Announcements of Organizational Structure Changes and PersonnelChanges, including a Reshuffling of Executives
Hyogo, Japan – December 6, 2018 – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: TakashiShimizu) announces the following organizational structure changes and personnel changes,
including a reshuffling of executives.
1. Organizational structure changes
The Company will change its corporate name (trade name) from Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. toToyo Tire Corporation, effective on Jan. 1, 2019. We will make the scheduled corporate namechange a leverage for getting our business operations rolling with the aim of strengthening
governance and achieving further growth, which we will endeavor to implement under a new
management structure. The corporate name change will be accompanied by organizational
structure changes, also effective on Jan. 1, 2019, which focus on the reinforcement of theheadquarters function, aimed at strengthening the management foundation, and the enhancementof manufacturing technology and sales force, both aimed at expanding business operations.
【Corporate Headquarters】
The following organizational structure changes will be implemented to strengthen the corporate
function and promote the capital and business alliance with Mitsubishi Corporation.
●The Capital and Business Alliance Co-ordination Division will be newly established.
●The function of the Business Administration Department, operating under the Business Strategy
Division of the Business Headquarters, will be transferred to the Accounting & Finance
Department operating under the Administration Division.
【Business Headquarters】
The following organizational structure changes will be implemented to strengthen the global
supply management function.
●The Business Strategy Division will be dissolved.
●The SCM Division will be newly established.
● The Global Supply Development Division, operating under the Fundamental Production
Engineering Headquarters, will be transferred to this headquarters.
● The Global Supply Planning Department, operating under the Global Supply Development
Division, will be dissolved.
●The Business Administration Department, operating under the Business Strategy Division, will bedissolved.

【Fundamental Production Engineering Headquarters】
This headquarters will be dissolved.
【R&D Headquarters】
The following organizational structure changes will be implemented to strengthen our technologicalcapabilities with the aim of driving the development of next-generation production technologies.
●R&D Division No. 1 and R&D Division No. 2 will be dissolved while the Advanced Process
Development Division, Technology Development Division, and Product Development Division will
be newly established.
●The New Production Method Development Department will be newly established under the
Advanced Process Development Division.
●The Process Design Development Department, operating under R&D Division No. 1, will betransferred to the Advanced Process Development Division.
● The O.E. Tire Development Department, Materials Development Department, Tire Testing
Development Department, and O.E. Tire Technical Service Department, all operating under R&DDivision No. 1, and the Rubber Products Development Department, operating under R&D
Division No. 2, will be transferred to the Technology Development Division.
●The Tire Technology Development Department, operating under R&D Division No. 1, will berenamed the Advanced Technology Development Department, and will be transferred to theTechnology Development Division.
●The Europe/Module Development Department will be newly established under the Technology
Development Division.
●The Replacement Tire Development Department, TB Tire Development Department, and Tire
Testing Department, all operating under R&D Division No. 1, and the Automotive Parts Production
Technology Department and Automotive Parts Testing Department, both operating under R&D
Division No. 2, will be transferred to the Product Development Division.
【Production Headquarters】
The following organizational structure change will be implemented to strengthen competitivenessin production cost.
●The Production Engineering Division, operating under the Fundamental Production Engineering
Headquarters, will be transferred to this headquarters.
【Sales Headquarters】
The following organizational structure changes will be implemented to promote sales function andstrengthen the marketing function on a global scale.
●The Americas Business Development Division will be transferred to this headquarters.
●The Sales Planning Department will be newly established.
●The Sales Administration Department will be dissolved.
2. Reshuffling of executives and other officials
In accordance with the organizational structure changes shown above, the Company will carry out
a reshuffling of executives and other officials, including changes in their business duties, on Jan. 1,2019 and March 28, 2019.

