Longtime Toyota leader to oversee Regulatory Affairs, Product Planning, & Product Assurance
Toyota Material Handling (TMH) has recently announced the promotion of Cesar Jimenez to Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Product Planning, and Product Assurance. In this new role, he is responsible for Toyota’s industry-leading product line throughout its life cycle, including pre-development, launch, warranty and ongoing resolution of any technical problems.
“Cesar’s knowledge of our products, commitment to our customers and dedication to quality make him the ideal person for this position,” said Tony Miller, Toyota Material Handling’s Senior Vice President of Operations, Engineering and Strategic Planning. “Cesar lives out Toyota’s commitment to ensuring all the products and solutions we produce make our customers’ work more efficient while prioritizing quality and innovation. I am honored to work alongside him to ensure our products continue meeting our high standards and solving our customers’ problems.”
Jimenez began his career at Toyota as a college intern in the summer of 1996. Over the last 27 years, he has worked in various capacities, including product planning engineer, product marketing manager, and joined the Toyota executive team in 2015. Jimenez has played an instrumental role in the successful launch of over 50 material handling products. His efforts have contributed significantly to making Toyota the number one manufacturer of material handling products and solutions in North America.
Jimenez is also a respected leader in the material handling industry. As a member of the Industrial Truck Association for over 10 years, Jimenez has served as the Vice Chair and Chair for both the Energy Storage Systems Subcommittee and the General Engineering Committee, which works on industrial truck performance oriented safety standards and supplies which is provided to national safety organizations.
“I am humbled by this opportunity and grateful to have spent my entire career with Toyota,” Jimenez said. “This organization has given me so much, and I come to work every day driven to represent Toyota in the best possible way. Throughout my career, I’ve been inspired by Toyota’s commitment to excellence and the company’s mission to contribute to society in meaningful ways. I am excited to embrace the challenges of this new role and to contribute to Toyota’s continued success by providing products and solutions that solve our customers’ evolving problems.”
