Susan M. Elkington

Susan M. Elkington is president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) since 2018, Elkington oversees a $7 billion operation, which employs nearly 8,000 people, and in a year, can produce as many as 550,000 vehicles and more than 600,000 engines. TMMK is Toyota's largest production facility globally, producing the Camry, Avalon, Lexus ES 350 (including hybrid versions of all three), and RAV4 Hybrid; plus, four-cylinder and V6 engines, in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Elkington joined TMMK in January 2017 as senior vice president, overseeing the plant's manufacturing and administrative functions. Prior to this role, she served as general manager, Production Control Division at Toyota Motor Corporation's (TMC) global headquarters in Toyota City, Japan, supporting Toyota's 53 manufacturing plants worldwide.