Brett Wood

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ABOUT BRETT WOOD

As the President and CEO of Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), responsible for the overall direction and strategic decisions made for the $6 billion company, which is comprised of Toyota Material Handling (TMH) and The Raymond Corporation. Appointed to Senior Executive Officer of TMHNA\'s parent company, Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) in Japan in June 2020. Currently the only non-Japanese TICO executive in this role at the $23 billion company with associates and 275 group companies worldwide.As the North American leader in forklift sales, TMHNA produces one new forklift every four minutes and has five factories totaling 3 million sq. feet in Indiana, New York, Iowa and Ontario, Canada. Our team of over associates is also supported by over 350 dealer locations in North America. Toyota, with it\'s group companies, is also a leader in material handling solutions including automated guided vehicles, telematics and alternative energy sources.Passionate about giving back to the material handling industry and is the first Toyota executive to serve in these industry positions- Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Industrial Truck Association (ITA)- Manufacturers Board of Advisors for the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA)- Chairman, President and Member of the Board of Governors for the Material Handling Industry (MHI)- Member of Electric Power Research Institute\'s Industry Advisory Council- Contributor to Modern Materials Handling Magazine\'s Editorial Advisory Board I welcome the opportunity to discuss TMHNA, Global Supply Chain, the Material Handling Industry and Corporate Leadership in general. With more than 34 years at Toyota, I am passionate about innovation, strategic planning, sustainability, safety, corporate culture, community support and leadership techniques.