Latondra Newton — Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President at The Walt Disney Company

Ms. Latondra Newton has been Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President at The Walt Disney Company since February 15, 2017. Ms. Newton served as Chief Social Innovation Officer of Toyota Motor North America, Inc. since September 2013. She served as General Manager for the Corporate Citizen Division and Project Group Vice President of Social Innovation at carmaker Toyota Motor Corp. and Chief Diversity Officer for Toyota Motor North America. Ms. Newton served as Chief Diversity Officer and oversaw philanthropy, the Toyota USA Foundation and corporate diversity and inclusion strategy. Since 2009, Ms. Newton held leadership roles at TMA and oversaw corporate planning activities, corporate image research, economic forecasting, competitor analysis and corporate marketing. Ms. Newton also managed the facilities and transportation purchasing department at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America, Inc. (TEMA), where she directed the procurement of capital equipment, building construction and logistics services for North America. In 1991, Ms. Newton began her career at Toyota and served a variety of positions at TEMA, including Assistant General Manager of the Human Resources, Management Development and Diversity Department, where she started the corporate diversity function for North American manufacturing.