Ⅰ．Changes in business duties assigned to Board of Directors and Corporate Officers (effective onJan. 1, 2019)
NameNew Position

TetsuoTataraDirector
Senior Corporate Officer
Assistant to the President

YasushiTakagi

Director
Senior Corporate Officer
Assistant to the President

Tamotsu
Sakuramoto

Director
Senior Corporate Officer
Assistant to the President

TatsuoMitsuhata

Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Sales Headquarters
General Manager,
Sales Planning Department
Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Production Headquarters

Yoji
Imura

HideakiTakahashi

Toshihiko
Honbo

Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Business Headquarters
Division General Manager,
Procurement DivisionCorporate Officer
Deputy Division General Manager,
Seismic Rubber Task ForceHeadquarters

Former Position

Director
Senior Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Fundamental Production Engineering
Headquarters
Director
Senior Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Sales Headquarters
Director
Senior Corporate Officer
Chief Risk Management Officer
Compliance Supervisor
Chief Compliance officer
Vice President,
Corporate Headquarters
Deputy Division General Manager,
Seismic Rubber Task Force
Headquarters
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Americas Business Development
Division
Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Production Headquarters
Chairman,Toyo Tire Zhangjiagang Co., Ltd.
Chairman,Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., Ltd.
Chairman,Toyo Automotive Parts (Guangzhou)Co., Ltd.
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Procurement Division,
Business Headquarters
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Customer Relations Division,
Seismic Rubber Task Force
Headquarters

Hidehumi
Uematsu

Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Customer Relations Division,
Seismic Rubber Task Force
HeadquartersNoriyukiDan

Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
SCM Division,
Business Headquarters

SatoruMoriyaCorporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Technology Development Division,
R&D Headquarters
Division General Manager,
Product Development Division,
R&D Headquarters

Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Domestic Sales Division,
Sales Headquarters
Chairman,Toyo Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Business Headquarters
Division General Manager,
Business Strategy DivisionCorporate Officer
Division General Manager,
R&D Division No.1,
R&D Headquarters

Ⅱ. Newly appointed Corporate Officers and changes in their business duties (effective on Jan. 1,2019)
NameTakehiko
Sasamori

TetsuoShimomura

Kenta
Kuribayashi

New Position

Corporate Officer
Chief Risk Management Officer
Compliance Supervisor
Chief Compliance officer
Vice President,
Corporate Headquarters
Division General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division
Division General Manager,
Capital and Business Alliance
Co-ordination DivisionCorporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Central Research Center,
R&D Headquarters
Division General Manager,
Advanced Process Development
Division,
R&D Headquarters
General Manager,
New Production Method
Development Department
Corporate Officer
President,
Toyo Tire Europe GmbH

Former Position

Division General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division,
Corporate Headquarters

Division General Manager,
Central Research Center,
R&D Headquarters

President,
Toyo Tire Europe GmbHⅢ. Board of Directors (effective on March 28, 2019)(1) New Board of Director candidates and changes in their business duties
NameNew Position
Former Position
Yasuhiro
DirectorAdvisor (full-time)
YamadaChairman
Masayuki
Director
Senior Corporate Officer
Kanai
Senior Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Vice President,
R&D Headquarters
R&D Headquarters
Deputy Division General Manager,
Seismic Rubber Task Force
Headquarters(Effective on Jan. 1, 2019)
TatsuoDirectorCorporateOfficer
Mitsuhata
Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Vice President,
Sales Headquarters
Sales Headquarters
General Manager,
General Manager,
Sales Planning Department
Sales Planning Department(Effective on Jan. 1, 2019)
YojiDirector
Corporate Officer
Imura
Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Vice President,
Production Headquarters
Production Headquarters(Effective on Jan. 1, 2019)
TakehikoDirector
Corporate
Officer
Sasamori
Corporate Officer
Chief Risk Management Officer
Chief Risk Management Officer
Compliance Supervisor
Compliance Supervisor
Chief Compliance officer
Chief Compliance officer
Vice President,
Vice President,
Corporate Headquarters
Corporate Headquarters
Division
General Manager,
Division General Manager,
Corporate
Planning DivisionCorporate Planning Division
Division General Manager,
Division General Manager,
Capital and Business Alliance
Capital and Business Alliance
Co-ordination Division
Co-ordination Division* The proposed appointments of new Board of Directors as shown above will be presented to the 103rd annual
general meeting of shareholders as an agenda item for the election of Board of Directors.

