North Raleigh Today

Christopher Reynolds, the executive vice president and chief strategy officer for Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), will retire on May 30. Prior to his retirement, Reynolds will serve as a Senior Advisor to TMNA starting April 1. In this role, he will assist with leadership transition and guide the company's restructuring efforts. He will report to Ted Ogawa, president and CEO of TMNA.

Reynolds has been nominated to join Toyota Motor Corporation's (TMC) Board of Directors, where he is expected to serve on the Audit and Supervisory Committee. His nomination awaits final election at TMC's annual shareholder meeting in June.

Simultaneously, Chris Yang will assume global roles currently held by Reynolds at TMC. Effective April 1, Yang will lead Global Compliance and Global Risk functions across Toyota's operations worldwide. He remains group vice president of Enterprise Strategy and Solutions and deputy general counsel of Legal at TMNA, as well as president and CEO at Toyota Connected North America.

Reynolds has been instrumental in overseeing various functions including Strategy and Business Development, Human Resources, Research and Development among others across TMNA’s operations in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico.

“Chris Reynolds has a proven and wide-ranging track record here in North America and globally, and we are grateful for his leadership,” said Ted Ogawa. “We are excited to see Chris take on new global challenges with Toyota.”

Reynolds joined Toyota in 2007 after working as a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius law firm in New York City. He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York.

He holds positions on several boards including Southwest Airlines' Board of Directors and vice-chair for AT&T Performing Arts Center's Board in Dallas. A successor to Reynolds will be announced later.

Toyota has been part of North America's cultural landscape for nearly seven decades. The company employs approximately 64,000 people across the continent who have contributed significantly to automotive design, engineering, and assembly processes.

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