Taizo Ishida (16 November 1888 - 19 September 1979)[1] was a Japanese businessman. He was the president, chairman, and advisor of Toyota Industries Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation. He was called "The Great Banto of Toyota", a Japanese title given to the highest of the merchants for his services in rebuilding Toyota as a successful car making business.[2] He is succeeded as president of Toyota Motors Co by Fukio Nakagawa.
