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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Susann Kazunas was named group vice president for |
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production engineering and executive engineering officer at Toyota |
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Motor North America in May 2025, beginning a new chapter in her |
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notable tenure with the company; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Kazunas began her career in the 1990s at Toyota |
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Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, where she primarily worked in the |
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stamping and weld shops; she went on to hold a number of leadership |
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positions in manufacturing and production engineering, and she |
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completed a two-year assignment in Japan before transferring to |
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas in San Antonio in 2019; she was |
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appointed president of Toyota Texas in February 2024, and her many |
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responsibilities in that position included overseeing all |
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production and administrative functions at the plant; and |
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WHEREAS, In her new role, Ms. Kazunas will relocate to the |
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company's engineering headquarters in Georgetown, Kentucky, where |
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she will lead equipment preparations and new model deployment for |
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all of Toyota's North American manufacturing facilities; she will |
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also continue to monitor construction of the new rear axle assembly |
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plant at Toyota Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, During her time in San Antonio, Ms. Kazunas has |
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served on the executive committee for greater:SATX, an organization |
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focused on regional economic and workforce development, and she has |
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been a member of the executive board of directors for the Greater |
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San Antonio Chamber of Commerce; among her many honors, she was |
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featured on the 2025 Texas 100 list of impactful leaders compiled by |
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The Business Journals media company as well as the South Texas Power |
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Players list published in the SanAntonio Business Journal; she was |
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also recognized as one of the 100 Leading Women in the North |
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American Auto Industry for 2025 by Automotive News; she holds a |
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bachelor's degree in organizational management from Midway |
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College; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her vision, expertise, and commitment to |
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excellence, Susann Kazunas has set an inspiring example of |
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leadership during her career with Toyota, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on her accomplishments as she takes on the |
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challenges and opportunities of her new position; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Susann Kazunas on her promotion to |
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group vice president and executive engineering officer for Toyota |
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Motor North America and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Kazunas as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |