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Former Toyota manufacturing executive named to Piston Group board

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Wilbert James Jr. was recognized as one of Savoy's Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America six times, most recently in 2017. (Piston Group)
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By:
Whitney McDonald
October 01, 2020 01:41 PM

DETROIT — Piston Group, the Detroit auto supplier controlled by former NBA star Vinnie Johnson, said Wednesday it appointed the former president of Toyota's manufacturing complex in Kentucky to the company's board of directors.

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