Fujio Cho (張 富士夫, Chō Fujio, born February 2, 1937) is chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. In the Japanese system, that puts him in charge of the country's and world's largest automaker. Chō is only the second "outsider" to head Toyota Motor Co. since the members of the founding Toyoda family stepped aside in 1995.
Fujio Chō 張 富士夫 | |
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| Born | February 2, 1937 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo - (Bachelor's degree, 1960) |
| Occupation | Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation |
He earned a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Tokyo in March 1960.[1][2] Chō joined the Toyota Motor Corporation in April 1960. Chō's previous titles include: Managing Director, Senior Managing Director, Vice President, President and Vice Chairman of the Board. He previously worked as President in a subsidiary. Chō has been serving as Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Toyota Motor Corporation since June 2006.
Chō has been a strong advocate of environmentally friendly automotive technology, such as the hybrid-electric Prius.
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- ^ "Fujio Cho". Toyota Newsroom. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Fujio Cho: President, Toyota Motor. BusinessWeek. June 9, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Over 4,000 Japanese, 61 foreigners picked for fall decorations," Japan Today. November 3, 2009; 秋の叙勲、森山元法相ら４０２４人に," Yomiuri Shimbun. November 3, 2009.
- ^ "TIME Names The World's Most Influential People". Time. April 18, 2004. Retrieved December 12, 2010. "Few people have done more to perfect "the Toyota Way" than chairman Hiroshi Okuda, 71, and president Fujio Cho, 67, writes TIME's Jim Frederick. "From the very beginning Toyota learned much from other carmakers. Sharing what we have discovered is a way to give back," says Cho.
- "張富士夫トヨタ会長「現代車はライバル」(President of Toyota, Fujio Cho "Time to Rival Hyundai")". JoongAng Daily. November 22, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
