Yokohama announces organisational changes

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., will change its internal management structure as of June 26, 2009. as part of its preparations for the next phase of its long-term strategic plan.

The company's tyre group will structure itself around six functional organizations: sales & marketing, production, technical, quality assurance, product planning, and logistics. The Group also aims to merge domestic and overseas sales operations and to enhance global functions in technical and production divisions.

Yokohama's Multiple Business Group will abolish the conventional division structure for the business of hoses and couplings, industrial products and adhesives and sealants and, instead, will create a functional division each for sales & marketing, technical and production of these three businesses. In addition, new positions responsible for the business management of hoses and couplings, industrial products and adhesives and sealants are created.

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Press release from Yokohama