Background
Kobuki, Shinzo was born on March 8, 1950 in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kobuki, Shinzo was born on March 8, 1950 in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Degree in Power and Machinery Engineering, Kyushu University, 1972.
Joined Toyota Motor Corporation, 1972, general manager, engine design department, Power Train Engineering Division 2, Vehicle Development Center 2, 1996, project general manager, 1996, general manager, engine engineering division 2 Power Train Development Center, 1997, general manager, power train engineering division, Vehicle Development Center 2, 2000, general manager, planning division 3, Vehicle Development Center 3, 2001, general manager, cost planning department, general manager, conversion vehicle development department, 2001—2002, general manager, LEXUS planning division, Vehicle Development Center 1, 2002—2003, managing officer, development hybrid system, 2003—2008, senior managing director, since 2008.
Married Eiko Kobuki; 3 children.