Kiyotaka Ise graduated from Kyoto University with a master’s degree in precision engineering in March 1980. He joined Toyota motor corporation in April 1980 and was a chief engineer in 2002, and was a managing officer in 2007, President of Lexus International in 2012 and a member of the board of directors in 2012. After that He became an Executive Vice President in AISIN SEIKI CO., LTD in January 2018, and a President in June 2018.