Toyota appoints John Howett as President of Toyota Motorsport GmbH
Ove Andersson Named Vice-Chairman
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) announced today the appointment of John Howett as President of TMG, effective 1 January 2003. In his new function, John Howett will manage the day-to-day operations of Toyota's motorsports subsidiary and lead the management of its 550-plus employees in Cologne, Germany.
Ove Andersson will assume the position of Vice-Chairman and continue to be the Team Principal of Toyota's F1 team - Panasonic Toyota Racing. Tsutomu Tomita, Managing Director of TMC, remains Chairman of TMG.
To date Ove Andersson has doubled the roles of both TMG company management and race-activity management. Under the new structure, these two distinct roles will be separated in order to further progress the Toyota F1 project.
50-year-old Briton John Howett is currently Vice-President of Toyota Motor Marketing Europe (TMME) and he has 25 years experience with Toyota.
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