Press Release
Feb. 14, 2013
Announcement of Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Directors and Corporate Officers
OSAKA, JAPAN-14 February, 2013 Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Kenji Nakakura: President and CEO) announce that the following director and corporate officer changes approved at today’s Board of Directors meeting, changes to officers were unofficially made as follows. Director candidates will be brought up for discussion at the next annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for March 28, and following approval, will be appointed on that date.
1. Changes to Representative Directors and Directors (Effective March 28, 2013)
| New Position | Current Position | Carrey | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | President & CEO |
Representative Director, |
Kenji NAKAKURA |
| President & CEO Representative Director |
Executive Corporate Officer Group Executive Officer Tire Business |
Akira
NOBUKI |
|
| Advisor | Representative Director Executive Corporate Officer |
Kazunari
MAEDA |
|
| Advisor | Director, CTO Senior Corporate Officer, General Manager, Technology Management Center |
Susumu
NISHIHATA |
|
| Advisor | Director, Senior Corporate Officer, Group Executive Officer, DiverTec Business |
Takafumi
ICHIKAWA |
2. Newly Appointed Director Candidates (Effective March 28, 2013)
| New Position | Current Position | Carrey | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director, Senior Corporate Officer |
Corporate Officer |
General Manager, Administrative Division |
Tetsuya KUZE |
| Director, Senior Corporate Officer |
Corporate Officer, General Manager, Tire R&D Division |
Takuji YAMAMOTO |
|
| Director, Corporate Officer, Group Executive Officer, DiverTec Business Chairman, Wuxi Toyo-Meifeng Rubber products Co., Ltd. Chairman, Toyo TGPM Automotive Parts Foshan Co., Ltd. |
Senior Corporate Officer, Deputy General Manager, DiverTec Manufacturing Division |
Haruhiro SHINSHO |
3. Corporate Officers: Change in Title, Responsibilities (Effective March 28, 2013)
| New Position | Current Position | Carrey | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Corporate Officer | Corporate Officer |
General Manager, Original Equipment Sales Division |
Hidehiko TAKAHASHI |
| General Manager, Tire R&D Division |
Corporate Planning Division | Corporate Officer | Koichi ONO |
| General Manager, Technology Management Center |
General Manager, Tire Production Division |
Corporate Officer | Kazuyuki ITO |
| Advisor (full-time) | Senior Corporate Officer, General Manager, DiverTec Manufacturing Division Chairman, Wuxi Toyo-Meifeng Rubber products Co., Ltd. Chairman, Toyo TGPM Automotive Parts Foshan Co., Ltd. |
Kenkichi MATSUMOTO |
4. Newly-elected Corporate Officers (Effective March 28, 2013)
| New Position | Current Position | Carrey | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Officer | General Manager, CSR Center General Manager, CSR Promotion Dept. |
Gentaro AOKI |
|
| Corporate Officer | General Manager, Chemical & Industrial Products Business Unit President, Toyo Chemical Industrial Products Co., Ltd. |
Toshiaki OKAZAKI |
|
| Corporate Officer, General Manager, Tire Production Division |
Plant General Manager, Sendai |
Shinji TANABE |
Toyo Tire Corporation
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