Toyota Motor North America will promote Keita Moritsu to SVP for research and development and chief technology officer, effective Sept. 8, the company announced Aug. 12.
Moritsu, who currently serves as senior executive for research and development, will take over for Mike Sweers, who is retiring on Sept. 12.
Moritsu will oversee Toyota’s North American vehicle research and development and serve on TMNA’s North American executive committee. He will report to TMNA President and CEO Tetsuo Ogawa.
Moritsu will also retain his global chief engineer responsibilities for body-on-frame trucks and platforms including Tundra, Sequoia, Tacoma, and 4Runner at Toyota Motor Corp., per the release.
According to the release, Moritsu has been with Toyota since 1999. In 2007, he was involved with the North American R&D’s Z Division working on product planning for the Lexus RX in the regional market. Moritsu was promoted to global chief engineer in 2023 and was responsible for body-on-frame trucks and SUVs including the North American truck series and Land Cruiser series and platforms.
