Sadao Nomura

Sadao Nomura joined Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan in 1965. In his career, Nomura experienced a wider-then-usual variety of responsibilities from manufacturing to quality assurance to support for suppliers and global operations. He held a variety of roles in the Body Department of Motomachi Plant and became general manager of that department in 1993. While at Motomachi, Nomura-sensei promoted development of key quality and productivity performance improvement processes that led to best-ever...See more

Sadao Nomura joined Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan in 1965. In his career, Nomura experienced a wider-then-usual variety of responsibilities from manufacturing to quality assurance to support for suppliers and global operations. He held a variety of roles in the Body Department of Motomachi Plant and became general manager of that department in 1993. While at Motomachi, Nomura-sensei promoted development of key quality and productivity performance improvement processes that led to best-ever new vehicle launch performance with full-scale production volume stability attained in the first month of production for Toyota's best-selling 6th generation Mark II (AKA the Cressida) mid-size passenger car. In addition, he served as a quality improvement trainer for 13.5 years at Toyota factories in Indonesia, Australia and South Africa. Then he was president of TECHNOL EIGHT Co., Ltd. from 2002 to 2006. From 2006 to 2014, Nomura led the "Dantotsu Quality Activities" as a senior advisor for the Industrial Vehicle Division of Toyota Industries (AKA Toyota Logistics & Forklift). See less