(2) Resignation (effective on March 28, 2019)Name

New Position

TetsuoTataraRetirement

YasushiTakagiRetirement

Tamotsu
Sakuramoto

Retirement

Former Position(Effective on Jan. 1, 2019)

Director
Senior Corporate Officer
Assistant to the President(Effective on Jan. 1, 2019)

Director
Senior Corporate Officer
Assistant to the President(Effective on Jan. 1, 2019)

DirectorSenior Corporate Officer
Assistant to the President

Ⅳ. Audit & Supervisory Board Members (effective on March 28, 2019)(1) Candidate for a new Audit & Supervisory Board Member
NameMasao
YanoNew Position

Audit & Supervisory Board Member(full-time, outside auditor)

Former Position

JAL CARD, INC.

* The appointment of a new Audit & Supervisory Board Member as shown above will be presented to the103rd annual general meeting of shareholders as an agenda item for the election of an Audit & Supervisory
Board Member.

(2) Resignation
NameMasaoNakahara

New Position

Retirement

Former Position

Audit & Supervisory Board Member(full-time, outside auditor)

Ⅴ.Changes in business duties assigned to Corporate Officers and other officials, and their resignation(effective on March 28, 2019)(1) Changes in business duties assigned
ToshihikoCorporate Officer
Honbo
Division General Manager,
Original Equipment Sales Division,
Sales Headquarters
Deputy Division General Manager,
Seismic Rubber Task Force
Headquarters
NoriyukiAdvisor (full-time)
Isobe
Division General Manager,
Quality Assurance Division,
Quality Assurance, Environment &Safety Headquarters(2) Resignation
Michihiro
KawadaRetirement

Tadashi
Ogawa

RetirementHirokazu
MiyabeRetirement

MichioYonedaKenichi
Ueda

Retirement
Retirement(Effective on Jan. 1, 2019)

Corporate Officer
Deputy Division General Manager,
Seismic Rubber Task Force
Headquarters

Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Quality Assurance Division,
Quality Assurance, Environment &Safety Headquarters
Senior Corporate Officer
Deputy Division General Manager,
Seismic Rubber Task Force
Headquarters
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Original Equipment Sales Division,
Sales Headquarters
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Administration Division,
Corporate Headquarters
Special Advisor
Advisor (full-time)
Assistant to Division General Manager,
Environment & Safety Division,Quality Assurance, Environment &Safety Headquarters

３. Personnel changes
Ⅰ.Personnel changes (effective on Jan. 1, 2019)
Name

Yuji
MiyazakiKiyohitoHasumi

Kenichi
YamabeHaruhiko
Kitagawa

Toshihiko
FurutaKazushiHisajima
Masateru
AdachiTakehiro
Sakai
Kazuhiko
KitanoYukinobu
Sakurai
ShigemiOsuna

New Position

Former Position

Division General Manager,
International Production Division
Chairman,Toyo Tire Zhangjiagang Co., Ltd.
Chairman,Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., Ltd.
Chairman,Toyo Automotive Parts (Guangzhou)Co., Ltd.
Division General Manager,
Americas Business Development
Division
Senior Vice President,
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.
Division General Manager,
Domestic Sales Division
President,
Toyo Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
Deputy Division General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division,
General Manager,
Corporate Communications PlanningDept.,
Corporate Planning Division
Deputy Division General Manager,
Technology Development Division

Plant General Manager,
Kuwana Plant,
Domestic Production Division

General Manager,
Corporate Planning Dept.,
Corporate Planning Division
General Manager,
SCM Administration Dept.,
SCM Division
General Manager,
Logistics Dept.,
SCM Division
General Manager,
Production Management Dept.

Corporate Planning Dept.,
Corporate Planning Division

Plant General Manager,
Kuwana Plant,
Domestic Production Division
General Manager,
Process Design Development Dept.,
Advanced Process Development
Division

Senior Vice President,
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.

President,
Toyo Tire Japan Co., Ltd.

