Industry Insight Series: A Conversation with Kit Simmons on the Changing Auto Industry and Leading Across Cultures
The Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business (NUGSB) is pleased to invite students and faculty to an exclusive interview with Kit Simmons, Member of the Board, Astana Motors, Former President Toyota Motor Kazakhstan & Supervisory Board Member, Toyota Financial Services Kazakhstan.
Mr. Simmons’s career in the Automotive industry began in 1992 and went on to include Executive positions at Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota Motor Europe and Toyota Motor Russia and Toyota Motor Corporation Japan, before serving as President Toyota Motor Kazakhstan and Supervisory Board Member of Toyota Financial Services Kazakhstan. In 2022 Mr Simmons joined the Board of Astana Motors, Kazakhstan’s 4th largest company and leading Automotive Manufacturer, Distributor and Retailer.
He graduated from Plymouth University obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and a Diploma in Marketing before furthering his executive education at the Institute of Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, obtaining IMD’s Board Director’s Diploma.
Date: March 16, 2025
Time: 17:00
Location: Block C3, Red Hall, Nazarbayev University
This event is open to NU students and faculty.
External guests can visit this event upon registration:
https://forms.gle/TgQ6cfcBMBnsfYvq5
The Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business (NUGSB) is pleased to invite students and faculty to an exclusive interview with Kit Simmons, Member of the Board, Astana Motors, Former President Toyota Motor Kazakhstan & Supervisory Board Member, Toyota Financial Services Kazakhstan.
Mr. Simmons’s career in the Automotive industry began in 1992 and went on to include Executive positions at Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota Motor Europe and Toyota Motor Russia and Toyota Motor Corporation Japan, before serving as President Toyota Motor Kazakhstan and Supervisory Board Member of Toyota Financial Services Kazakhstan. In 2022 Mr Simmons joined the Board of Astana Motors, Kazakhstan’s 4th largest company and leading Automotive Manufacturer, Distributor and Retailer.
He graduated from Plymouth University obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and a Diploma in Marketing before furthering his executive education at the Institute of Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, obtaining IMD’s Board Director’s Diploma.
Date: March 16, 2025
Time: 17:00
Location: Block C3, Red Hall, Nazarbayev University
This event is open to NU students and faculty.
External guests can visit this event upon registration:
https://forms.gle/TgQ6cfcBMBnsfYvq5