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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<ref name=mkt/> and 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> in 1999. He has also held the position of chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association<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?ei=-ooaTdX0MoKssAOW2b2GCg&ct=result&id=RePtAAAAMAAJ&dq=hiroshi+okuda+Japan+Automobile+Manufacturers+Association&q=hiroshi+okuda#search_anchor}}</ref> since 2000. Okuda holds a [[Judo#Rank and grading|4th dan]] black belt in [[Judo]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} and graduated from [[Hitotsubashi University]]<ref name="newsw">{{cite news|last=Bremmer|first=Brian|title=Toyota's Crusade|url=http://www.businessweek.com/1997/14/b35211.htm|accessdate=29 December 2010|newspaper=[[Business Week]]|date=7 April 1997}}</ref> in 1955. |
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<ref name=mkt/> and 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> in 1999. He has also held the position of chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association<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?ei=-ooaTdX0MoKssAOW2b2GCg&ct=result&id=RePtAAAAMAAJ&dq=hiroshi+okuda+Japan+Automobile+Manufacturers+Association&q=hiroshi+okuda#search_anchor}}</ref> since 2000. Okuda holds a [[Judo#Rank and grading|4th dan]] black belt in [[Judo]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} and graduated from [[Hitotsubashi University]]<ref name="newsw">{{cite news|last=Bremmer|first=Brian|title=Toyota's Crusade|url=http://www.businessweek.com/1997/14/b35211.htm|accessdate=29 December 2010|newspaper=[[Business Week]]|date=7 April 1997}}</ref> in 1955. |
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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=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370702/|accessdate=28 December 2010|newspaper=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=24 February 2006| |
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=http://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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Hiroshi Okuda (奥田 碩 Okuda Hiroshi) (born December 29, 1932, Mie Prefecture), is the former chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation[1] from 1999 to 2006.[2]
Overview
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[2] and became chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations[3] in 1999. He has also held the position of chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association[4] since 2000. Okuda holds a 4th dan black belt in Judo[citation needed] and graduated from Hitotsubashi University[5] in 1955.
Okuda is credited with seeing the need for hybrid cars early and pushing Toyota towards quickly bringing them to market.[6]
References
- ^ Fredrick, Jim. "Hiroshi Okuda / Fujio Cho". Time. Retrieved 28 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bremmer, Brian (7 April 1997). "Toyota's Crusade". Business Week. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ 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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