Toto Ltd. announced corporate reorganization and the appointments of new corporate officers. From April 2, 2012, Kiyoshi Furube will be appointed as Director Senior Executive Officer and In Charge of Sales Promotion Group. He was previously Director Executive Officer and In Charge of Sales Promotion Group. Toshifumi Shigematsu will be appointed as Director. He was previously Director Executive Officer and In Charge of Faucet & Accessories Division. From June 28, 2012, Noriaki Kiyota will be appointed as Director Executive Officer and In Charge of Restroom Business Group. He was previously Corporate Officer and In Charge of Restroom Business Group. Toshifumi Shigematsu is retiring as Director of the company effective June 28, 2012.
TOTO Ltd. specializes in manufacturing and marketing sanitary equipments and building materials. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- sanitary equipments (95.5%): toilets, bathrooms equipment (sinks, washbasins, bathtubs, ventilation, drying, heating systems, hand dryers, etc.), kitchen equipments, plumbing accessories, etc. Net sales break down by country into Japan (75.2%), China (12.5%), Asia and Oceania (5.1%), Americas (6.5%) and Europe (0.7%)
- building materials (4.5%): ceramic products (77.6% of net sales), tiles and floor and wall coating materials (22.4%).