Çankiri, Turkey – Masatsugu Nishino has been named as the new president of Sumitomo Rubber AKO Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS in Turkey.
Nishino, who served as CEO of Falken Tyre Europe, took over the position on 1 Jan.
Having joined SRI in 1984, Nishino has previously held positions as CEO of SRI’s largest sales office in Tokyo and vice-president of operations in Turkey.
Mitsuteru Tanigawa succeeds Nishino as the head of Falken Tyre Europe.