Seeking to Stop Use of Seniority to Set Pay|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00615F93D580C7B8CDDAE0894D1494D81|accessdate=28 December 2010|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=8 July 1999}}</ref> He also held the position of chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association from 2000 to 2002.<ref>{{cite book|last=Satō|first=Masaaki|title=The Honda myth: the genius and his wake|year=2006|publisher=Vertical|isbn=978-1-932234-26-8|page=449|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RePtAAAAMAAJ&q=hiroshi+okuda}}</ref> He stepped down as chairman in 2006.<ref name=mkt /> |
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Hiroshi Okuda (奥田 碩 Okuda Hiroshi; born 29 December 1932) is a Japanese businessman who served as president of the Toyota Motor Corporation from 1995 to 1999 and as its chairman from 1999 to 2006.
Overview
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Hiroshi Okuda was born in Mie Prefecture on 29 December 1932. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1955 and began working for Toyota.[1]
He became president of Toyota in 1995 after having worked at the corporation for 40 years. In 1998, Okuda was selected as a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Strategy Council.[2] Okuda stepped down as president and became chairman of the board in 1995.[3] That same year he became chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations.[4] He also held the position of chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association from 2000 to 2002.[5] He stepped down as chairman in 2006.[2]
Okuda is credited with seeing the need for hybrid cars early and pushing Toyota towards quickly bringing them to market.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Bremmer, Brian (7 April 1997). "Toyota's Crusade". Business Week. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ a b Schroeder, Robert (24 June 2006). "Toyota chairman steps down: Cho takes over post vacated by retiring Okuda". MarketWatch. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Fredrick, Jim. "Hiroshi Okuda / Fujio Cho". Time. Archived from the original on January 16, 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Strom, Stephanie (8 July 1999). "INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Toyota Is Seeking to Stop Use of Seniority to Set Pay". New York Times. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Satō, Masaaki (2006). The Honda myth: the genius and his wake. Vertical. p. 449. ISBN 978-1-932234-26-8.
- ^ Taylor III, Alex (24 February 2006). "The Birth of the Prius". Fortune. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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