Announcement of Changes of Assignment for Directors andCorporate Officers, Personnel Movement andOrganizational Changes
Osaka, Japan – 2 December, 2013 – TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. (President and CEO: Akira
Nobuki), announced the following changes of assignment for Directors and Corporate Officers,
Personnel Movement and Organizational Changes, effective January 1, 2014.

1． Directors, Corporate Officers : Change in Title, Responsibilities (Effective January 1, 2014)
Name
New Position
Former Position
Continuing Position
Hidenori
Fukutomi
General Manager,General Manager,Director,
China Business Unit
Japan Business
Senior CorporateChairman,UnitOfficerToyo Tire (Zhucheng)Co., Ltd.
Chairman,Toyo Tire (Shanghai)Co., Ltd.
Sadao
Ichihara

Michihiro
KawataCorporate Officer,
General Manager,
CorporatePurchasing Division

General Manager,
Corporate Planning
Division

General Manager,
Rubber Autoparts
Business Unit
General Manager,
Rubber Autoparts
Production Dept.

General Manager,
DT Manufacturing
Division

Corporate Officer

Tamotsu
Sakuramoto

General Manager,
Japan Business Unit
ChairmanToyo Tire Japan Co.,Ltd.

ToshiakiOkazaki

General Manager,
Europe Business
Unit
President,
Toyo Tire Europe
GmbH

Corporate Officer

President,
Toyo Chemical &Industrial Products
Co., Ltd.

Corporate Officer,
Chemical &Industrial Products
Business Unit

2． Other Personnel Changes (Effective January 1, 2014)
Name
New Position
Former Position
Takashi
Shimizu
General Manager,
Europe Business Unit

Shoji
Hirao

HiroakiSugimoto

Takao
Fukui

Yukio
Takashima

Kenji
MuraseGeneral Manager,
Tire Sales Planning
Dept.

President,
Toyo Tire Canada
Inc.

General Manager,
TBR and OTR Tire
Development Dept.

TBR and OTR Tire
Development Dept.

General Manager,
Tire Technical Service
Dept.

Tire Technical
Service Dept.

General Manager,
Rubber Autoparts
Sales Dept.

General Manager,
DT Manufacturing
Administrative
Dept.

General Manager,
Rubber Autoparts R&D
Division

General Manager,
DT R&D Division

Position Continuation
General Manager,Tire Planning Division
General Manager,
Tire Administration
Dept.

NameHiroshi
Oono

TetsuyaWatanabeToshihiko
Hombo

Takahiro
Nakai

Hiroaki
Ono

SatoshiTakashina

New Position

Former Position

General Manager,
Product Development
Dept.

General Manager,
Rubber Products
R&D Dept.

General Manager,
Material
Development Dept.

General Manager,
Rubber Materials
Technology Dept.

General Manager,
Urethane Autoparts
Business Unit

General Manager,
Corporate Planning
Division

General Manager,
Urethane Autoparts
Production Dept.
President,
Toyo Soflan Co., Ltd.
*non-executive

President
Toyo Soflan Co.,
Ltd.

General Manager,
Urethane Autoparts
Sales & Development
Dept.

Rubber Materials
Technology Dept.

General Manager,
Business
Sustainability
Planning Dept.

Business
Sustainability
Planning Dept.

Position Continuation

President,
F.T.C. Co., Ltd.
*non-executive

3． Subsidiary Company Representative Personnel Changes (Effective January 1, 2014)
Name
New Position
Former Position
Position Continuation
Hidefumi
UematsuPresident,
Toyo Tire Japan
Toyo Tire Japan Co.,
Co., Ltd.
Ltd.
KiyohitoHasumiPresident,
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.
Toyo Tire Canada Inc.

Name
YutakaNozaki

Naoki
Gonsui

Keishi
Inoue

KatsumiFujimakiTakashiOoga

New Position

Former Position

President,
Toyo Tire (Shanghai)Co., Ltd..

General Manager,
Business
Sustainability
Planning Dept.

President,
Toyo Tire Europe
GmbHPresident,
Toyo Tyre (U.K.)
Ltd.

President,
Toyo Tyre (U.K.) Ltd.

Toyo Tire Europe
GmbHPresident,
Toyo Chemical &Industrial Products
Co., Ltd.

President,
Soflan Wiz Co.,Ltd.

President,
Soflan Wiz Co., Ltd.

Soflan Wiz Co., Ltd.

Position Continuation

4. Organization Changes (effective January 1, 2014)
1) Two divisions (DT Manufacturing Division, DT R&D Division) and four departments (DT Manufacturing
Administrative Dept., DT R&D Administrative Dept., Rubber Materials Technology Dept. and Rubber
Products R&D Dept.) will be dissolved.
2) Two business units (Rubber Autoparts Business Unit and Urethane Autoparts Business Unit) will be
newly established under DT Business Group Headquarters.
3) Rubber Autoparts Sales Dept., Rubber Autoparts Production Dept. and Autoparts R&D Division will be
newly established under Rubber Autoparts Business Unit, and auto parts sales functions of OriginalEquipment Sales Division will be transferred to Rubber Autoparts Sales Dept.
4) Product Development Dept. and Material Development Dept. will be newly established under RubberAutoparts R&D Division.
5) Hyogo Manufacturing Complex will be transferred to Chemical & Industrial Products Business Unit,and Kuwana Plant to Rubber Autoparts Production Dept.
6) Urethane Autoparts Production Dept. and Urethane Autoparts Sales & Development Dept. will be
newly established under Urethane Autoparts Business Unit, and urethane manufacturing and sales
functions of Original Equipment Sales Division will be transferred to Urethane Autoparts Sales &Development Dept.

Coporate Communications Planning Dept.
Osaka Head office
Tokyo Branch officeTelephone: +81-6-6441-8803 Facsimile: +81-6-6446-1925
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