Takeshi Uchiyamada Explained

Takeshi Uchiyamada 内山田 竹志
Birth Date:	17 August 1946
Birth Place:	Okazaki, Japan
Alma Mater:	University of Nagoya
Occupation:	Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
Nationality:	Japanese

is a Japanese businessman, who has been chairman of Toyota since 2013.^[1] 　He graduated from Nagoya University.^[2] He is known as the "father of the Prius" for his role in leading the development of the Toyota Prius, the world's best-selling hybrid electric vehicle in history.^{[3] [4] [5]}

External links

• Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Board of Directors (Representative Director)

Notes and References

1. News: Toyota Motor to Pick Uchiyamada as Next Chairman, Nikkei Says. Bloomberg. 21 January 2013 . 6 April 2014.
2. https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/1963647 Takeshi Uchiyamada Chairman, Toyota Motor Corp / Bloomberg
3. News: Father of Prius hybrid set to become Toyota chairman: executives. Norihiko Shirouzu . Kentaro Sugiyama . Reuters . 2013-01-21 . 2017-02-19.
4. News: Toyota sees plug-in hybrids catching on faster than conventional hybrids. Naomi . Tajitsu . Reuters . Automotive News . 2017-02-15 . 2017-02-19.
5. Web site: Takehisa Yaegashi's foresight brought hybrids to the mainstream . James Scoltock . AE Plus . 2011-05-11 . 2017-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220092151/http://ae-plus.com/milestones/takehisa-yaegashis-foresight-brought-hybrids-to-the-mainstream . 2017-02-20 .