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Charles H. Brown

Charles H. Brown
Charles H. Brown 


  • Chuck Brown is Vice President of Accounting and Finance and Secretary of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America, Inc. (TEMA), located near Cincinnati in Erlanger, Kentucky.  TEMA supports Toyota's engineering and manufacturing operations in North America.  Mr. Brown, named vice president in June 1997, is responsible for all areas of Accounting and Finance.  In June 2003, he was appointed Secretary.

  • Prior to joining TEMA, Mr. Brown worked at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) as General Manager of Accounting. Before beginning his career with Toyota in 1987, Mr. Brown held a variety of financial positions with General Motors including:  plant accountant, internal auditor-domestic and overseas, treasurer's staff budget analyst and senior financial analyst.

  • Mr. Brown graduated from Princeton University in New Jersey with a degree in economics. He later earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University in California.

  • During his professional career, Mr. Brown has been engaged in various civic and community activities.  In July 2000, Mr. Brown was appointed to the Board of Regents of Northern Kentucky University serving as chair from 2004 - 2006.  In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees for the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati and has twice served as honorary co-chair of the Northern Kentucky NAACP's Annual Freedom Fund Gala Dinner since 2002.

  • Originally from Youngstown, Ohio, Mr. Brown and his wife, Sadie, live in Northern Kentucky with their two children, Dominique and Christopher.

 Regent reappointed term:  July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2012