Executives

Past Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, and Presidents (including National Honors and Decorations)

Past Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Presidents, and Honors and Decorations Conferred on Them

Toyota Motor Corporation (including Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.)


Chairman
Vice Chairman
President
National Honors and Decorations
Risaburo Toyoda (deceased)
Mar.5 1884-
Jun.3 1952
First Chairman

First President
National Honors and Decorations
Jun. 1952
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class; Junior Fifth Rank (Japan)
Kiichiro Toyoda (deceased)
Jun.11, 1894-
Mar.27, 1952


Second President
National Honors and Decorations
Oct. 1950
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Mar. 1952
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class; Junior Fifth Rank (Japan)
Taizo Ishida (deceased)
Nov.16, 1888-
Sep.18, 1979
Second Chairman

Third President
National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1957
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Nov. 1964
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class (Japan)
Nov. 1970
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class (Japan)
Mar. 1971
Gold Star (Czechoslovak Socialist Republic)
Sep. 1979
Junior Third Rank (Japan)
Fukio Nakagawa (deceased)
Dec.24, 1899-
Oct.13, 1967


Fourth President
National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1963
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Oct. 1967
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class; Senior Fourth Rank (Japan)
Eiji Toyoda
Sep.12 1913-
Fifth Chairman

Honorary Chairman

Now Honorary Advisory

Fifth President

National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1971
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Nov. 1983
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class (Japan)
Mar. 1985
Order of the Infante Dom Henrique (Portuguese Republic)
Nov. 1990
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (Japan)
Dec. 1990
Order of the White Elephant, 2nd Class (Kingdom of Thailand)
Apr. 1991
Order of the Crown, Grand Officer (Kingdom of Belgium)
Apr. 1992
Order of the Crown of Thailand, 1st Class
Sep. 1993
Companion of the Order of Australia
May 2001
Order of the Direkgunabhorn, 1st Class (Kingdom of Thailand)
Shoichi Saito (deceased)
Jun.1,1908-
Oct.30, 1981
Third Chairman


National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1970
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Nov. 1978
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class (Japan)
Oct. 1981
Senior Fourth Rank (Japan)
Masaya Hanai (deceased)
Aug.1, 1912-
Jun.10, 1995
Fourth Chairman


National Honors and Decorations
Feb. 1943
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 8th Class (Japan)
Nov. 1944
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 7th Class (Japan)
Apr. 1976
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Nov. 1984
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class (Japan)
Jul. 1995
Senior Third Rank (Japan)
Shoichiro Toyoda
Feb.27, 1925-
Sixth Chairman

Now Honorary Chairman

Sixth President
National Honors and Decorations
Nov. 1984
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
May 1986
Order of Antonio Jose de Sucre, 1st Class (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
Oct. 1988
Order of Francisco de Miranda, 2nd Class (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
Sep. 1990
Order of the Crown of Thailand, 2nd Class
Apr. 1991
Order of Leopold, Commander (Kingdom of Belgium)
Dec. 1991
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Republic of Colombia)
Mar. 1995
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Apr. 1995
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class (Japan)
Sep. 1995
Order of Francisco de Miranda, 1st Class (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
Mar. 1996
National Order of the Southern Cross (Federative Republic of Brazil)
Feb. 1998
Order of Merit (Republic of Turkey)
Apr. 1998
Commander of the Legion of Honor (French Republic)
Jun. 1998
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit (Italian Republic)
Jun. 1999
Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia
Nov. 1999
Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold (Republic of Austria)
Mar. 2000
Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic (Kingdom of Spain)
May 2001
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit (Federal Republic of Germany)
Apr. 2002
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (Japan)
Apr. 2004
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, 2nd Class
Dec. 2004
Order of the Direkgunabhorn, 1st Class (Kingdom of Thailand)
Mar. 2005
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor (French Republic)
May 2005
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (the Portuguese Republic)
Aug. 2005
Grand Cross of the Order of the Juan Mora Fernandez, Placa de Plata (Republic of Costa Rica)
Sep. 2005
Order of the Equatorial Star, 3rd Class (Gabonese Republic)
Oct. 2007
Knight Grand Cross with Collar (Italian Republic)
Nov. 2007
Grand Order of the Paulownia Flowers (Japan)
Apr. 2010
Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula (Republic of the Philippines)
Shigenobu Yamamoto (deceased)
Mar.28, 1916-
Jul.3, 2008

