Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today the following changes in senior management responsibilities and the appointment of corporate officers, as decided at the June 25, 2014, meeting of the board of directors. The changes will be effective as of July 1, 2014.

■Changes in corporate officers’ responsibilities (current position)
Yasushi Kikuchi
Managing Corporate Officer, Head of Tire Materials Development Div., Head of R&D Center (Managing Corporate Officer, Head of Tire Technical Development Div., Head of R&D Center)
Hirohisa Hazama
Corporate Officer, Chief Quality Assurance Officer (Corporate Officer, Chief Quality Assurance Officer, Head of Industrial Products Quality Assurance Div.)
Masataka Yamaishi
Corporate Officer, Acting Head of Corporate Planning Div., Assistant to Head of Tire Business Planning Div., Head of Corporate Planning Dept., President of Acty Corporation (Corporate Officer, Acting Head of Corporate Planning Div., Head of Corporate Planning Dept., President of Acty Corporation)

■Appointment of corporate officers (current position)
Kazuya Nakazawa
Corporate Officer, President of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co., Ltd. (Associate Corporate Officer, President of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co., Ltd.)
Koichi Tsuruno
Corporate Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., President of Yokohama Asia Co., Ltd. (Associate Corporate Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., President of Yokohama Asia Co., Ltd.)