Toyota announces manufacturing executive changes

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (TEMA) on December 16 announced the following senior management changes, effective January 3, 2011:

• Yoji Suzuki (56) has been named president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia;
• Tim Platt (44) has been named vice president of information systems and Bob Young (44) has been named vice president of purchasing at TEMA;
• Susan Elkington (39) has been named vice president of administration and Bob O’Leary (56) has been named vice president of manufacturing at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana;
• Mike Price (53) has been named vice president of administration at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky.