The chairman of Toyota South Africa Motors and CEO of Toyota Motor
Europe‚ Dr. Johan van Zyl has been promoted from Managing Officer to
Senior Managing Officer by Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Japan.
Having played a greater role in promoting the brand, van Zyl was
promoted due to 'his exceptional business acumen and knowledge of the
industry have been strengthened over the years with travels to Japan‚
the United States and into Africa‚" the company said in a statement on
Friday.
The appointment which will be effective from April
2017, will see him become the first African to be appointed Senior
Managing Officer by TMC.
Dr. Johan van Zyl who joined Toyota in 1993, was first promoted to the
position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Toyota South Africa
Motors in 2002.
In 2009‚ he was appointed as Managing Officer of Toyota Motor
Corporation in Japan and in 2013‚ he added Chief Executive Officer for
Toyota in Africa to his responsibilities.
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