# Toyota Motor North America Picks Mark Templin as President and CEO, Hiroshi Nambu as COO

> Mark Templin will succeed Ted Ogawa as Toyota Motor North America president and CEO on January 1, 2027, with Hiroshi Nambu moving into the COO role.

- Published: 2026-11-05T11:20:49+00:00
- Section: Leadership
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-05/toyota-north-america-templin-ceo-transition
- Source: [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/toyota-motor-north-america-tmna-announces-executive-leadership-transition-302930364.html)

## Key takeaways

- Mark Templin, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer, becomes president and CEO of Toyota Motor North America on January 1, 2027.
- Ted Ogawa stays CEO through December 31, 2026, serves as Senior Executive Advisor from January through March 2027, and starts at Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan in April.
- Hiroshi Nambu, president of Toyota Motor Corporation's Business Planning & Operation division, succeeds Templin as chief operating officer.

Toyota Motor North America said Mark Templin will become its president and chief executive officer on January 1, 2027, succeeding Ted Ogawa, who returns to Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan as a Senior Fellow. The announcement came in a [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/toyota-motor-north-america-tmna-announces-executive-leadership-transition-302930364.html) release dated November 5, 2026.

## Templin and Nambu Take Over Toyota's North American Operations

Templin is currently executive vice president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America. In the top job he will oversee manufacturing, research and development, sales, marketing, product support and corporate functions. Hiroshi Nambu, now president of [Toyota Motor](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00003br/toyota-motor)'s Business Planning & Operation division, will succeed Templin as chief operating officer.

Ogawa will remain CEO through December 31, 2026, then serve as Senior Executive Advisor from January through March 2027 before taking up his new role at Toyota Motor Corporation in April. In Japan he will oversee external affairs activities for some Toyota-owned businesses. Ogawa joined Toyota Motor Corporation in 1984 and held leadership roles in Japan, China and the United States; before becoming North America CEO in April 2020 he was its executive vice president and chief operating officer.

"Leading Toyota in North America has been one of the greatest honors of my career," Ogawa said. "I am proud of and deeply grateful to our team members, dealers and partners for strengthening our business and building a foundation for the next generation."

Toyota cited the 2025 opening of Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina, its first in-house battery plant outside Japan, as a milestone of Ogawa's tenure. The company described the investment as nearly $14 billion, creating up to 5,100 jobs. It also announced plans to invest up to $10 billion more in U.S. Operations over five years, bringing total U.S. Investment to nearly $60 billion, and a $3.6 billion expansion of its San Antonio, Texas, manufacturing operations expected to create approximately 2,000 jobs.

Nambu joined Toyota in 1993 after graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Law and later worked at Toyota Motor Sales USA. From 2004 to 2007 he helped coordinate product planning and development among Toyota's U.S. Sales, manufacturing and technical organizations. "I'm excited to return to North America and take on this new responsibility at such an important time for Toyota," Nambu said.

## Earlier Leadership and Sales News at Toyota North America

Toyota Motor North America announced on August 20, 2026 that Niki Allen would join as chief information officer effective September 8, overseeing technology strategy, digital transformation, cybersecurity, data and AI capabilities, CBT News reported. On October 1, 2026, Stock Titan reported that Toyota's September 2026 U.S. Sales reached 201,306 vehicles, up 8.4% in volume, with electrified vehicle sales rising 37.8% to 117,215, or 58.2% of total sales.

## Nambu's April Start in Japan

Ogawa assumes his Senior Fellow role at Toyota Motor Corporation in April 2027, after his advisory period ends in March.

## Companies in this story

- Toyota Motor North America · website: https://www.toyota.com/usa/operations/map/tcal
- [Toyota Motor company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00003br/toyota-motor) · website: https://global.toyota

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