James Lentz: Prior to his appointment as Toyota’s chief executive officer North America region in March 2013, Lentz was president and chief executive officer of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. as well as a member of the company’s board of directors.  He also was senior vice president of Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMA), the holding company for Toyota's North American sales, engineering and manufacturing operating units.  Additionally, Lentz served in a global advisory capacity as managing officer for the parent company Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Japan.  In these roles, Lentz was responsible for all North American sales, marketing, product planning, corporate planning and corporate affairs as well as distribution for Toyota, Scion and Lexus products in the United States. Lentz joined Toyota in 1982 and has held various positions in the Portland, Central Atlantic, San Francisco and Los Angeles sales regions, including general manager of the San Francisco and Los Angeles regions.  His experience at TMS headquarters in Torrance, Calif., includes field training, sales administration and truck sales, and vice president of Scion, responsible for the initial launch of a new line of vehicles for the next generation of new-car buyers.  Lentz has also served as group vice president of marketing, Toyota Division, chief operating officer and executive vice president of TMS.  He is immediate past chairman and member of the board of the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers.

Osamu Nagata: Nagata joined TMC in April 1980 after earning his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Tokyo.  In 2000, he was transferred to Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc., the predecessor of TEMA, where he served as vice president in charge of purchasing.  In 2007, he was named general manager of the administrative division of Toyota’s Miyoshi manufacturing plant.  In 2009, he became a managing officer at TMC and also served as the plant manager for the Miyoshi and Tahara manufacturing facilities.  In April 2011, he was named deputy chief officer of TMC’s External Affairs Group, and in March of 2013 he was named chief executive officer and president of TEMA.

Julie Hamp: Prior to joining Toyota, Hamp was chief communications officer and senior vice president, communications and consumer relations for PepsiCo, where she also served as a member of the company’s executive council and foundation board of directors.  Before joining PepsiCo, Hamp was vice president, communications for General Motors’ European region and a member of both the GME and GM corporate communications strategy boards.  She was responsible for media relations, brand publicity and corporate communications for Saab, Opel, Vauxhall and Chevrolet, partnering with GM leaders in 27 countries.  Previously at GM, Hamp served as general director of communications for the Latin America, Africa and Middle East Region; general director for sales, service and marketing communications in North America; and vice president of communications for Saturn.  A native of Queens, NY, Hamp holds a B.S. in Communications from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., and her post-graduate studies include participation in the GM-Harvard Business School’s Executive Development Program with an emphasis on Asian studies.  She currently represents Toyota on the board of the Ad Council and is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America and the Arthur W. Page Society. 

Christopher P. Reynolds:  Before joining Toyota in 2007, Reynolds was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in New York City, where he ran the firm’s employment law practice and chaired its firm-wide diversity committee. Earlier, Reynolds served as an assistant United States attorney in New York City, an associate attorney at the law firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, and as a law clerk for Judge Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit.  Reynolds is a member of the American Bar Association and serves on the boards of the Los Angeles Urban League, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Lincoln Family Life Center. Raised in Detroit and educated in its public schools, Reynolds earned his bachelor's degree in political science with honors at Kalamazoo College, where he currently serves as a trustee. A Harry S. Truman Scholar and member of Phi Beta Kappa, Reynolds received his law degree from Harvard Law School.  

Osamu Ushio: Since joining Toyota in 1985, Ushio’s primary areas of responsibility have included manufacturing and production engineering.  Prior to being named Corporate Advisor for TMMK in July 2010, he served as TMMK’s senior vice president of manufacturing, as well as senior advisor of strategic business management and senior advisor to Toyota’s North American Production Support Center. In addition to several leadership roles at TMMK, Ushio spent two years in the general assembly division of Toyota’s Tsutsumi plant in Japan.

Seiya Nakao: Nakao joined TMC in 1978 in the Chassis Engineering Division, where he worked as a chassis engineer on front suspension design before moving to the Prototype Engineering Division.  In 1995, Nakao moved to TTC’s Prototype Lab in Plymouth, Mich., where he served as department coordinator managing TTC’s prototype development activities as well as executive engineer in charge of product planning for the Tacoma and Sienna programs. In 1999, he returned to TMC and was assigned as chief engineer for the Lexus ES300, followed by the European Corolla. In 2005, Nakao returned to TTC as the executive chief engineer for the Avalon, Sienna and Camry Solara programs.  In 2008, he returned to TMC but came back to TTC in 2011 as senior vice president responsible for directing all R&D operations.  In 2012, he was named president of TTC. Nakao studied mechanical engineering, earning a bachelor of engineering degree from Doshisha University in 1978.

Sandra Phillips: Since joining TMS in 2012, Phillips has played a key role in overseeing complex legal matters and building an integrated North American legal services group, Toyota Legal One (“TL1”).  Prior to joining Toyota, Phillips was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Houston, Texas, where her practice focused on complex litigation management and strategy.  Earlier, she was senior vice president and associate general counsel, chief litigation counsel at Pfizer Inc., and managing partner of the Houston office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP.  In addition, she is a founding member of the University of Texas Center for Women in Law, and a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the International Association of Defense Counsel and the Defense Research Institute (DRI).  She is the first recipient of the DRI Diversity Pioneer Award.  Phillips earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a law degree, both at the University of Texas at Austin.

Scott Vazin: Before joining TMA in 2014, Vazin was executive vice president of group communications for Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. In this role, Vazin was responsible for all aspects of corporate communications for the Volkswagen Group and Volkswagen Brand, including corporate media relations, product communications, public relations campaigns, internal communications, community partnerships and philanthropy.  Prior to joining Volkswagen of America, Vazin was director of product and consumer communications for Nissan and Infiniti. He also held a variety of other key communications positions, including serving as general manager, corporate and product communications for Nissan Europe.  He started his automotive career at Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America in 1990, where he held accounting and product planning positions.  Vazin received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Marketing from California State University at Long Beach.

Réal (Ray) Tanguay: Tanguay joined Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC), in 1991, as a general manager in charge of General Affairs, Information Systems and Environmental Affairs. He became vice president in 1993, senior vice president in 2000, and president in 2002, and finally, chairman of TMMC in 2010. In June 2005, Tanguay also became a managing officer of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Japan and in April of 2011, he was promoted to senior managing officer of TMC and took on additional responsibilities as senior vice president of Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMA).