Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has announced management changes.
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Effective from the beginning of April, Massimo Nordio, managing director and COO of Toyota Motor Italia will be vice-president, after sales, at TME. The 49-year-old joined Toyota’s Italian operations in 1997 as commercial director and was promoted to vice-president in 2001 and managing director in 2005.
Markus Schrick, vice-president of Toyota Deutschland, will become managing director and COO of Toyota Motor Italia. Schrick, 47, joined Toyota’s German operations as MD in 2003 and was later promoted to vice-president, responsible for Toyota and Lexus operations in Germany.
Alain Uyttenhoven, meanwhile, who is currently vice-president, after sales, for TME, will be the new vice-president of Toyota Motor Deutschland. Uyttenhoven, 46, joined TME in 2004 as customer services director. He was promoted to vice-president, after sales, in 2005.
Italy and Germany are two of Toyota’s top four largest markets in Europe, with combined sales of 278,227 vehicles in 2007.
Toyota Motor Europe achieved its 11th consecutive record year of sales in 2007, with a total of 1,238 638 vehicles sold in Europe, up 10% on 2006.
