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Tony Walker - Deputy Managing Director, Toyota Motor
Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Tony Walker joined Toyota Manufacturing UK, as General Manager,
Human Resources in 1990. He played a fundamental role in the
establishment and development of the company, before taking up a
new challenge in Toyota Motor Europe’s HQ in Brussels in 2001.
At Toyota Motor Europe he held the position of Vice President of
Human Resources and, at different times, senior positions in
Manufacturing Corporate Planning and Production Planning &
Project Management.
Tony returned to Toyota Manufacturing UK in January 2010 to take
up the role of Deputy Managing Director, with direct responsibility
for the corporate functions of HR, Accounting & Finance,
Corporate Planning and External Affairs.
He graduated from Newcastle-upon-Tyne University with a BSc Hons
in Psychology in 1977, taking up a graduate trainee position within
the motor industry.
Tony, 54, is married with three grown up children. In his spare
time he enjoys classic cars, history and being active in his local
community.