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 of directors held on February 14, 2013 The changes will formally be approved after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 28, 2013.

Newly-appointed Directors (current position)
Hideto Katsuragawa
Director and Corporate Officer (Corporate Officer)
Tetsuya Kuze
Director and Corporate Officer (Corporate Officer)
Hideichi Okada
Director (Advisor, NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc.)

Newly-appointed Corporate Auditor (current position)
Masayoshi Daio (Associate Corporate Officer)

Promoted Corporate Officers (current position)
Shigeo Komatsu
Managing Corporate Officer (Corporate Officer)
Toshiyuki Nishida
Managing Corporate Officer (Corporate Officer)
Takaharu Fushimi
Managing Corporate Officer (Corporate Officer)

Newly-appointed Corporate Officers
Shigeru Nakano
Shigetoshi Kondo
Koichi Tsuruno

Retired Director and Executive Vice President (new position)
Norio Karashima (Executive Advisor, Chairman of Yokohama Tire Corporation)

Retired Corporate Auditor (new position)
Hideo Fujiwara (Advisor)

Retired Corporate Officer (new position)
Shinichi Suzuki (Advisor)