Hiratsuka, Japan—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 January 31, 2024. The changes will formally be approval after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 28, 2024.

As of March 28, 2024

Masataka Yamaishi
Chairman & CEO, Chairman of the Board (General Management/Planning and Administration/North America/MB)
[President, Chairman of the Board]

Shinji Seimiya
President & COO (Engineering/Production/Quality Assurance/IT/Japan, China, and Asia)
[Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Chief Technical & Productional Officer, in charge of IT & Management System Planning Div.]

Nitin Mantri
Member of the Board and Senior Managing Officer & Co-COO (OHT Business/Tire Overseas)
[Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Head of OHT Div., CEO of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires K.K., Chairman of Yokohama India Pvt. Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Tyre Vietnam Inc., in charge of Yokohama Europe GmbH]

Hisako Takada
Member of the Board (Outside)

Tomoaki Miyamoto
Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div., Head of Consumer Tire Product Planning Div., in charge of Corporate Administration Div., Head of Hiratsuka Factory, Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
[Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div., Head of Consumer Tire Product Planning Div., Head of Corporate Administration Div., Head of Hiratsuka Factory, Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.]

Yoshikuni Nakamura
Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Assistant to President, Head of Tire Business Planning Div., in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility Div.
[Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Head of Tire Business Planning Div., in charge of Tire Overseas Sales & Marketing Div., in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility Div., in charge of Tire Logistics Div.]

Masahiro Yuki
Member of the Board and Officer, in charge of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept., Chairman of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co. Ltd.
[Member of the Board and Officer, in charge of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept., in charge of Quality Assurance Div., Chairman of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd.]

Masatoshi Hori
[Member of the Board (Outside)]

Hiroko Kaneko
[Member of the Board (Outside)]

Kazuhito Yanadori
Managing Officer, Head of Procurement Div., President of Yokohama Rubber Singapore Pte. Ltd.
[Officer, Head of Procurement Div., President of Yokohama Rubber Singapore Pte. Ltd.]

Hiroyuki Narabayashi
Managing Officer, Head of Quality Assurance Div.
[Officer, Head of Quality Assurance Div.]

Shingo Ishimitsu
Managing Officer, Head of Corporate Administration Div., in charge of Personnel and Labor Affairs, Assistant to Head of Hiratsuka Factory, President of Yokohama Peer Support Co., Ltd.
[Officer, Head of HR Dept., President of Yokohama Peer Support Co., Ltd., President of Yokohama Rubber Co-op., in charge of Personnel and Labor Affairs, Assistant to Head of Hiratsuka Factory]

Takayuki Hamaya
Officer, Head of MB Div., Head of Industrial Products Div., President of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co., Ltd.
[Associate Officer, Head of MB Div., President of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co., Ltd.]

Angelo Noronha
Officer, President – Global Aftermarket Business - ATG
[Associate Officer, President – Global Aftermarket Business - ATG]

Motoji Fujita
Officer, Head of Research & Advanced Development Div.
[Associate Officer, Head of Research & Advanced Development Div., Head of Materials Technologies Dept.]

Tadaharu Yamamoto
Managing Officer, President of Yokohama Asia Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Tyre Sales Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Sales Philippines, Inc.
[Managing Officer, Assistant to President, Head of Tire Logistics Div.]

Tetsuya Nagao
Officer, Head of Tire Production Div., Head of Tire Logistics Div.
[Officer, Head of Tire Production Div.]

Takeshi Masatomo
Officer, Head of Tire Overseas Sales & Marketing Div.
[Officer, Head of Tire Overseas Sales & Marketing Div., Chairman of Yokohama Asia Co., Ltd.]

Shoichiro Matsuda
Officer, Head of Tire Development Div., Head of Tire Designing Dept. No.1
[Officer, Head of Tire Development Div., Head of Tire Designing Dept. No.2]

Toru Nakamura
Advisor, President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
[Officer, President of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.]

