New executive appointments at Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas
Tatsuo Mitsuhata, Nobuo Yoshida, Iori Suzuki (Photos: Toyo)
Iori Suzuki will retire as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. (TTHA) on 31 July 2023, and two will fill the roles he vacates the following day. Tatsuo Mitsuhata is to become chairman and chief executive officer of TTHA, and Nobuo Yoshida has been named the business’s president and chief operating officer.
Mitsuhata will also continue as director, vice president and corporate officer of Toyo Tire Corporation of Japan’s (Toyo Tire) Sales Headquarters. Through his 35-year career at Toyo Tire, Mitsuhata has served as president and chief executive officer of Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. and of Toyo Tire Europe GmbH.
Nobuo Yoshida previously served as TTHA’s senior vice president, strategic planning & supply chain management. During his 21-year career at Toyo Tire, Yoshida’s roles have included managing director of Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd. and sales director of Toyo Tire Europe GmbH. Yoshida was also assigned to Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. between 2005 and 2011.
Invaluable contribution
Iori Suzuki is retiring after eighteen years of service at TTHA. Suzuki joined TTHA as senior vice president and general counsel and was significantly involved in establishing the company’s first US tyre manufacturing plant in White, Georgia. He was appointed TTHA’s president and Toyo Tire’s corporate officer in 2016. He added the titles of TTHA chief executive officer in 2017 and TTHA chairman in 2018, and was promoted earlier this year to senior corporate officer of Toyo Tire. The company states that Suzuki’s “exemplary strategic skills, dedication, and focus” have played an integral role in the growth of Toyo Tire’s North American operations.
“On behalf of Toyo Tire, I congratulate Mr Suzuki on his retirement and thank him for his invaluable contributions to the company,” says Takashi Shimizu, president and chief executive officer of Toyo Tire Corporation. “Mr Suzuki devoted himself to enhancing Toyo’s corporate function in North America, as well as the company’s governance and compliance processes, even prior to his appointment as TTHA’s President in 2016.”
About TTHA
TTHA is a wholly owned US subsidiary of Toyo Tire Corporation. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, TTHA and its group companies manufacture, import, market, sell and distribute Toyo and Nitto brand tyres in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
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