Yokohama Rubber announces senior management promotions

On 14 February 2011, the board of directors of Yokohama Rubber decided the following management changes in board membership and corporate officers, which take effective on 1 April 2011. The changes include the promotion of Hikomitsu Noji to director and senior managing corporate officer, president of Tire Group. He is currently director and managing corporate officer, president of the Tire Group, general manager of Tire Global Production Division.

Other changes see Shinichi Suzuki become managing corporate officer, general manager of Tire Global Production Division; general manager of Russia Tire Plant Division; general manager of Tire Production HR Department. He is currently managing corporate officer.

Tadashi Suzuki becomes corporate officer, in charge of MIS department; general manager of Tire Global Logistics Division.

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