On the move

Toyota elevates Kazuhiro Kobayashi to China unit GM

Kazuhiro Kobayashi, general manager of GAC Toyota Motor Co Ltd, has been promoted to general manager of Toyota China effective April 1. Since Kobayashi entered the Chinese market in 2013, Toyota China began to target the small car and hybrid car segments. Toyota also reassigned five senior executives in China. Tetsuo Ogawa, former general manager of Toyota China, will be in charge of the North American region after the reassignment.

Games firm Shenda names Shen VP of arts center

Shenda Group, a major online games developer, operator and publisher, has named Shen Fengliang, an expert in art-related research of online games, as vice-president for its arts center, which is being set up to advise on design for its big projects. Shen joins Shenda from Seasun Games of Kingsoft Group, where he was general manager. Ye Jian, who quit Shenda, returned as deputy general manager of Beidou Studio. Ye once worked at TianCity, leading the development of online racing game Crazyracing Kartrider.

Tandon to head expanding Youzu Interactive’s India unit

Anuj Tandon, former executive manager of Naraza, one of the leading Indian game publishers, has been named CEO of the Indian branch of Youzu Interactive Co Ltd, a Chinese listed game company. Tandon was in charge of the mobile game publication and marketing in Naraza. Youzu said on March 7 that Tandon would oversee the Indian market foray as part of the