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President of Toyota Motor Corporation, 2009–2023; chairman from 2023
Japan · b. 1956
Business and finance
Led Toyota Motor Corporation as president from 2009 to 2023 and became chairman in 2023. He is a grandson of the company's founder, Kiichiro Toyoda, and holds an MBA from Babson College.
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Don't screw it up. Don't take it for granted. Try new things, even if you're old. Do the right thing, because if you do the right thing, the money will follow. Decide what you stand for. Finally, don't worry about being cool—be warm.
Even I can't predict what kind of car we will be driving 20 years from now, but my time at Babson taught me to embrace change rather than run from it, and I urge all of you to do the same.
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