is a Japanese businessman, who has been chairman of

Toyota is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...

since 2013.　He graduated from

Nagoya University , abbreviated to or NU, is a Japanese national research university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It was the seventh Imperial University in Japan, one of the first five Designated National University and selected as a Top Type university of ...

.Takeshi Uchiyamada Chairman, Toyota Motor Corp / Bloomberg
/ref> He is known as the "father of the Prius" for his role in leading the development of the

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, the world's best-selling

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in history.

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Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Board of Directors (Representative Director)
1946 births Living people Japanese business executives Japanese chairpersons of corporations Toyota people Nagoya University alumni {{Japan-bio-stub