President and Managing Director
Toyota (GB) PLC
Scott Thompson took up the role of President and Managing Director of Toyota (GB) in January 2024, succeeding Agustín Martín. He joined the company from KINTO Europe, Toyota’s mobility services business, where he was Vice President, Mobility. (click on portrait for full biography)
Executive Director, Strategy, Corporate Operations, Technology and People
Toyota (GB) PLC
Richard Balshaw was appointed to the new role of Executive Director, Strategy, Business Transformation and People on 1 February 2025. (click on portrait for full biography)
Executive Director, Commercial
Toyota (GB) PLC
Stuart Sanders was appointed to the new role of Executive Director, Commercial, on 1 February 2025, after four years as the company’s Communications and Product Director. (click on portrait for full biography)
Director, Sustainability and ESG, Hydrogen and Electrification
Toyota (GB) PLC
Andrew Cullis took up the newly created position of Director, Sustainability and ESG, Hydrogen and Electrification, on 1 January 2025. (click on portrait for full biography)
Director, Lexus Division
Toyota (GB) PLC
Chris Hayes was appointed Director of the Lexus Division on 1 January 2022, moving from his previous role Director – People and Planning. (click on portrait for full biography).
Director, Marketing
Toyota (GB) PLC
Emma Johnson was appointed Director, Marketing, on 1 February 2025, returning to Toyota (GB) after three years on assignment as Senior Manager, Digital Strategy, at Toyota Motor Europe. (click on portrait for full biography)
Director, Customer Services
Toyota (GB) PLC
Rob McKendrick was appointed Director, Customer Services, on 1 January 2023, following Rob Giles’s secondment to Toyota Motor Europe to take up the role of Head of Value Chain (Europe). (click on portrait for full biography)
Chief Financial Officer
Toyota (GB) PLC
Darren Morris trained with Shipley Blackburn Chartered Accountants (Shipleys LLP) in London. He left public practice to work for NEC and Psion in the consumer electronics sector before joining Toyota (GB) in 1997. (click on portrait for full biography)
Director, Operations
Toyota (GB) PLC
Mark Roden was appointed Sales Director in April 2016. He moved to the role from the post of General Manager, Sales Operations. Subsequently his role expanded from January 2018 when he was appointed Director, Operations. (click on portrait for full biography).
