News Release

Yokohama Rubber Announces Changes in Senior Management

2017.February.20

  • Management relation

Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it informally decided the below-mentioned changes of senior management at the meeting of the board members held on February 20, 2017. The changes will formally be approved after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 30, 2017.

As of March 30, 2017

●Newly appointed Member of the Board and Officer (current position)
Masaki Noro
Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Chief Tire Technical Officer, Head of Consumer Tire Development Div., in charge of R&D Center (Officer, Head of Consumer Tire Development Div., General Manager and Head of Tire Research and Experiment Dept.)

Hitoshi Ikeda
Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd., Acting Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div. (Associate Officer, Vice President of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd., Acting Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div.)

●Changes in responsibilities of Member of the Board and Officers (current position)
Hideto Katsuragawa
Member of the Board and Senior Managing Officer, CEO of Yokohama Corporation of North America (Member of the Board and Senior Managing Officer, CEO of Yokohama Corporation of North America, CEO of Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc.)

Tetsuya Kuze
Managing Officer, Vice President of Yokohama Corporation of North America, CEO of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, LLC, Head of North America Tire Plant Div. (Managing Officer, Vice President of Yokohama Corporation of North America, CEO of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, LLC)

Atao Kishi
Managing Officer, Head of Commercial Tire Div., General Manager and Head of Commercial Tire Business Planning Dept. (Managing Officer, Head of Commercial Tire Div., General Manager and Head of Truck and Bus Tire Dept.)

Yasuhiro Kurokawa
Officer, Chairman of Aichi Tire Industry Co., Ltd. (Due) (Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc.)

Shinichi Takimoto
Officer, CEO of Yokohama Tire Corporation, CEO of Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc., CEO of Yokohama Tire Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. (Officer, CEO of Yokohama Tire Corporation, CEO of Yokohama Tire Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.)

Hitoshi Kobayashi
Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (Officer, Head of Tire Production Div., Head of Hiratsuka Factory)

Takashi Shirokawa
Officer, Head of Tire Materials Development Div., Head of R&D Center (Officer, Head of Tire Materials Development Div., Manager and Head of Tire Material Development Dept. No.2)

Gota Matsuo
Officer, General Manager and Head of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept., President of Yokohamagomu Finance Co., Ltd. (Officer, General Manager and Head of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept., Senior Managing Director of Yokohamagomu Finance Co., Ltd.)

●Retired Officer (current position)
Toru Kobayashi
Advisor, in charge of Alliance Tire Group (Executive Vice President and Officer, Chairman of Alliance Tire Group)

●Retired Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current position)
Masayoshi Daio
Advisor, Internal Audit Dept. (Audit &Supervisory Board Member)

New Management