Former Toyota Motor engineer Yasuhiko Ichihashi, 61, has been chosen as the next president of Hino Motors Ltd. He is expected to take over from current president Yoshio Shirai, 65, on June 21, 2013. At Toyota, Ichihashi was in charge of developing new cars. He served as the chief engineer for developing the first-generation Vitz.

As an executive vice president at Hino Motors, Ichihashi supported president Shirai as a close aid and learned about top management first-hand.