News Release

Yokohama Rubber Announces Changes in Senior Management

2025.February.19

  • Management relation

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 February 19, 2025. The changes will formally be approval after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 28, 2025.

As of March 28, 2025

Changes in Member of the Board’s responsibility [Current]

Masataka Yamaishi
Chairman & CEO, Chairman of the Board (General Management/Regional Business Units/Planning and Administration/MB/Head of Corporate Planning Div.)
[Chairman & CEO, Chairman of the Board (General Management/Planning and Administration/North America/MB)]

Shinji Seimiya
President & COO (Engineering/Production/Quality Assurance/IT/TBR Business/PRGR/Head of Tire Production Div.)
[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/India Business)
[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., In charge of Corporate Administration Div., In charge of Corporate Social Responsibility 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., In charge of Corporate Administration Div., In charge of Corporate Social Responsibility Div., Head of Hiratsuka Factory, Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.]

Masahiro Yuki
Member of the Board and Officer, In charge of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept. and IR Dept., Head of Tire Business Planning Div.
[Member of the Board and Officer, In charge of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept. and IR Dept., Head of Tire Business Planning Div., Chairman of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co. Ltd.]

Hisako Takada
Member of the Board (Outside), Member of Personnel Remuneration Committee for Corporate Officers and Directors
[Member of the Board (Outside)]

Newly appointed Member of the Board [Current]

Nobuhiko Sasaki
Member of the Board (Outside)

Retired Members of the Board [Current]

Yoshikuni Nakamura
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., Chairman of Yokohama Tyre Sales Vietnam Co., Ltd.
[Member of the Board and 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., Chairman of Yokohama Tyre Sales Vietnam Co., Ltd.]

Hisao Uchida
Advisor
[Member of the Board, Member of Personnel Remuneration Committee for Corporate Officers and Directors]

Hideichi Okada
Advisor
[Member of the Board (Outside), Member of Personnel Remuneration Committee for Corporate Officers and Directors]

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

Promoted Officer [Current]

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

Changes in Officers’ responsibility [Current]

Shinichi Takimoto
Senior Managing Officer, Head of Japan Tire Business Div., Head of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Div.
[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 and CEO of Yokohama Corporation of North America, President and CEO of Yokohama Tire Corporation, Chairman of Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc., Chairman of Yokohama Tire Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.
[Senior Managing Officer, President of Yokohama Corporation of North America, President and CEO of Yokohama Tire Corporation]

Hiroyuki Shioiri
Officer, Head of Consumer Tire Product & Marketing Planning Div.
[Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Div., Head of Corporate Planning Dept., Head of YX Promotion Dept.]

Newly appointed Officers [Current]

Fan Ming
Officer, Assistant to CEO, Chairman and President of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., Chairman and President of Yokohama Tire Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd., Chairman of Suzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd.
[Associate Officer, Assistant to President, President of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., Chairman and President of Yokohama Tire Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd., Chairman of Suzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd.]

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

Retired Officers [Current]

Tadaharu Yamamoto
Associate Officer, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Div.
[Managing Officer, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Div.]

Satoshi Fujitsu
Associate Officer, Managing Officer, Deputy Head of the Chubu Sales Headquarters, President of the Aichi Company of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
[Officer, Head of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Div.]

Tetsuya Nagao
Advisor, Head of Mishima Plant
[Officer, Head of Tire Production Div.]

Changes in Associate Officers’ responsibility [Current]

Hajime Kitasaka
Associate Officer, Vice President (CFO & Audit ) of Yokohama Corporation of North America, President of Yokohama Tire Funding, Inc., President of Yokohama Corporation of America
[Associate Officer, Vice President of Yokohama Corporation of North America, President of Yokohama Tire Funding, Inc., President of Yokohama Corporation of America]

Stan Chandgie
Associate Officer, COO of Yokohama Corporation of North America, COO of Yokohama Tire Corporation
[Associate Officer, COO of Yokohama Tire Corporation]

Newly appointed Associate Officers [Current]

Hiromichi Kasamatsu
Associate Officer, Yokohama Corporation of North America Executive Managing Director
[Yokohama Corporation of North America Executive Managing Director]

Toshio Fujiwara
Associate Officer, Deputy Head of Corporate Planning Div., Head of Corporate Planning Dept., Head of YX Promotion Dept., Deputy Head of OHT Div., SVP of Yokohama TWS
[SVP of ATC Tires Pvt. Ltd. and Director of Yokohama India Pvt. Ltd.]

New Management

Yokohama Rubber plans to establish the following new management after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 28, 2025.

Members of the Board

Masataka Yamaishi
Chairman & CEO, Chairman of the Board (General Management/Regional Business Units/Planning and Administration/MB/Head of Corporate Planning Div.)

Shinji Seimiya
President & COO (Engineering/Production/Quality Assurance /IT/TBR Business/PRGR/Head of Tire Production Div.)

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

Tomoaki Miyamoto
Member of the Board and Managing Officer, Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div., In charge of Corporate Administration Div., In charge of Corporate Social Responsibility Div., Head of Hiratsuka Factory, Member of the Board of Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd.

Masahiro Yuki
Member of the Board and Officer, In charge of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept. and IR Dept., Head of Tire Business Planning Div.

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

Hirokazu Kono
Member of the Board (Outside), Member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee, Member of Personnel Remuneration Committee for Corporate Officers and Directors

Megumi Shimizu
Member of the Board (Outside), Member of Personnel Remuneration Committee for Corporate Officers and Directors

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

Junichi Furukawa
Member of the Board (Outside), Member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee (alternate member)

Hisako Takada
Member of the Board (Outside), Member of Personnel Remuneration Committee for Corporate Officers and Directors

Nobuhiko Sasaki
Member of the Board (Outside)

Officers

Shinichi Takimoto
Senior Managing Officer, Head of Japan Tire Business Div., Head of O.E. Tire Sales & Marketing Div.

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

Yoshikuni Nakamura
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., Chairman of Yokohama Tyre Sales Vietnam Co., Ltd.

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., Deputy Head of Hiratsuka Factory, President of Yokohama Peer Support Co., Ltd.

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

Hiroyuki Shioiri
Officer, Head of Consumer Tire Product & Marketing Planning Div.

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

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 and CEO – Yokohama ATG

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

Fan Ming
Officer, Assistant to CEO, Chairman and President of Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., Chairman and President of Yokohama Tire Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Chairman of Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd., Chairman of Suzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd.

Gregorio Borgo
Officer, Consultant and Acting President of Yokohama Europe GmbH, Consultant of Yokohama TWS