Nissan Thailand gets new deputy managing director
Nissan has announced that Hiroyuki Yoshimoto, general manager of the vehicle information technology and resource and process planning divisions of Nissan Motor Co in Japan, has been named deputy managing director of Nissan Motor Asia Pacific Co and deputy
Yoshimoto joined Nissan in April 2012. In his new role, he will oversee a wide range of operational innovation for Nissan in Thailand and the Asean region. He will be based in Bangkok and will lead the company’s Monozukuri (manufacturing philosophy), government relations, after-sales and total customer satisfaction, information system, finance and accounting, and human resources and administration functions.
"It’s my pleasure to welcome on board Yoshimoto, who brings along a track record of operational excellence in many countries. His expertise and leadership skills will be a great complement to our team, [and] I am sure he will help us realise our goals as planned," said Takayuki Kimura, the Japanese automaker’s regional vice president for Asia and Oceania.
Yoshimoto began his career in the automotive industry in 1991, and has held a variety of management positions in turnaround projects, quality, human resources, information systems, and process innovation.
