To promote global management, Toray Group encourages the development of human resources at the local level, including promotion to executive positions. This approach grows from our identification of the localization of management personnel at overseas subsidiaries and affiliates as one of our business strategies.
Positions deemed critical for the global management of Toray Group have been classified into four levels based on a Group-wide common standard, and head office is working with overseas subsidiaries and affiliates to develop and promote local staff in these positions, who are known as “National Core Staff.”
For example, we have specified the Group-wide skill requirements and code of conduct expected of “National Core Staff” in the form of the Toray Global Competency Model. Based on this we pursue career development by creating individually- focused long-term career development plans. Other priorities include the development of the Toray Global Database to facilitate information sharing.
Training overseas local personnel
In order to implement global management, it is essential that core local personnel have a thorough understanding of Toray's management philosophy and guidelines. Development and promotion initiatives include organizing training programs in Japan for core local staff at their respective levels and incorporating an off-site training plan into the individually-focused long-term career development plans.
We held the first Toray Group Executive Seminar in Japan for local executives and board members in 2004 and the second seminar was held in 2006. The Toray head office also participated in training programs held in each country and region to help create networks among local participants and foster global leadership ability, including intercultural communication skills.
