Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Toyota's Top Female Executive Steps Down After Arrest In Japan

Toyota Executive, Julie Hamp, Arrested in Japan for Possesion of Illegal Drugs

Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday that Managing Officer Julie Hamp was stepping down, following her arrest last month on suspicion of illegally importing the painkiller oxycodone into Japan.

Hamp notified Toyota of her intent to resign and the company has accepted her resignation, Toyota said in a statement.
Hamp, an American, had become chief communications officer and the automaker's first female managing officer in April.

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