Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd, announced today the following changes in senior management responsibilities and the appointment of new corporate officers, as decided at the December 10, 2013, meeting of the board of directors. The changes will be effective as of January 1, 2014.

■Changes in directors' responsibilities (current position)
Tooru Kobayashi
Director and Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Planning Div., President of Yokohama Business Association Corporation (Director and Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Planning Div., President of Multiple Business, President of Yokohama Business Association Corporation)
Yuji Goto
Director and Senior Managing Corporate Officer, Chief Tire Production Officer, Head of Tire Production Div. (Director and Senior Managing Corporate Officer, President of Tire Business, Head of Tire Production Div.)
Takao Oishi
Director and Managing Corporate Officer, President of Multiple Business (Director and Managing Corporate Officer, Vice President of Multiple Business, Head of Multiple Business Global Sales & Marketing Div.)
Hideto Katsuragawa
Director and Corporate Officer, Head of Tire Business Planning Div., Head of Tire Logistics Div. (Director and Corporate Officer, Head of Tire Business Planning Div., Head of Tire Overseas Sales & Marketing Div., Head of Tire Logistics Div.)

■Changes in corporate officers' responsibilities (current position)
Yasushi Tanaka
Managing Corporate Officer, Head of North America Tire Plant Div. (Managing Corporate Officer, Assistant to President of Tire Business, Head of North America Tire Plant Div.)
Toshiyuki Nishida
Managing Corporate Officer, in charge of Multiple Business Production and Technology (Managing Corporate Officer, Chief Multiple Business Production and Technical Officer, Head of Multiple Business Production and Technical Planning Div.)
Atao Kishi
Corporate Officer, Head of Commercial Tire Development Div., President of Yokohama Tire Retread Co., Ltd. (Corporate Officer, Head of Commercial Tire Development Div.)
Shigeru Nakano
Corporate Officer, President of LLC Yokohama R.P.Z., President of LLC Yokohama Russia (Corporate Officer, President of LLC Yokohama R.P.Z.)

■Appointment of new corporate officers (current position)
Sigeru Kagami
Corporate Officer, Head of Tire Production Technology Div. (Acting Head of Tire Production Div.)
Osamu Mikami
Corporate Officer, Head of Tire Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. (Acting Head of Tire Overseas Sales & Marketing Div.)