First Toyota Female Plant Manager Will Retire

Millie Marshall, Toyota Motor Corp.'s first female plant president, is retiring after a 28-year career with the carmaker.

Marshall was appointed to head Toyota’s powertrain factory in Buffalo, W. Va., in early 2014. She has been the president of the company’s Princeton, Ind., plant, which builds the Highlander crossover, Sienna minivan and Sequoia SUV, for the last four years.

Marshall also has held management positions in information systems, finance, human resources and corporate affairs at Toyota facilities in Alabama and Kentucky.

She will be succeeded at the Princeton plant by another woman, Leah Curry, effective Oct. 1. Curry currently runs the West Virginia engine and transmission factory.

Srini Matam will replace Curry in Buffalo. A 19-year Toyota veteran, Matam currently is the general manager for that facility’s drivetrain operations.