Yokohama Rubber reorganises management

ERJ staff report (RD)

Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber has made a number of changes to its senior management, subject to approval of shareholders following a general shareholder meeting 25 June. Among the changes, Hikomitsu Noji is expected to become president of the Tire Group. He is currently general manager of the company's Tire Global Production Division. The changes are as follows:

Promoted to director and vice president (current position)

Norio Karashima (director and senior managing corporate officer)

Promoted to director and managing corporate officer (current position)

Hikomitsu Noji (director and corporate officer)

Promoted to director (current position)

Fumio Morita (corporate officer)

Promoted to senior managing corporate officer (current position)

Koichi Tanaka (managing corporate officer)

Promoted to managing corporate officer (current position)

Misao Hiza (corporate officer)

Takao Oishi (corporate officer)

Promoted to corporate officer

Takaharu Fushimi

Tadashi Suzuki

Hideto Katsuragawa

Hirohisa Hazama

Tetsuya Kuze

Retiring from director

Current position (new position)

Tatsunari Kojima director and senior managing corporate officer advisor

Retiring from managing corporate officer

New position

Seiji Takai Advisor

Toshio Izawa Advisor

Organisational changes

President of Tire Group will be established.

Global Procurement Division will be established.

Yokohama Rubber will also establish new management. For more information view the press release below.

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Press release from Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.