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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

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

^ 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.

Business positions
Preceded by Tatsuro Toyoda	President of the Toyota Motor Corporation 1995–1999	Succeeded by Fujio Cho
Preceded by Shoichiro Toyoda	Chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation 1999–2006	Succeeded by Fujio Cho
Other offices
New title	Chairman of the Japan Business Federation 2002–2006	Succeeded by Fujio Mitarai

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[newsw-1] Bremmer, Brian (7 April 1997). "Toyota's Crusade". Business Week. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

[mkt-2] Schroeder, Robert (24 June 2006). "Toyota chairman steps down: Cho takes over post vacated by retiring Okuda". MarketWatch. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

[3] Fredrick, Jim. "Hiroshi Okuda / Fujio Cho". Time. Archived from the original on January 16, 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

[4] 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.

[5] Satō, Masaaki (2006). The Honda myth: the genius and his wake. Vertical. p. 449. ISBN 978-1-932234-26-8.

[6] 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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-'''Hiroshi Okuda''' (奥田碩 ''Okuda Hiroshi'') (b. 1932, [[Mie Prefecture]]), chairman of the [[Toyota Motor Corporation]] since 1999. 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 blackbelt in [[Judo]] and graduated from [[Hitotsubashi University]] in 1955.
+{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|date=December 2010|奥田碩}}
+[[File:Hiroshi Okuda.jpg|thumb|250px|Hiroshi Okuda in 2005]]
+'''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.
-Okuda saw the need for hybrid cars long before the world demanded them. He greenlighted the engine technology that would bring forth the era of fuel efficiency and zero emission cars.
+== Overview ==
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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)]]
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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.<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>
+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 />
+Okuda is credited with seeing the need for hybrid cars early and pushing Toyota towards quickly bringing them to market.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor III|first=Alex|title=The Birth of the Prius|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370702/|accessdate=28 December 2010|newspaper=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=24 February 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101054905/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370702/|archivedate=1 November 2010}}</ref>
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