PRESSRELEASE
Announcement of Changes of Organizational Structure,Assignments for Director and Corporate Officers,and Personnel Changes
Hyogo, Japan – September 26, 2019 - Toyo Tire Corporation （President & CEO: Takashi Shimizu）
announces the following changes to its organizational structure, assignments for a Director andCorporate Officers, and personnel changes.
1. Organizational Structure Changes
Effective on October 1, 2019, the following organizational structure changes will be made.
【Quality Assurance, Environment & Safety Headquarters】
The Company will reorganize the functions of the departments of the Quality Assurance Divisionunder the Quality Assurance, Environment & Safety Headquarters, with the intention of better
catering to customers along with the reinforcement of the tire business for trucks and buses.
 The Domestic Technical Service Department and the International Technical Service
Department will be dissolved and replaced by the Consumer Tire Technical Service
Department and the Commercial Tire Technical Service Department.
【Production Headquarters】
The Company will revise the functions of the two divisions under the Production Headquarters withthe purpose of managing the Headquarters globally to promote the reorganization of productionand supply systems and enhancement of production capacity both in Japan and abroad.
 The Domestic Production Division and the International Production Division will be dissolved
and integrated into the newly established Production Division.
【Sales Headquarters】
The Company will reorganize its global sales structure into a structure with organizations thatcomprehensively oversee operations in each region, with the intention of pursuing strategies andaddressing the needs specific to each market. Accordingly, the Company will revise the functionsof the sales divisions under the Sales Headquarters and those of the sales departments under thesales divisions.
 The Domestic Sales Division and the International Sales Division will be dissolved and replacedby the Europe, Africa & Middle East Sales Division, which will be responsible for the European,Middle Eastern, and African regions, and the Asia & Oceania Sales Division, which will beresponsible for the Asian (including Japan) and Oceanian regions.
 The Europe, Africa & Middle East Sales Department will be newly established under theEurope, Africa & Middle East Sales Division.
 The Asia & Oceania Sales Department will be newly established under the Asia & Oceania SalesDivision.

2. Changes of Assignments for a Director and Corporate OfficersEffective on October 1, 2019, the following changes of assignments for a director and corporate
officers will be made as shown in Tables 1) and 2) below.
1) Change of Assignments for a Director (effective on October 1, 2019)（Former Position）
Name
New Position
Director
Director
Corporate Officer
Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Vice President,
Corporate Headquarters
Corporate Headquarters
Takehiko
Division General Manager,
Division General Manager,
Sasamori
Corporate Infrastructure Division
Capital and Business Alliance
Division General Manager,
Co-ordination Division
Capital and Business Alliance
Co-ordination Division
2) Changes of Assignments for Corporate Officers (effective on October 1, 2019)（Former Position）
Name
New Position
Corporate Officer
Corporate Officer
Vice President,
Vice President,
HideakiBusiness Headquarters
Business Headquarters
Takahashi
Division General Manager,
Procurement DivisionCorporate Officer
Corporate Officer
Division General Manager,
Division General Manager,
Compliance & Legal Division,
Compliance & Legal Division,
Masao
Corporate Headquarters
Corporate Headquarters
TakiwakiGeneral Manager,
Legal Dept.
Corporate Officer
Corporate Officer
President,
President,
Tire production subsidiary in Europe
Tire production subsidiary in Europe
President,
President,
Toyo Tire Europe GmbH
Toyo Tire Europe GmbH
Chairman,Chairman,
KentaChief Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer,
Kuribayashi
Toyo Tire RUS LLC
Toyo Tire RUS LLC
Corporate Strategy DivisionCorporate Strategy Division
Division General Manager,
Europe, Africa & Middle East Sales
Division,
Sales Headquarters

3. Personnel Changes
Effective on October 1, 2019, the following personnel changes will be made at the Company andits affiliated company as shown in Tables 1) and 2) below.
Effective on November 1, 2019, the following personnel change will be made at affiliated companies
as shown in Table 3).

1) Personnel Changes (effective on October 1, 2019)
NameNew Position
Yoshiyuki
Ichikawa

HiroakiSugimoto

Yuji
Miyazaki

Shimpei
Amisaki

Hiroshi
Tani

Keishi
Inoue
Haruhiko
Kitagawa
Shinichi
MurataShingoHatakeyama
Toshifumi
SakataIchiroShima
Akihiko
Shinkai（Former Position）
General Manager,
General Manager,
International Technical Service Dept.,
Consumer Tire Technical Service Dept.,
Quality Assurance Division
Quality Assurance Division

General Manager,
Commercial Tire Technical Service
Dept.,
Quality Assurance Division
Division General Manager,
Production Division
Chairman,Toyo Tire Zhangjiagang Co., Ltd.
Chairman,Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., Ltd.
Chairman,Toyo Automotive Parts (Guangzhou)Co., Ltd.
Corporate Strategy Division

General Manager,
TB Tire Development Dept.,
Product Development Division
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.
Corporate Strategy Division

Division General Manager,
Asia & Oceania Sales Division

Division General Manager,
International Sales Division

General Manager,
Europe, Africa & Middle East Sales
Dept.,
Europe, Africa & Middle East SalesDivision
General Manager,
Asia & Oceania Sales Dept.,
Asia & Oceania Sales Division
Division General Manager,
Corporate Infrastructure Division
General Manager,
Corporate Communications Dept.
Division General Manager,
Procurement Division

General Manager,
International Sales Dept. No.3（Distributors）,
International Sales Division

General Manager,
International Sales Dept. No.1,
International Sales Division
Deputy Division General Manager,
Corporate Infrastructure Division
General Manager,
Corporate Communications Dept.
General Manager,
Compliance Dept.,
Compliance & Legal Division
General Manager,
Rubber Products Development Dept.,
Rubber Products Development Dept., Technology Development Division
Technology Development Division
General Manager,
General Manager,
O.E. Tire Development Dept.,
Rubber Products Development Dept.,
Technology Development Division
Technology Development Division
General Manager,
General Manager,
Replacement Tire Development Dept., O.E. Tire Development Dept.,
Product Development Division
Technology Development Division
General Manager,
General Manager,Replacement Tire Development Dept.,
Product Planning Dept.,
Product Development Division
Product Planning DivisionKenichiYamashita
Akira
Ando
SusumuNishimori
Mutsunori
AbeTomoaki
Yamao

General Manager,
TB Tire Development Dept.,
Product Development Division
General Manager,
Intellectual Property Dept.,
Compliance & Legal Division
General Manager,
Compliance Dept.,
Compliance & Legal Division
General Manager,
Legal Dept.,
Compliance & Legal Division
General Manager,
Human Resources Dept.,
Corporate Infrastructure Division

TB Tire Development Dept.,
Product Development Division
Legal Dept.,
Compliance & Legal Division
Compliance Dept.,
Compliance & Legal Division
Legal Dept.,
Compliance & Legal Division
Human Resources Dept.,
Corporate Infrastructure Division

2) Personnel Change at an Affiliated Company (effective on October 1, 2019)（Former Position）
Name
New Position
NaotoYukimotoPresident,
Ayabe Toyo Rubber Co., Ltd.

General Manager,
Intellectual Property Dept.,
Compliance & Legal Division

3) Personnel Change at Affiliated Companies (effective on November 1, 2019)（Former Position）
Name
New Position
Plant General Manager,
Deputy Division General Manager,
Hyogo Manufacturing Complex,
Technology Development Division
Production Division
Toshihiko
Plant General Manager,
FurutaAkashi Plant,
Toyo Chemical Industrial Products Co.,Ltd.

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