Eiji Toyoda

Eiji Toyoda
豊田 英二
Born(1913-09-12)12 September 1913
Died17 September 2013(2013-09-17) (aged 100)
EducationTokyo Imperial University
Occupation(s)President (1967–1981) and Chairman (1981–1994)
Toyota Motor Corporation

Eiji Toyoda (豊田 英二, Toyoda Eiji; 12 September 1913 – 17 September 2013) was a Japanese industrialist. He was largely responsible for bringing Toyota Motor Corporation to profitability and worldwide prominence during his tenure as president and later, as chairman. He was succeeded as the president of Toyota by Shoichiro Toyoda.