Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today the following changes in senior management responsibility at the meeting of the board members held on September 27, 2018. The changes will be effective as of October 1, 2018.

Member of the Board and Senior Managing Officer (current position)
Osamu Mikami
Head of Corporate Planning Div., Head of Industrial Products Div., Head of Hamatite and Electronic Materials Div.
(Head of Corporate Planning Div., Head of Industrial Products Div.)

Officer (current position)
Takashi Shirokawa
Head of Tire Materials Development Div., Head of R&D Center, Head of R&D Dept., Head of Tire Materials Development Dept. No.1
(Head of Tire Materials Development Div., Head of R&D Center, Head of R&D Dept.)