Toyo Tires Implements Organizational Reform
Osaka, Japan – 10 February, 2012 – TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. (President and CEO: KenjiNakakura), announced the following organizational reform and management changes, effective
April 1, 2012.
1. Organizational Changes
 Planning Division is renamed “Corporate Planning Division”.
 Tire Planning Department (part of the Planning Division) is eliminated.
 DT Planning Department (part of the Planning Division) is moved to DT Business Group
Headquarters.
 The following three sales divisions are eliminated: Toyo Tire Overseas Sales Division; Toyo
Tire Domestic Replacement Sales Division, Nitto Tire Sales Division. The following fourdepartments are eliminated: Toyo Tire Overseas Sales Department No.1; Toyo Tire
Overseas Sales Department No.2; Tire Sales Administration Department; SCM Department.
 “Tire Planning Division” is newly created within Tire Business Group Headquarters.
 “Tire Strategic Planning Department” and “Tire Business Unit Administration Department”
are newly created within the Tire Planning Division.
 China/Asia Business Promotions & Coordination Office is merged into the Tire StrategicPlanning Department.
 Tire Manufacturing Division is renamed “Tire Production Management Division”.
 The global tire business is divided into the following seven new Business Units: Japan,North America, China, Asia & Oceania, Europe, Independent Distributors and Nitto. They
become part of the Tire Business Group Headquarters.
 “Tire Logistic Department” is newly created within “Tire Business Group Headquarters”.
2. Purpose and Goal of the Reorganization
 These organizational changes are being implemented to quickly and effectively achieve theglobal growth goals set forth in the company’s “Mid-Term Business Plan ‘11”.
 The planning function for each of the tire and non-tire businesses will be placed under thedirect command of each Business Group Headquarters so as to enhance and accelerate
their planning capabilities.
 The Tokyo office is being closed and their functions consolidated with the Osaka
headquarters office. The goal is to eliminate duplication and diffusion of resources,
especially as it relates to the tire business, so that the planning, management and supply
chain functions can become more efficient and effective.
 The objectives behind establishing and vesting clear authority and responsibility in each of
the seven new Business Units is to enable more timely decision-making, and to ensure thatplanning and implementation of strategy can be devised to suit local market conditions withgreater speed and effect.

3. Corporate Officers: Change in Title, Responsibilities (effective April 1, 2012)
NameAkiraNobuki

New Position
Former Position
Senior Corporate Officer

Continuing Position

Senior Corporate Officer
Assistant Group
Exective Officer, TireBusiness Chairman, Toyo Tire(Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd.
General Manager,
Toyo Tire Domestic Sales
Division

Director

Corporate Officer

President,
Toyo Tire North America
Manufacturing Inc.

General Manager,
Toyo Tire Overseas
Sales Division
 Chairman, Toyo Tire(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
General Manager,
Tire Manufacturing DivisionCorporate Officer

Mitsuru
Hitotuyanagi

Executive CorporateOfficer General Manager,
Tire Planning Division
Overseas Tire Production
Projects

Hidenori
Fukutomi

General Manager,
Japan Business UnitJames L.
Hawk

Sadao
Ichihara

General Manager,
Corporate Purchasing
DivisionKazuyuki
Ito

General Manager,
Tire Production
Management Division

Koichi
Ono

General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division

General Manager,
Planning DivisionCorporate Officer,

Tomoshige
Mizutani

General Manager,
Nitto Business Unit,

General Manager,
Nitto Sales DivisionSenior Corporate Officer
General Manager, North
America Business UnitDirectorGroup ExecutiveOfficer, Tire BusinessDirector
Senior CorporateOfficer,Corporate Officer

Corporate Officer
President,
Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc.

4．Newly-elected Corporate Officers (effective April 1, 2012)
Name
TetsuoTataraNew Position
Corporate Officer

Former Position

Continuing Position

Tamotsu
SakuramotoCorporate Officer
General Manager,
Europe Business Unit

General Manager,
Production
Engineering Center
General Manager,
Production Technology
Dept.

President,
Toyo Tire Europe GmbH

5. Other Personnel Changes (effective April 1, 2012)
Name
Kenya
Nonoyama

New Position
General Manager,
O.E Sales Dept. No.2

Former Position
General Manager,
O.E.Sales Planning andAdministrative Dept

Tadashi
Ogawa

General Manager,
O.E.Sales Planning andAdministrative Dept

General Manager,
O.E Sales Dept. No.1

KuniakiOtsuka

General Manager,
O.E Sales Dept. No.1

YasushiTakagi

General Manager,
Tire Strategic Planning Dept.

General Manager,
Corporate Panning Dept.

Noriyuki
DanGeneral Manager,
Tire Business Unit
Administration Dept.

General Manager,
Tire Sales Administration
Dept.

Shinji
TanabePlant General Manager,
Sendai Plant

Plant General Manager,
Kuwana Plant

Naoki
Nishikawa

Plant General Manager,
Kuwana Plant

General Manager,
Kuwana Plant

Yoji
ImuraGeneral Manager,
Kuwana Plant

YoshihisaKondo

General Manager,
Tire Production Planing
Dept.

Chan Ho Wai

KanjiKasaiGeneral Manager,
China Buiness Unit
Chairman, Toyo Tire(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

President,
Silverstone BerhadContinuing Position

Chairman,Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co.,
Ltd.

Chairman,Toyo Tyre & Rubber
Australia Ltd.

General Manager,
Asia & Oceania
Business Unit, Tire
Business
President,
Toyo Tire Manufacturing(Malaysia) Sdh Bhd

Naoki
Gonsui

General Manager,
Independent Distributors
Business Unit

General Manager,
Toyo Tire Overseas Sales
Dept. No.2.

Hiroshi
Kono

General Manager,
Tire Logistics Dept.

General Manager,
SCM Dept.

President,
Toyo Tires Logistics Co.,Ltd.

Mitsunobu
Kono

General Manager,
Corporate Planning Dept.

General Manager,
Tire Planning Dept.

Haruhiko
Kitagawa

General Manager,
Corporate Communications
Planning Dept.
(Corporate PlanningDivision)

General Manager,
Corporate Communications
Planning Dept.
(Planning Division)

MasatoWatanabe

General Manager,
DT Planning Dept.
(Planning Division)

Akira
HiranoGeneral Manager,
DT Planning Dept.
(DT Business Group
Headquarters )General Manager,
Information Systems Dept.

Masayuki
Kitayama

General Manager,
Tire Quality Assurance Dept.

MasatoMikiGeneral Manager,
Consumer Relations Dept.

6. Overseas Subsidiary Company Representatives: Personnel Changes (effective April 1, 2012)
Name
Tetsuya
KunidaNew Position
President,
Toyo Tire North America OE
Sales LLC

Former Position
General Manager,
O.E Sales Dept. No.2

Toshihiko
Honbo

Chairman,Toyo Tire (Zhangjiagang)Co., Ltd.

Noriyuki
Isobe

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

General Manager,
China/Asia Business
Promotions & Coordination
OfficePlant General Manager,
Sendai Plant

TsuyoshiTanakaPresident,
Nitto Japan Co., Ltd.

Toh PohKeong

President,
Silverstone BerhadContinuing Position

Coporate Communications Planning
Osaka Head office
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