Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has announced the appointment of Andrew Kirby to the position of General Manager: Marketing and Planning for Lexus at Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC).
Kirby moves from his position as Senior Vice President: Sales and Marketing TSAM. He will start his new position on January 1st 2011 and will oversee global marketing and planning initiatives for the Lexus brand. He will be based in Japan.
Dr Johan van Zyl, President and CEO of TSAM and Managing Officer of TMC, says that Kirby’s appointment to this important new role within Lexus is evidence of his hard work and that Toyota South Africa is “without question, part of the global Toyota family.”
Another South African, Calvyn Hamman, will take over from Kirby’s position at TSAM.