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Changed assignments for Directors & Corporate Officers
4 Dec 2013
Personnel and organisational changes
The changes listed below to personnel and organisation of the Toyo Tire and Rubber Group of companies, were announced yesterday. Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., headed by President, Akira Nobuki, announced the changes which are all effective January 1, 2014.
1.Directors and Corporate Officers
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Name |
New Position |
Former Position |
Continuing Position |
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Hidenori Fukutomi |
General Manager, China Business Unit Chairman, Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., Ltd. Chairman, Toyo Tire (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
General Manager, |
Director, |
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Sadao Ichihara |
General Manager, Corporate Planning Division |
|
Corporate Officer, General Manager, Corporate Purchasing Division |
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Michihiro Kawata |
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 Chairman, Toyo Tire Japan Co., Ltd. |
General Manager, Europe Business Unit President, Toyo Tire Europe GmbH |
Corporate Officer |
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Toshiaki Okazaki |
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President, Toyo Chemical & Industrial Products Co., Ltd. |
Corporate Officer, Chemical & Industrial Products Business Unit |
2. Other Personnel Changes
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Name |
New Position |
Former Position |
Continuing Position |
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Takashi Shimizu
|
General Manager, Europe Business Unit
|
|
General Manager, Tire Planning Division General Manager, Tire Administration Dept. |
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Shoji Hirao |
General Manager, Tire Sales Planning Dept. |
President, Toyo Tire Canada Inc. |
|
|
Hiroaki Sugimoto |
General Manager, TBR and OTR Tire Development Dept. |
TBR and OTR Tire Development Dept. |
|
|
Takao Fukui |
General Manager, Tire Technical Service Dept. |
Tire Technical Service Dept. |
|
|
Yukio Takashima |
General Manager, Rubber Autoparts Sales Dept. |
General Manager, DT Manufacturing Administrative Dept. |
|
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Kenji Murase |
General Manager, Rubber Autoparts R&D Division |
General Manager, DT R&D Division |
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3. Subsidiary Company Personnel Changes
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Name |
New Position |
Former Position |
|
Hidefumi Uematsu |
President, Toyo Tire Japan Co., Ltd. |
Toyo Tire Japan Co., Ltd. |
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Kiyohito Hasumi |
President, Toyo Tire Canada Inc. |
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. |
|
Yutaka Nozaki |
President, Toyo Tire (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.. |
General Manager, Business Sustainability Planning Dept. |
|
Naoki Gonsui |
President, Toyo Tire Europe GmbH |
President, Toyo Tyre (U.K.) Ltd. |
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Keishi Inoue |
President, Toyo Tyre (U.K.) Ltd. |
Toyo Tire Europe GmbH |
|
Katsumi Fujimaki |
President, Toyo Chemical & Industrial Products Co.,Ltd. |
President, Soflan Wiz Co., Ltd. |
|
Takashi Ooga |
President, Soflan Wiz Co., Ltd. |
Soflan Wiz Co., Ltd. |
4. Organization Changes
a) 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.
b) Two business units (Rubber Autoparts Business Unit and Urethane Autoparts Business Unit) will be newly established under DT Business Group Headquarters.
c) 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 Original Equipment Sales Division will be transferred to Rubber Autoparts Sales Dept.
d) Product Development Dept. and Material Development Dept. will be newly established under Rubber Autoparts R&D Division.
e) Hyogo Manufacturing Complex will be transferred to Chemical & Industrial Products Business Unit, and Kuwana Plant to Rubber Autoparts Production Dept.
f) 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.
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