David Absher

Mr. Absher is the Senior Manager of Environmental Sustainability for Toyota Motor North American, a position he has held since August 2012. He is responsible for the development of strategies and tactical solutions to support Toyota’s environmental goals for all Toyota entities in North America, and is active in the coordination and development of Toyota’s global environmental action plans.

Mr. Absher served as the Senior Manager of the Sustainability Team that managed the sustainable design and development of the Toyota Motor North America headquarters in Plano, Texas that was awarded LEED Platinum. Mr. Absher was also one of the lead members that initiated the development of the Toyota Port Of Long Beach TriGen power and hydrogen system. The system will provide 100% renewable power and hydrogen fuel at the facility, and will have the largest hydrogen dispensing system in the world to fuel the class 8 heavy duty fuel cell electric trucks that is being jointly developed with PACCAR and used for drayage operations in southern California. The system is expected to be 100% complete in November 2021.

On June 11, 2021 Toyota Motor Corporation announced a bold plan to achieve carbon neutrality across operations by 2035. Mr. Absher and the TMNA sustainability team is currently focused on reformulating strategies that will support the attainment of this goal.