Fujio Cho

Fujio Cho (張富士夫, Chō Fujio; born February 2, 1937^[1]) is a Japanese businessman who was formerly honorary chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation. Chō is the only second "outsider" to head Toyota Motor Co. since the members of the founding Toyoda family stepped aside in 1995.

He earned a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Tokyo in March 1960.^[2]^[3] Chō joined the Toyota Motor Corporation in April 1960. Chō's previous titles include: managing director, senior managing director, vice president, president and vice chairman of the board. He previously worked as president in a subsidiary. Chō has been serving as chairman of the board and representative director of Toyota Motor Corporation from June 2006 to June 2013.

Chō has been a strong advocate of environmentally friendly automotive technology, such as the hybrid-electric Prius.

Honors

Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon (November 2001)^[4]
Officer of the Legion of Honor of France (May 2004)^[4]
Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) (October 2006)^[4]
Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver with Star of Austria (January 2009)^[4]
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, 2009.^[5]^[4]
Time magazine, 100 most influential people of 2004.^[6]

Notes

↑"Fujio Cho". Automotive News. December 13, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
↑"Fujio Cho"Archived July 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Toyota Newsroom. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
↑"Fujio Cho: President, Toyota Motor. BusinessWeek. June 9, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
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^ "Más de 4.000 japoneses y 61 extranjeros elegidos para las decoraciones de otoño" , Japan Today . 3 de noviembre de 2009; "秋の叙勲、森山元法相ら4024人に" , Yomiuri Shimbun . 3 de noviembre de 2009.
↑ "Time nombra a las personas más influyentes del mundo". Archivado el 21 de febrero de 2005 en Wayback Machine . Time . 18 de abril de 2004. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2010. "Pocas personas han hecho más por perfeccionar 'el método Toyota' que el presidente Hiroshi Okuda, de 71 años, y el presidente Fujio Cho, de 67", escribe Jim Frederick de Time. "Desde el principio, Toyota aprendió mucho de otros fabricantes de automóviles. Compartir lo que hemos descubierto es una forma de retribuir", afirma Cho.

[1] "Fujio Cho". Automotive News. December 13, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

[2] "Fujio Cho"Archived July 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Toyota Newsroom. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

[3] "Fujio Cho: President, Toyota Motor. BusinessWeek. June 9, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

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[5] "Más de 4.000 japoneses y 61 extranjeros elegidos para las decoraciones de otoño" , Japan Today . 3 de noviembre de 2009; "秋の叙勲、森山元法相ら4024人に" , Yomiuri Shimbun . 3 de noviembre de 2009.

[6] "Time nombra a las personas más influyentes del mundo". Archivado el 21 de febrero de 2005 en Wayback Machine . Time . 18 de abril de 2004. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2010. "Pocas personas han hecho más por perfeccionar 'el método Toyota' que el presidente Hiroshi Okuda, de 71 años, y el presidente Fujio Cho, de 67", escribe Jim Frederick de Time. "Desde el principio, Toyota aprendió mucho de otros fabricantes de automóviles. Compartir lo que hemos descubierto es una forma de retribuir", afirma Cho.

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