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

2013年12月　　日発行

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

Osaka, Japan -December 4, 2014 - TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. (President: Takuji Yamamoto), announced the following changes of assignment for directors and corporate officers, personnel changes and organizational changes, effective January 1, 2015.
1. Directors and Corporate Officers: Changes of Titles and Responsibilities (Effective January 1, 2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Kazuyuki Ito	Overseeing Tire Production Division, Overseeing Central Research Center, Overseeing Technology Development of DT	In charge of Central Research Center and Production Engineering Center	Director, Senior Corporate Officer, General Manager, Technology Management Center
Haruhiro Shinsho	Group Executive Officer, DT Business	Director, Corporate Officer President, WUXI TOYO-MEIFENG RUBBER PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
Sadao Ichihara	Senior Corporate Officer, Group Executive Officer, DT Business, General Manager, Chemical & Industrial Products Business Unit	Corporate Officer, Deputy Group Executive Officer, DT Business

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Toshiaki Okazaki	Assistant to Group Executive Officer, DT Business, In charge of New Business of DT Business	General Manager, Chemical & Industrial Products Business Unit	Corporate Officer
Takashi Shimizu	Deputy General Manager, Administrative Division	Corporate Officer, General Manager, Tire Planning Division

2. Newly-Elected Corporate Officers (Effective January 1, 2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Yasushi Takagi	Corporate Officer	General Manager, Original Equipment Sales Division General Manager, O.E. Sales Dept. No.2

3. Personnel Changes (Effective January 1, 2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Tsuyoshi Tanaka	General Manager, Tire Logistics Dept.	General Manager, Tire Supply Chain Administration Dept.

4. Personnel Changes of Subsidiary Companies (Effective January 1, 2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Shinji Nakahara	President, NITTO JAPAN CO., LTD.	General Manager, Sales Department of Northern Tohoku Region, TOYO TIRE JAPAN CO.,LTD.

5. Organizational Changes (effective January 1, 2015)
Tire Logistic Dept. under the direct control of Tire Business Group Headquarters will be transferred to Tire

Planning Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters.

Osaka Head office

Corporate Communications Planning Dept.

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