PLANO,
Texas, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota
Motor North America (TMNA) today announced the appointment of
Tellis Bethel as chief diversity
officer (CDO), Toyota Motor North America, effective April 3, 2023.
Bethel will lead Toyota's long-standing efforts to advance
diversity and inclusion through an integrated, holistic strategy
that addresses the workplace, the marketplace and society and
reflects the company's core value of respect for people. In this
role, Tellis will report to Ted
Ogawa, president and chief executive officer, Toyota Motor
North America.
Bethel will continue to serve as group vice president and chief
social innovation officer where he oversees TMNA's strategic
partnerships, education initiatives such as Driving Possibilities,
and the Way Forward Fund. With the goal of ensuring mobility for
all, Bethel directs programs to expand access to opportunities and
create a culture of inclusion that strengthens both communities and
TMNA.
Bethel began his Toyota Financial Services career in risk
management planning with an emphasis on financial hedging
activities. He subsequently assumed roles of increasing
responsibility in the risk, sales, marketing, and analytics
departments.
In his role as chief social innovation officer, Bethel will
continue to report to Sandra Phillips
Rogers, senior vice president, Corporate Resources, General
Counsel, Toyota Motor North America. Rogers became CDO in December
of 2018 and, under her leadership, Toyota elevated its Diversity
Inc. ranking from #18 to #4 while expanding its Business Partnering
Groups to over 9,500 members. She led the company's DEI efforts
during the pandemic, engaging with strategic partners to help those
most impacted, especially in communities with diverse
populations.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in
North America for more than 65
years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation
mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than
1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 48,000 people in North America who have contributed to the
design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 45 million cars and
trucks at our 13 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 14th plant
in North Carolina will begin to
manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With
more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker,
Toyota currently offers 22 electrified options.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights
the way it partners with community, civic, academic and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move,
anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
Media Contact
Ed
Hellwig
edward.hellwig@toyota.com
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