Former Vice Chairman

National Honors and Decorations
Jun. 1939
Junior Seventh Rank (Japan)
Apr. 1940
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 6th Class (Japan)
Jun. 1941
Senior Seventh Rank (Japan)
Feb. 1945
Junior Sixth Rank (Japan)
Apr. 1986
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class (Japan)
Jul. 2008
Senior Fourth Rank (Japan)
Gentaro Tsuji
Jun.18, 1921-

Former Vice Chairman

National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1985
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Apr. 1992
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class (Japan)
Tsutomu Oshima (deceased)
Jun.20, 1924-
Jul.24, 1990

Former Vice Chairman

National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1989
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Aug. 1990
Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class; Junior Fourth Rank (Japan)
Tatsuro Toyoda
Jun.1, 1929-

Former Vice Chairman
Seventh President
National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1992
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Oct. 1994
National Order of the Southern Cross (Federative Republic of Brazil)
Nov. 1999
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class (Japan)
May 2000
Knight of the Order of Dannebrog (Kingdom of Denmark)
Masami Iwasaki
Dec.27, 1925-

Former Vice Chairman

National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1996
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class (Japan)
Hiroshi Okuda
Dec.29, 1932-
Seventh Chairman

Eighth President
National Honors and Decorations
Nov. 1996
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Feb. 1997
Order of Rio Branco (Federative Republic of Brazil)
Nov. 1999
Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver (Republic of Austria)
Dec. 1999
Officer of the Legion of Honor (French Republic)
Feb. 2001
Order of the Crown, Grand Officer (Kingdom of Belgium)
Nov. 2008
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (Japan)
Iwao Isomura (deceased)
Dec.21, 1932-
Jan.20, 2004

Former Vice Chairman

National Honors and Decorations
Nov. 1997
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Feb. 2004
Order of the Rising Sun, Senior Fourth Rank (Japan)
Fujio Cho
Feb.2, 1937-
Eighth Chairman
Former Vice Chairman
Ninth President
National Honors and Decorations
Nov. 2001
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
May 2004
Officer of the Legion of Honor (French Republic)
Oct. 2006
Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Jan. 2009
Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star (Republic of Austria)
Nov. 2009
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (Japan)
Kosuke Ikebuchi
Mar.4, 1937-

Former Vice Chairman

National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 2005
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Katsuaki Watanabe
Feb.13, 1942-

Former Vice Chairman
Tenth President
National Honors and Decorations
Nov. 2009
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Katsuhiro Nakagawa
Mar.11, 1942-

Former Vice Chairman


Kazuo Okamoto
Feb.20, 1944-

Former Vice Chairman


Akio Toyoda
May.3, 1956-


11th President

Takeshi Uchiyamada
Aug.17, 1946-

Now Vice Chairman


Note:
As of June 30, 2012

Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd.


Chairman
Former Vice Chairman
President
National Honors and Decorations
Shotaro Kamiya (deceased)
Jul.9, 1898-
Dec.25, 1980
First Chairman

Honorary Chairman

First President
National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1960
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Nov. 1968
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class (Japan)
Nov. 1973
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class (Japan)
Dec. 1980
Junior Third Rank (Japan)
Seishi Kato (deceased)
Nov.25, 1907-
Dec.13, 1995
Second Chairman

Second President
National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1979
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class (Japan)
Dec. 1995
Senior Fourth Rank (Japan)
Sadazo Yamamoto (deceased)
Nov.29, 1912-
Jan.17, 1991


Third President
National Honors and Decorations
Apr. 1976
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
Apr. 1984
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class (Japan)
Feb. 1991
Senior Fourth Rank (Japan)s
Shoichiro Toyoda
Feb.27, 1925-


Fourth President

Note:
As of June 30, 2012