Ex-Toyota chair Okuda, outsider who masterminded global footprint, dies at 93

TOKYO: Former Toyota Motor Corp Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, who has died aged 93 according to Kyodo News, was a rare outsider at the top of a firm more often run by a founding-family member, who massively grew the automaker’s presence overseas and cemented its global status.

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