News Release

Yokohama Rubber Announces Changes in Senior Management

2021.February.19

  • Management relation

Tokyo—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it informally decided the below-mentioned changes of senior management. The changes will formally be approval after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 30, 2021.

As of March 30, 2021

Newly appointed Member of the Board (current position)

Yasuo Nakayama
Member of the Board and Officer, Head of MB Div., Head of Aerospace Div., Head of Hamatite Div.
(Officer, Head of MB Div., Head of MB Planning Dept.)

Newly appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current position)

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

Newly appointed Officers (current position)

Hiroyuki Narabayashi
Officer, Head of Quality Assurance Div.
(Associate Officer, Head of Tire Quality Assurance Div.)

Takehisa Morimoto
Officer, Chairman and President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, LLC.
(Associate Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd)

Shingo Ishimitsu
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-op.
(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-op.)

Newly appointed Associate Officers (current position)

Tsuneyuki Ishizuka
Associate Officer, Acting Head of Corporate Administration Div., Head of Corporate General Affairs Dept.
(Head of Corporate General Affairs Dept.)

Masaki Nakamura
Associate Officer, Head of IT & Management System Planning Div., Head of System Development Dept., President of Hamagomu Aicom Inc.
(Acting Head of IT & Management System Planning Div., Head of System Development Dept., President of Hamagomu Aicom Inc.)

Retired Member of the Board (current position)

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

Retired Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current position)

Yasushi Kikuchi
(Audit & Supervisory Board Member)

Retired Officers (current position)

Hirohisa Hazama
Advisor, Assistant to Head of Quality Assurance Div.
(Managing Officer, in charge of Quality Assurance)

Atao Kishi
Advisor, Assistant to Head of OHT Div., Head of OHT Business Planning Dept.
(Managing Officer, Head of Commercial Tire Div., Head of Commercial Tire Business Planning Dept., Chairman of ATC Tires Pvt. Ltd.)

Hitoshi Ikeda
Advisor
(Managing Officer, Chairman of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd., in charge of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div.)

Takashi Shirokawa
Associate Officer, Head of Hiratsuka Factory, Head of Materials Technologies Dept.
(Officer, Assistant in Technology Control, Head of Materials Technologies Dept.)

Retired Associate Officers (current position)

Toru Nagao
Advisor , Assistant to Head of Hiratsuka Factory
(Associate Officer, Acting Head of Hiratsuka Factory)

Tomoaki Mori
Advisor, Assistant to Head of Hiratsuka Factory
(Associate Officer, Head of Quality Audit Dept.)

Kazunori Ishikawa (As of March 1, 2021)
Advisor, Executive Fellow, Head of Reactive Resin Technology Laboratory
(Associate Officer, Executive Fellow, Head of Reactive Resin Technology Laboratory)

Retired Executive Advisory Engineer (current position)

Hikomitsu Noji
Senior Advisor
(Executive Advisory Engineer, Chairman and President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, LLC.)

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

Masaki Noro
Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Head of Research and Advanced Development Div., in charge of Multiple Business Production and Technology, in charge of Quality Assurance Div.
(Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Head of Research and Advanced Development Div., in charge of Multiple Business Production and Technology)

Gota Matsuo
Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Head of Corporate Administration Div., in charge of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept., Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Div., in charge of IT & Management System Planning Div., President of Yokohamagomu Finance Co., Ltd., in charge of PRGR Co., Ltd.
(Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Head of Corporate Administration Div., in charge of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept., Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Div., Head of IT & Management System Planning Div., President of Yokohamagomu Finance Co., Ltd.)

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

Nitin Mantri
Member of the Board and Officer, Head of OHT Div., CEO of ATC Tires Pvt. Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama India Pvt. Ltd.
(Member of the Board and Officer, CEO of ATC Tires Pvt. Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama India Pvt. Ltd.)

Changes in Officer’s responsibility (current position)

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

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

Shinji Seimiya
Officer, Assistant in Technology Control, Head of Tire Development Div.
(Officer, Head of Tire Development Div.)

Changes in Associate Officer’s responsibility (current position)

Naoki Takeda
Associate Officer, Head of Internal Audit Dept.
(Associate Officer, Head of Aerospace Div., Head of Aerospace Business Planning Dept.)

Naoki Takahashi
Associate Officer, Assistant in Technology Control
(Associate Officer, Head of OHT Div.)

Tomoyuki Okuno
Associate Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Assistant to Head of Tire Production Div.
(Associate Officer, Assistant to Head of Tire Production Div.

Minoru Hirata
Associate Officer, Vice President of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd., Acting Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div.
(Associate Officer, Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd., Acting Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div.)

Shigehiko Amano
Associate Officer, Acting Head of Industrial Products Div., Head of Industrial Products Engineering Dept.
(Associate Officer, President of Shandong Yokohama Rubber Industrial Products Co., Ltd.)

New Management

Yokohama Rubber plans to establish the following new management after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 30, 2021.

Members of the Board

Masataka Yamaishi
President, Chairman of the Board

Masaki Noro
Member of the Board and Managing Officer
Chief Technical Officer, Head of Research and Advanced Development Div., in charge of Multiple Business Production and Technology, in charge of Corporate Quality Assurance Div.

Gota Matsuo
Member of the Board and Managing Officer
Chief Financial Officer, Head of Corporate Administration Div., in charge of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept., Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Div., in charge of IT & Management System Planning Div., President of Yokohamagomu Finance Co., Ltd., in charge of PRGR

Toru Nakamura
Member of the Board and Officer
Head of Tire Production Div., in charge of Tire Production Technology Div.

Nitin Mantri
Member of the Board and Officer
Head of OHT Div., CEO of ATC Tires Pvt. Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama India Pvt. Ltd.

Yasuo Nakayama
Member of the Board and Officer
Head of MB Div., Head of Aerospace Div., Head of Hamatite Div.

Hideichi Okada
Member of the Board (Outside)

Nobuo Takenaka
Member of the Board (Outside)

Hirokazu Kono
Member of the Board (Outside)

Takashi Yamane
Member of the Board (Outside)

Masatoshi Hori
Member of the Board (Outside)

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Osamu Mikami
Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Hisao Uchida
Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Atsushi Kamei
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Megumi Shimizu
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Hiroki Kimura
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Officers

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

Tadaharu Yamamoto
Managing Officer
Assistant to President, Head of Tire Logistics Div.

Jeff Barna
Managing Officer
President and CEO of Yokohama Tire Corporation

Shinji Seimiya
Officer
Assistant in Technology Control, Head of Tire Development Div.

Tomoaki Miyamoto
Officer
Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div., Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.

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.

Hiroyuki Shioiri
Officer
President of Yokohama Europe GmbH, Chairman of Yokohama Reifen GmbH, Chairman of Yokohama Scandinavia AB, Chairman of Yokohama H.P.T. Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Iberia, S.A., Chairman of Yokohama France S.A.S., President of Yokohama Danmark A/S, President of Yokohama Suisse SA, President of N.V. Yokohama Belgium S.A.

Katsuhiko Yahata
Officer
President of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd., Deputy Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div.

Yoshikuni Nakamura
Officer
Head of Tire Overseas Sales & Marketing Div., President of Yokohama Asia Co., Ltd.

Satoshi Fujitsu
Officer
Head of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Div.

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

Hiroyuki Narabayashi
Officer
Head of Corporate Quality Assurance Div.

Takehisa Morimoto
Officer
Chairman and President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, LLC.

Shingo Ishimitsu
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-op.