News Release

Yokohama Rubber Announces Changes in Senior Management

2023.July.31

  • Management relation

Hiratsuka, Japan— The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it decided the below-mentioned changes of senior management. The changes will be effective as of August 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023.

As of August 1, 2023

Change in Member of the Board’s responsibility (current position)

Tomoaki Miyamoto
Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div., Head of Consumer Tire Product Planning Div., Head of Corporate Administration Div., Head of Hiratsuka Factory, Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
(Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div., Head of Consumer Tire Product Planning Div., Head of Corporate Administration Div., Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.)

Changes in Associate Officer’s responsibility (current position)

Hideki Satowa
Associate Officer, Deputy in charge of MB Production and Engineering, Head of MB Production and Engineering Planning Dept., Head of Hiratsuka Facility Dept.
(Associate Officer, Deputy in charge of MB Production and Engineering, Head of MB Production and Engineering Planning Dept.)

Shigemichi Mori
Associate Officer, Deputy Head of MB Div., Head of Hose and Couplings Div., Head of MB Planning Dept., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products – Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
(Associate Officer, Deputy Head of MB Div., Head of Hose and Couplings Div., Head of MB Planning Dept.)

Shigehiko Amano
Associate Officer, Head of Industrial Products Div., Vice Chairman of Shandong Yokohama Rubber Industrial Products Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products Sales – Shanghai Co., Ltd.
(Associate Officer, Head of Industrial Products Div.)

As of September 1, 2023

Changes in Associate Officer’s responsibility (current position)

Naoki Takahashi
Managing Associate Officer, Vice President of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd.
(Managing Associate Officer, Head of Research & Advanced Development Div.)

Motoji Fujita
Associate Officer, Head of Research & Advanced Development Div., Head of Materials Technologies Dept.
(Associate Officer, Deputy Head of Research & Advanced Development Div., Head of Materials Technologies Dept.)