Toyo Tire & Rubber : Announcement of Changes of Assignment for Directors and Corporate Officers and Personnel Changes

2013年12月　　日発行

Announcement of Changes of Assignment for Directors and Corporate Officers and Personnel Changes

Osaka, Japan - November 12, 2015 - TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. (President: Takashi Shimizu), announces the following changes of directors and corporate officers and personnel changes.

1. Changes of Assignment for Directors and Corporate Officers (Effective November 12, 2015)

   
   

   Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
   Katsumi Komaguchi	Chairman Director	Advisor
   Takashi Shimizu	President Representative Director Group Executive Officer, Tire Business Chief Risk Management Officer Chief Compliance Management Officer General Manager, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division	Senior Corporate Officer General Manager, Tire Planning Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters General Manager, North America Business Unit, Tire Business Group Headquarters
   Koichi Ono	Director General Manager, Tire Planning Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters General Manager, North America Business Unit, Tire Business Group Headquarters Overseeing administrative divisions	General Manager, Central Research Center	Senior Corporate Officer General Manager, Tire R&D Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters
   Masaji Ishino	Director	Senior Corporate Officer Group Executive Officer, DT Business

   
   

   
   

   Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
   Tetsuo Tatara	Director Senior Corporate Officer General Manager, Central Research Center Overseeing Tire Production Division and DT Production Division	Corporate Officer	General Manager, Fundamental Technology Center General Manager, Production Engineering Center
   Ken Morita	Outside Director	－	－
   Takuji Yamamoto	Special Advisor Assistant to General Manager, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division	President Representative Director Group Executive Officer, Tire Business Chief Risk Management Officer Chief Compliance Management Officer General Manager, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division
   Sadao Ichihara	Director	Senior Corporate Officer Deputy General Manager, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division
   Kenichi Ueda	General Manager, Standards Management Dept., Quality Assurance Division	Corporate Officer General Manager, Quality Assurance Division

   
   

2. Personnel Changes (Effective November 12, 2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Masayuki Kanai	Deputy General Manager, Tire R&D Division	General Manager, Tire Planning and Administration Dept.
Noriyuki Isobe	Deputy General Manager, Quality Assurance Division	General Manager, Tire Quality Assurance Dept., Quality Assurance Division

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