Toyota Material Handling names new vice president

Toyota Material Handling (TMH), a North American leader in material handling equipment and solutions, 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 predevelopment, 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,” says Tony Miller, Toyota Material Handling 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.”

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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.

Jimenez also is a respected leader in the material handling industry, the company says. As a member of the Industrial Truck Association for more than 10 years, Jimenez has served as the vice chair and chair for the Energy Storage Systems Subcommittee and the General Engineering Committee, which works on industrial truck performance-oriented safety standards and supplies that are provided to national safety organizations.

“I am humbled by this opportunity and grateful to have spent my entire career with Toyota,” Jimenez says. “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.”