By Amy Arnett
Growing up in Lexington, KY, Millie Marshall’s dream was that she would be a professional horse trainer. When her parents asked her about college, she originally didn’t plan to go. Today, sitting as the president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) with multiple technical degrees, her dreams have shifted, but she isn’t one to shy away from change.
In 1991, Marshall began working for Toyota’s Information Systems (IS) Department and moved up in the company through Human Resources (HR) and management before taking the role of president at the West Virginia manufacturing facility in January 2014. Marshall credits her openness to taking on new roles, as well as Toyota, for fostering her movement up the corporate ladder.
Marshall shared with us her experience at the company on every level and detailed her reasoning for continuing to work for Toyota: their company culture and values, which are built on respecting and empowering their team members as well as community involvement. In fact, our visit to the Buffalo, WV facility in April came on the heels of two separate Arbor Day projects that assisted both the Mason County Welcome Center and Environmental Park in Eleanor with landscaping. It also coincided with a cookout hosted by Green Acres, a nonprofit water distributor dedicated to providing services, support and jobs to developmentally disabled adults, celebrating their employees’ partnership providing water to Toyota.
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