News Release

Yokohama Rubber Announces Changes in Senior Management

2020.February.14

  • 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 14, 2020. The changes will formally be approval after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 27, 2020.

As of March 27, 2020

Newly appointed Members of the Board (current position)

Nitin Mantri
Member of the Board and Officer, CEO of ATC Tires Private Limited, Chairman of Yokohama India Private Limited
(Officer, CEO of ATC Tires Private Limited, Chairman of Yokohama India Private Limited)

Takashi Yamane
Member of the Board (Outside)

Masatoshi Hori
Member of the Board (Outside)

Promoted Officers (current position)

Shinichi Takimoto
Senior Managing Officer, Chairman and President of Yokohama Corporation of North America, Chairman of Yokohama Tire Corporation, Chairman of Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Mexico S. De R.L. De C.V.
(Managing Officer, Chairman and President of Yokohama Corporation of North America, Chairman of Yokohama Tire Corporation, Chairman of Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Mexico S. De R.L. De C.V.)

Jeff Barna
Managing Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Corporation
(Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Corporation)

Newly appointed Officers (current position)

Satoshi Fujitsu
Officer, Head of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Div.,
Head of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Dept. No.2
(Associate Officer, Acting Head of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Div., Head of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Dept. No.2)

Kazuhito Yanadori
Officer, Head of Global Procurement Div., Head of Raw Materials Procurement Dept., President of Yokohama Rubber Singapore Pte. Ltd.
(Associate Officer, Acting Head of Global Procurement Div., Head of Raw Materials Procurement Dept.)

Newly appointed Associate Officers (current position)

Hiroyuki Mori
Associate Officer, President of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co., Ltd.
(Vice President of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co., Ltd.)

Minoru Hirata
Associate Officer, Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
(Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.)

Michio Shimizu
Associate Officer, Deputy Head of Tire Development Div. (in charge of Tire Testing), Head of Motorsports Tire Development Dept..
(Head of Motorsports Tire Development Dept.)

Tetsuya Nagao
Associate Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc.
(President of Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc.)

Takayuki Hamaya
Associate Officer, Head of Industrial Products Div.
(Acting Head of Industrial Products Div.)

Naoya Amino
Associate Officer, Executive Fellow, Head of Materials Performance Laboratory
(Fellow, Head of Materials Performance Laboratory)

Hajime Kitasaka
Associate Officer, Vice President of Yokohama Corporation of North America, President of Yokohama Tire Funding, Inc., President of Yokohama Corporation of America
(Head of Internal Audit Dept.)

Dhaval Nanavati
Associate Officer, President of Alliance Tire Americas Inc.
(President of Alliance Tire Americas Inc.)

Angelo Noronha
Associate Officer, President of Alliance Tire Europe B.V.
(President of Alliance Tire Europe B.V.)

Retired Member of the Board (current position)

Naozumi Furukawa
(Member of the Board (Outside))

Retired Officers (current position)

Hideto Katsuragawa
Advisor, President of Hamagomu Fudousan Co.,Ltd.
(Senior Managing Officer, Chairman and President of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd., Chairman of Suzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products-Hangzhou Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products Sales-Shanghai Co., Ltd., Vice Chairman of Shandong Yokohama Rubber Industrial Products Co., Ltd.)

Takaharu Fushimi
Advisor, President of YOURS, Inc.
(Managing Officer, Head of Global Procurement Div., President of Yokohama Rubber Singapore Pte. Ltd.)

Hiroyuki Hosoda
Associate Officer, Assistant to in charge of MB Div.
(Officer, President of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co.,Ltd.)

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

Osamu Mikami
Member of the Board and Senior Managing Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning Div., in charge of MB Div., Head of Hamatite Div., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co., Ltd.
(Member of the Board and Senior Managing Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning Div., in charge of MB Div., Head of Industrial Products Div., Head of Hamatite Div.)

Toru Nakamura
Member of the Board and Officer, Head of Tire Production Div., in charge of Tire Production Technology Division, Head of Hiratsuka Factory
(Member of the Board and Officer, Head of Tire Production Div., Head of Hiratsuka Factory)

Changes in Officer’s responsibility (current position)

Hirohisa Hazama
Managing Officer, in charge of Corporate Quality Assurance
(Managing Officer, Head of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Div.)

Tadaharu Yamamoto
Managing Officer, Assistant to President, Head of Tire Logistics Div.
(Managing Officer, Assistant to President, Head of Tire Logistics Div., in charge of Tire Quality Assurance)

Shigetoshi Kondo
Officer, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Div., Head of IT & Management System Planning Div., President of Hamagomu Aicom Inc., Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Planning Dept.
(Officer, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Div., Head of IT & Management System Planning Div., President of Hamagomu Aicom Inc.)

Takashi Shirokawa
Officer, Assistant to Chief Technical Officer
(Officer, Acting Head of Research and Advanced Development Div., Head of High Performance Adhesive Laboratory)

Shinji Seimiya
Officer, Head of Tire Development Div.
(Officer, Head of Tire Development Div., Head of Tire Designing Dept. No.1)

Masahiro Yuki
Officer, Chairman and President of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.,
Chairman of Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd., Chairman of Suzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products-Hangzhou Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products Sales-Shanghai Co., Ltd., Vice Chairman of Shandong Yokohama Rubber Industrial Products Co., Ltd.
(Officer, Head of Tire Business Planning Div.)

Hiroyuki Shioiri
Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Div., Chairman of Yokohama Europe GmbH
(Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Div., Head of Corporate Planning Dept., President of Acty Corporation)

Changes in Associate Officer’s responsibility (current position)

Hiroyoshi Hibino
Associate Officer, President of PRGR Co., Ltd.
(Associate Officer, Vice President of PRGR Co., Ltd.)

Makoto Takagi
Associate Officer, President of Yokohama Mold Co.,Ltd.
(Associate Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.)

Tomoaki Mori
Associate Officer, Head of Quality Audit Dept.
(Associate Officer, Acting Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Div., Head of Quality Audit Dept.,Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Planning Dept.)

Takehisa Morimoto
Associate Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
(Associate Officer, Head of Mie Plant)

Koji Watanabe
Associate Officer, Deputy Head of Tire Development Div. (in charge of Commercial Tires), Head of TBR Tire Design Dept.
(Associate Officer, Acting Head of Tire Development Div.,Head of TBR Tire Design Dept.)

Shingo Ishimitsu
Associate Officer, Head of Global HR Dept., President of Yokohama Peer Support Co., Ltd. President of Yokohama Business Association Co., Ltd. President of Yokohama Rubber Health Insurance Society. President of Yokohama Rubber Co-po.
(Associate Officer, Head of Global HR Dept., President of Yokohama Peer Support Co., Ltd., Member of the Board of Yokohama Business Association Co., Ltd. President of Yokohama Rubber Health Insurance Society. President of Yokohama Rubber Co-po. President of YOURS, Inc.)

New Management

Yokohama Rubber plans to establish the following new management after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 27, 2020.

Members of the Board

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Officers