Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. announced the changes of senior management at the meeting of the board of directors held on February 14, 2013. The changes will formally be approved after the general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 28, 2013.

Hideto Katsuragawa appointed as Director and Corporate Officer from the Current position of Corporate Officer. Tetsuya Kuze appointed as Director and Corporate Officer from the Current position of Corporate Officer. Hideichi Okada appointed as director from the Current position of Advisor, NTT Data Institute of ManagementConsulting Inc. Masayoshi Daio appointed as Corporate Auditor from the Current position of Associate Corporate Officer.

Shigeo Komatsu, Toshiyuki Nishida and Takaharu Fushimi are promoted as Managing Corporate Officers form the current position of Corporate Officers. Shigeru Nakano, Shigetoshi Kondo and Koichi Tsuruno are appointed as Corporate Officers. Norio Karashima was retiring from the Current position of Director and Executive Vice President.

Hideo Fujiwara and Shinichi Suzuki are retiring from the position of Corporate Auditor.