Jack Hollis
VICE PRESIDENT – SCION
TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC.
Jack Hollis is vice president of Scion, a new line of vehicles from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. He is responsible for all Scion activities.
Scion, aimed at trend-setting younger buyers, is the first new brand from Toyota since the debut of Lexus in 1989. Unveiled by TMS in March 2002, Scion’s line of vehicles is aimed at a new generation of consumers who actively seek out the latest trends in style and innovation. Some of the innovations include marketing techniques, new approaches to product styling, versatility, and the sales process.
Most recently, Hollis served as corporate manager of Scion. Hollis was responsible for overall Scion operations, including sales, distribution, marketing, product development, and customer service.
Prior, Hollis served as corporate sales manager of private distributors and sales strategies where he was responsible for all aspects of business relating to Toyota's private distributors, Gulf States Toyota and Southeast Toyota.
Hollis began his career with Toyota in 1992, where he served as a management trainee. Since then he has had several national and regional management positions including vehicle operations manager, sales administration manager, Lexus dealer advertising manager, customer services marketing manager, retail development manager and district manager (sales and parts).
Hollis also worked as special assistant to the president, TMS, the primary liaison for internal and external groups interfacing with the Office of the President and coordinating with Executive Committee offices while overseeing coordination of the president's daily activities.
Hollis, member of Stanford's NCAA National Baseball Championship team and the Cincinnati Reds for three seasons, is active within the local community and serves on the Palos Verdes Little League Board and is a member of the Leadership Council at Journey Covenant Church.
Hollis earned his bachelor's degree in economics at Stanford University. He resides in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. with his wife Jayne. They have four children, Allyson, Jackson, A.J. and Amanda.
Dawn Ahmed
CORPORATE MANAGER – SCION
TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC.
Dawn Ahmed is corporate manager of Scion, a line of vehicles from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc.
Ahmed is responsible for overall Scion operations, including sales, distribution, product development, customer service and marketing. She has been in this role since October 2007.
She has been with TMS since 1997 and has held various positions within Toyota’s corporate planning department. In February 2000, she joined the genesis group, which later became Scion, and helped begin the process of building the brand. Ahmed was the national sales promotions manager and national marketing communications manager at Scion.
In 2006, Ahmed moved to the Toyota Division truck group where she served as national truck marketing communications manager for the Toyota Division. Her responsibilities included oversight of truck marketing communications which involved marketing and public relations efforts for both Tundra and Tacoma.
Ahmed then progressed to the role of national cross vehicle marketing manager for the Toyota Division. There she focused on product lifecycle planning, market intelligence, internal and external marketing communications and brand strategy implementation.
She has a master’s in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Ahmed currently resides in Los Angeles, Calif.