Gregorio Borgo
Associate Officer, Consultant and Acting President of Yokohama Europe GmbH
[Consultant and Acting President of Yokohama Europe GmbH]

Yasujiro Daisho
Associate Officer, Executive Fellow, Tire Development Div., Deputy Head of Tire Designing Dept. No.2
[Fellow, Tire Development Div., Deputy Head of Tire Designing Dept. No.2]

Shigehiko Amano
Associate Officer, in charge of conveyor belt China and Asia, Vice Chairman＆President of Shandong Yokohama Rubber Industrial Products Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products Sales – Shanghai Co., Ltd.
[Associate Officer, Head of Industrial Products Div., Vice Chairman of Shandong Yokohama Rubber Industrial Products Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products Sales – Shanghai Co., Ltd.]

Shigemichi Mori
Associate Officer, Deputy Head of MB Div., Head of Hose and Couplings Div., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products – Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
[Associate Officer, Deputy Head of MB Div., Head of Hose and Couplings Div., Head of MB Planning Dept., Chairman of Yokohama Industrial Products – Hangzhou Co., Ltd.]

Hideki Satowa
Associate Officer, in charge of MB Production and Engineering, Head of MB Production and Engineering Planning Dept., Head of Hiratsuka Facility Dept.
[Associate Officer, Deputy in charge of MB Production and Engineering, Head of MB Production and Engineering Planning Dept., Head of Hiratsuka Facility Dept.]

Stan Chandgie
Associate Officer, COO of Yokohama Tire Corporation
[Associate Officer, Vice President of Yokohama Tire Corporation]

Koji Watanabe
Associate Officer, Head of Tire Designing Dept. No.3
[Associate Officer, Head of Tire Technical Planning & Administration Dept.]

Yokohama Rubber plans to establish the following new management after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 28, 2024.

Masataka Yamaishi
Chairman & CEO, Chairman of the Board (General Management/Planning and Administration/North America/MB)

Shinji Seimiya
President & COO (Engineering/Production/Quality Assurance/IT/Japan, China, and Asia)

Nitin Mantri
Member of the Board and Senior Managing Officer & Co-COO (OHT Business/Tire Overseas)

Tomoaki Miyamoto
Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div., Head of Consumer Tire Product Planning Div., in charge of Corporate Administration Div., Head of Hiratsuka Factory, Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.

Yoshikuni Nakamura
Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Assistant to President, Head of Tire Business Planning Div., in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility Div.

Masahiro Yuki
Member of the Board and Officer, in charge of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept., Chairman of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co. Ltd.

Hideichi Okada
Member of the Board (Outside)

Megumi Shimizu
Member of the Board (Outside)

Junichi Furukawa
Member of the Board (Outside)

Hisako Takada
Member of the Board (Outside)

Gota Matsuo
Member of the Board, Member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee

Hisao Uchida
Member of the Board, Member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee

Hirokazu Kono
Member of the Board, Member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee (Outside)

Atsushi Kamei
Member of the Board, Member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee (Outside)

Hiroki Kimura
Member of the Board, Member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee (Outside)

Shinichi Takimoto
Senior Managing Officer , Chairman and CEO 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., in charge of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Div.

Jeff Barna
Senior Managing Officer, President of Yokohama Corporation of North America, President and CEO of Yokohama Tire Corporation

Tadaharu Yamamoto
Managing Officer, President of Yokohama Asia Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Yokohama Tyre Sales Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Sales Philippines, Inc.

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

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

Kazuhito Yanadori
Managing Officer, Head of Procurement Div., President of Yokohama Rubber Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Hiroyuki Narabayashi
Managing Officer, Head of Quality Assurance Div.

Shingo Ishimitsu
Managing Officer, Head of Corporate Administration Div., in charge of Personnel and Labor Affairs, Assistant to Head of Hiratsuka Factory, President of Yokohama Peer Support Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Shioiri
Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Div., Head of Corporate Planning Dept.

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

Anil Gupta
Officer, COO of ATC Tires Pvt. Ltd., Vice Chairman of Yokohama India Pvt. Ltd.

Tetsuya Nagao
Officer, Head of Tire Production Div., Head of Tire Logistics Div.

Takeshi Masatomo
Officer, Head of Tire Overseas Sales & Marketing Div.

Shoichiro Matsuda
Officer, Head of Tire Development Div., Head of Tire Designing Dept. No.1

Takayuki Hamaya
Officer, Head of MB Div., Head of Industrial Products Div., President of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co., Ltd.

Angelo Noronha
Officer, President – Global Aftermarket Business - ATG

Motoji Fujita
Officer, Head of Research & Advanced Development Div.