Automotive manufacturing
10 Toyota operations leaders
Andrew Gilleland, Senior Vice President Automotive Operations at Toyota North America, is one of ten Toyota operations leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held vice president of operations, service operations and manufacturing roles at the company. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Toyota from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Gilleland
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Automotive Operations · Toyota North America
Andrew Gilleland has been Senior Vice President Automotive Operations at Toyota North America since September 2022, based in Dallas, and has also held GVP and General Manager and VP Sales and Dealer Development roles at Lexus with no end dates. Andrew Gilleland was VP Sales at Toyota North America (2018 to 2020) and Vehicle Operations Manager at Lexus (2005 to 2007).
Anna S. Lee
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Service Operations · Toyota North America
Anna S. Lee has been Vice President Service Operations at Toyota North America since December 2022, based in Plano, Texas. At Toyota North America, Anna S. Lee was also General Manager Marketing, Brand & Remarketing (2021 to 2022), Group Manager Marketing and Brand (2019 to 2021), National Operations Manager (2016 to 2019) and National Dealer Credit Manager (1999 to 2013).
Bob Ruggieri, P. Eng.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Manufacturing · Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Bob Ruggieri has been Vice President of Manufacturing at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada since July 2022, in Woodstock, Ontario, in the Operations department. At Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Bob Ruggieri was also General Manager Manufacturing (2018 to 2022), Assistant General Manager, Final Assembly, Lexus (2015 to 2018) and Assistant General Manager, Quality Control (2012 to 2014).
Dany Oliva
LinkedInExperience: VP & GM of Operations · Toyota North America
Dany Oliva has been VP & GM of Operations at Toyota North America since November 2024, based in Puerto Rico, with a headline naming the role at Toyota de Puerto Rico. Dany Oliva was also Manager, Service Operations at Toyota North America (2007 to 2024) and CSOM - Customer Service Operations Sr. Manager at Toyota Motor North America - Toyota de Puerto Rico (2021 to 2024).
David Bugg
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Manufacturing Business Operations · Toyota North America
David Bugg has been Vice President - Manufacturing Business Operations at Toyota North America since May 2025. David Bugg was also General Manager, Production Control at Toyota North America (2021 to 2025), Group Manager, Assembly Operations and Internal Logistics at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (2019 to 2021) and Assistant General Manager, Internal Logistics at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (2018 to 2019).
Derek Kidnie
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Manufacturing · Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
Derek Kidnie has been Vice President Manufacturing at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana since July 2025, in Princeton, Indiana, in the Operations department. At Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Derek Kidnie was Vice President Administration (2020 to 2025), General Manager Manufacturing (2018 to 2020) and General Manager Production Control (2014 to 2017).
Gerardo Romero
LinkedInExperience: Operations Vice President of Toyota Motor Sales de México · Toyota de México
Gerardo Romero has been Operations Vice President of Toyota Motor Sales de México at Toyota de México since July 2022, based in Mexico City. At Toyota de México, Gerardo Romero was also Finance Vice President of Toyota Motor Sales de México (2014 to 2022) and Senior Director of Toyota Financial Services de México (2012 to 2014).
Jason Rainwater
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.
Jason Rainwater has been Vice President Operations at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. since September 2025, and the profile describes responsibility for overall management of vehicle manufacturing at Toyota's largest manufacturing facility globally, in Georgetown, Kentucky. Jason Rainwater was also Production Engineering General Manager at Toyota North America (2023 to 2025) and Manufacturing General Manager at the Kentucky plant (2019 to 2023).
Mark Riester
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Service Parts Operations · Toyota North America
Mark Riester has been Vice President - Service Parts Operations at Toyota North America since May 2025. At Toyota North America, Mark Riester was also Vice President - Project Planning & Management (2021 to 2025), General Manager - Demand & Supply Management (2021), Group Manager - Demand & Supply Management (2019 to 2021) and Sales Operations - Senior Manager (2018 to 2019).
Neil Swartz
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Parts Supply Chain Operations · Toyota North America
Neil Swartz was Vice President, Parts Supply Chain Operations at Toyota North America from 2017 to 2020, and the headline says Neil Swartz has retired. At Toyota North America, Neil Swartz was also Vice President and General Manager, Parts Operations (2013 to 2017) and Corporate Manager, North American Parts Operations (2004 to 2013).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set priorities across the operations teams you lead?
- 02What measures do you watch most closely to judge whether operations are running well?
- 03How do you prepare an operation for a major change such as a new model launch or a new process?
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