General Manager,
Corporate Communications PlanningDept.,
Corporate Planning Division

Division General Manager,
R&D Division No.2

General Manager,
Global Supply Planning Dept.,
Global Supply Development Division
General Manager,
Logistics Dept.,
Business Strategy Division
General Manager,
SCM Administration Dept.,
Business Strategy Division
Deputy Plant General Manager,
Kuwana Plant,
Domestic Production Division
General Manager,
Process Design Development Dept.,
R&D Division No.1

IchiroShima

General Manager,
O.E. Tire Development Dept.,
Technology Development Division

General Manager,
O.E. Tire Development Dept.,
R&D Division No.1

Toshihumi
SakataGeneral Manager,
Rubber Products DevelopmentDept.,
Technology Development Division
General Manager,
O. E. Tire Technical Service Dept.,
Technology Development Division

General Manager,
Rubber Products Development
Dept.,
R&D Division No.2
General Manager,
O. E. Tire Technical Service Dept.,
R&D Division No.1

Takeshi
Nishigami

General Manager,
Materials Development Dept.,
Technology Development Division

General Manager,
Materials Development Dept.,
R&D Division No.1

Katsutoshi
Oishi

General Manager,
Advanced Technology Development
Dept.,
Technology Development Division
General Manager,
Tire Testing Development Dept.,
Technology Development Division

General Manager,
Tire Technology Development Dept.,R&D Division No.1

General Manager,
Europe/Module Development Dept.,
Technology Development Division
General Manager,
Replacement Tire Development
Dept.,
Product Development Division
General Manager,
TB Tire Development Dept.,
Product Development Division

Replacement Tire Development
Dept.,
R&D Division No.1
General Manager,
Replacement Tire Development
Dept.,
R&D Division No.1
General Manager,
TB Tire Development Dept.,
R&D Division No.1

Yosei
KodamaGeneral Manager,
Automotive Parts Production
Technology Dept.,
Product Development Division

General Manager,
Automotive Parts Production
Technology Dept.,
R&D Division No.2

TeruakiBaba

General Manager,
Tire Testing Dept.,
Product Development Division
General Manager,
Automotive Parts Testing Dept.,
Product Development DivisionGeneral Manager,
Tire Testing Dept.,
R&D Division No.1
General Manager,
Automotive Parts Testing Dept.,
R&D Division No.2

Yoshihisa
Shiosaka

Masanori
Iwase
KazukiKawakami
Akihiko
Shinkai

HiroakiSugimoto

MakotoSuzuki

General Manager,
Tire Testing Development Dept.,
R&D Division No.1

Ⅱ. Personnel changes (effective on March 28, 2019)Name

New Position

Former Position

Tomohisa
Yamaguchi

Division General Manager,
Administration Division

General Manager,
Accounting & Finance Dept.,
Administration Division
President,
F.T.G. Co., Ltd.

AkihumiKishi

General Manager,
Accounting & Finance Dept.,
Administration DivisionPresident,
F.T.G. Co., Ltd.

(Effective on Jan. 1, 2019)

Accounting & Finance Dept.,
Administration Division

Ⅲ. Personnel changes at affiliated companies(1) Personnel changes (effective on Jan. 1, 2019)Name

New Position

Former Position

Katsunori
Ueha

President,
Toyo Tire Zhangjiagang Co., Ltd.

Production Management Dept.

Ryoichi
KawatoPresident,
Toyo Soflan Co., Ltd.

Mayu
Ueno

President,
Kuwana Service Co., Ltd.
General Manager,
General Affairs Dept., Kuwana Plant,
Domestic Production Division

President,
Kuwana Service Co., Ltd.
General Manager,
General Affairs Dept., Kuwana Plant,
Domestic Production Division
Manager,
General Affairs Dept., Kuwana Plant,
Domestic Production Division(2) Personnel changes (effective on March 1, 2019)Name

New Position

Yukio
Takashima

Former Position

President,
Fukushima Rubber Co., Ltd.

Head Office
Tokyo Branch Office

Production Management Dept.

Corporate Communications Planning Dept.

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