Tickets for the Jim Lentz luncheon are $15 per person. The luncheon will be held in the McCaleb Conference room in ACU's Hunter Welcome Center, and doors will open at 11:45 for seating.
James Lentz
President, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
October 20, 2009 at 11:45 am
Jim Lentz is president of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. and a member of the company’s board of directors.
He has overall responsibility for sales, marketing and distribution for Toyota, Scion and Lexus products in the United States.
In 1982, Lentz joined Toyota as the merchandising manager for its Portland Region, where he later became the distribution manager and field operations manager. He held several positions at TMS headquarters in Torrance, Calif., including field training manager, sales administration manager, and truck sales team member. Lentz also served as vice president and assistant general manager for Central Atlantic Toyota, a Maryland-based private distributorship.
In 1995, Lentz was promoted to general manager for Toyota's San Francisco Region, and he later became vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Region (2000). As vice president of Scion (2001), Lentz was responsible for the initial launch of a new line of vehicles for the next generation of new-car buyers. Lentz also served as group vice president of marketing (2003), Toyota Division. He also held the position of general manager of TMS' Toyota Division (2005), where he oversaw all sales logistics and marketing activities for Toyota, Scion and Central Atlantic Toyota Distributors. Most recently, Lentz served as executive vice president of TMS (2006).
Lentz attended the University of Denver where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and economics and a Masters in Business Administration – Finance.
He resides in Laguna Hills, Calif., with his wife, Barbara, and sons Robert and Ryan.
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