Matthew Callachor

Mr. Callachor's move into the top position in Australia is the culmination of a 36-year career of achievement with Toyota during which he has developed extensive knowledge and experience locally as well as in the United States and Japan.

It follows an 18-month tenure as Toyota Australia's vice-president where he was responsible for the sales, marketing, product planning, corporate services and finance divisions.

During his career, Mr Callachor became the first Australian executive to oversee a Lexus division in Japan when he was named general manager of global Lexus planning, a position he held for three years from 2014.

At Lexus, he played a leading role in developing the medium to long-term strategy for Lexus, including last year's launch of the "Experience Amazing" brand tagline.

Earlier, Mr Callachor spent two years with Toyota Motor Sales USA, where he gained valuable insights working in sales and marketing for the Toyota group's largest market.