Toyo Tyre (UK) names new president
Toyo has confirmed Nobuo Yoshida as the new president of Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd. He will replace Keishi Inoue in this role in the coming months.
Toyo has confirmed Nobuo Yoshida as the new president of Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd. He will replace Keishi Inoue in this role in the coming months.
Donald Bunn, president of Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc., has assumes the additional role of chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2018. He takes over as chief executive officer from James Hawk, who as of 1 December 2017 is chairman and chief executive officer of Toyo Automotive Parts (USA), Inc.
Better late than never – as 2017 draws to a close, we can pour ourselves a hot drink, sit by the fireplace and peruse the Toyo Tire & Rubber annual report for 2016. The 61-page document outlines the company’s progress since introducing its Mid-Term 14 business plan and outlines the new Mid-Term 17 plan, which calls for net sales to increase (from the 2016 financial year) 25.8 per cent to 480.0 billion yen (£3.2 billion) by the 2020 financial year, and for operating income to rise 21.7 per cent to 60.0 billion yen (£397.9 million).
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. (TTC) has promoted Roy Bromfield to president and chief executive officer. In this role, he is responsible for all product categories of Toyo-branded business in the US replacement market.
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.’s Osaka head office has produced a video in support Leicester City Football Club, which the company sponsors ahead of the English Premier League’s 2016/2017 season, which starts 13 August when Leicester visits Hull.
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