Corporate Biographies Press Releases on Toyota Media Site

Luigi Luca’

President and Managing Director Toyota (GB) PLC Luigi Luca’ took up the position of President and Managing Director of Toyota (GB) on 1 January 2026, succeeding Scott Thompson. Luca’ joined Toyota (GB) in September 2025 as

Richard Balshaw

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)

Stuart Sanders

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)

Chris Hayes

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).

Emma Johnson

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)

Rob McKendrick

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)

Darren Morris

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)