Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that the company decided to make the following change in responsibility of senior management. The change will become effective as of May 1, 2013.

As of May 1, 2013

Corporate Officer (current position)
Yasushi Tanaka
Managing Corporate Officer, Assistant to President of Tire Business, Head of North America Tire Plant Div. (Managing Corporate Officer, CEO of Yokohama Tire Corporation, CEO of Yokohama Corporation of America, CEO of Yokohama Corporation of North America)