William L. Strang, Senior Vice President Americas Operations Group and Chairman; TOTO Mexico

William Strang is Senior Vice President of Americas Operations Group and Chairman of TOTO Mexico. He is responsible for all operations, including: supply chain, design and development engineering, Quality, ISO, environmental, and the management of the five TOTO North America plants.

Under Mr. Strang's leadership, TOTO has received multiple awards for 5S implementation. These include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Efficiency Leadership Award, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue's Water Conservation Leadership Award, the Argon Award, the City of Atlanta Phoenix Award, and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper sustainability award. TOTO is one of the largest users of Green Energy from Georgia Power.

TOTO USA has also developed secondary uses or recycling channels for the waste streams from the manufacturing process, converting them from waste to raw material feed stocks for other manufacturers.

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