At a meeting held on May 12, 2008, the Board of Directors of Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., adopted the following senior management changes that will formally be approved after a general meeting of shareholders to be held on June 27, 2008. The company will also introduce the following organizational changes dated June 27, 2008.

Senior management changes

*Promoted to Director and Senior Managing Corporate Officer (current position)
Tatsunari Kojima (Director and Managing Corporate Officer)

*Promoted to Director (current position)
Norio Karashima (Managing Corporate Officer)
Toshihiko Suzuki (Corporate Officer)
Hideo Fujiwara (Corporate Officer)
Kinya Kawakami (General Manager)

*Promoted to Managing Corporate Officer (current position)
Shinichi Suzuki (Corporate Officer)
Seiji Takai (Corporate Officer)

*Promoted to Corporate Officer
Hirohiko Takaoka
Takao Oishi
Shigeo Komatsu
Hikomitsu Noji
Yasushi Tanaka

*Retiring from Director (new position)
Yasuo Tominaga, Chairman and Representative Director (Senior Advisor)
Keigo Ueda, Director and Senior Managing Corporate Officer (Advisor)
Takashi Sugimoto, Director and Senior Managing Corporate Officer (Advisor)
Tetsuya Mizoguchi, Director and Managing Corporate Officer (Advisor)

*Retiring from Corporate Officer (new position)
Yasuhiro Mizumoto (Advisor)
Ichiro Kondo (Advisor)
Hajime Yamazaki (Advisor)
Etsuji Hanatate (Advisor)



Organizational changes

(1) In Administrative Departments, Corporate Social Responsibility Division and Corporate Planning Division will be established.
(2) The name of Environmental Conservation Department will be changed to CSR & Environmental Affairs Department.