Toyota’s CEO-to-be outlines leadership team bullish on EVs


              Koji Sato, center, Toyota chief branding officer and CEO-designate poses with his management teams, Kazuaki Shingo, left, chief production officer, Yoichi Miyazaki, second left, executive vice president, CFO, Hiroki Nakajima, second right, executive vice president, CTO, Simon Humphries, right, chief branding officer, during a press conference Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Tokyo. Sato, who was appointed the next president at Japan’s top automaker Toyota, introduced a management team Monday that he said will lead an aggressive push on electric vehicles.  (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              Koji Sato, center, Toyota Motor Corp.'s chief branding officer and CEO-designate speaks during a press conference Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              Koji Sato, center, Toyota Motor Corp.'s chief branding officer speaks during a press conference Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)