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Personnel & Organisational Changes

2 Jul 2015

Announcement of Changes of Assignment for Directors,Corporate Officers and Others, Personnel Changes and Organizational Changes

Osaka, Japan – June 30, 2015 – TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. (President: Takuji Yamamoto), announced the following changes of assignment for Directors, Corporate Officers and Others, Personnel Changes and Organizational Changes.

1. Changes o fAssignment for Directors, Corporate Officers and Others and Appointment of Compliance Officers (Effective July 1, 2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Takuji Yamamoto	GeneralManager, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division	General Manager, North America Business Unit, Tire Business Group Headquarters	President Representative Director Group ExecutiveOfficer, Tire Business Chief Risk Management Officer Chief Compliance Management Officer
Sadao Ichihara	Deputy General Manager, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division In charge of dealing with customers and repairing work		Director Senior Corporate Officer Group Executive Officer, DTBusiness General Manager, Chemical & Industrial Products Business Unit
Tetsuya Kuze	Senior Corporate Officer Deputy General Manager, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division In charge of dealing with control departments	Representative Director Executive Corporate Officer Overseeing CSR Center	General Manager, Administrative Division GeneralManager, Corporate Planning Division Overseeing Corporate Purchasing Division
Koichi Ono	Senior Corporate Officer General Manager, Central Research Center	Corporate Officer	General Manager, Tire R&D Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters
Tomoshige Mizutani	Senior Corporate Officer	Corporate Officer	GeneralManager, Nitto BusinessUnit, Tire Business Group Headquarters President, Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. President, Toyo Tire U.S.A.Corp.

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Takashi Shimizu	Senior Corporate Officer General Manager, North America Business Unit, Tire Business Group Headquarters Compliance Officer, Tire Business Group Headquarters	Corporate Officer	General Manager, Tire Planning Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters Deputy General Manager, Administrative Division
Yasushi Takagi	Senior CorporateOfficerChief ComplianceOfficer	Corporate Officer	General Manager, Original Equipment Sales Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters General Manager, O.E. Sales Planning and Administrative Dept., Tire Business Group Headquarters
Michihiro Kawada	GeneralManager, Recall Division, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division		Corporate Officer, General Manager, Rubber Autoparts Business Unit, DT Business Group Headquarters General Manager, Rubber Autoparts Production Dept.
Tetsuo Tatara	General Manager, FundamentalTechnology Center		Corporate Officer, General manager, Production Engineering Center
Yoshikazu Nishiwaki	Compliance Officer, control departments		Corporate Officer General Manager, Corporate Purchasing Division
Masaji Ishino	Deputy Group Executive Officer, DT Business Compliance Officer, DT Business Group Headquarters	General Manager, Central Research Center	Corporate Officer
Kazuyuki Ito	Advisor(full-time) GeneralManager, HyogoManufacturing Complex Plant GeneralManager, Akashi Plant, ToyoChemicalIndustrial Products Co.,Ltd. GeneralManager, Technology &Production Division, ToyoChemicalIndustrial Products Co.,Ltd.	Director Senior Corporate Officer General Manager, Technology Management Center Overseeing Tire Production Division Overseeing Central Research Center Overseeing Technology Development of DT

2. New Corporate Officers (Effective July 1,2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Kenichi Ueda	Corporate Officer, General Manager, Quality Assurance Division	Of Tire Business Group Headquarters Temporary transfer to ToyoTire Holdings of Americas Inc.
Toshihiko Hombo	Corporate Officer General Manager Customer Facing Division, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division Compliance Officer, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division		General Manager, Urethane Autoparts Business Unit, DT Business Group Headquarters
Masao Takiwaki	CorporateOfficer, GeneralManager, Compliance & LegalCenter	GeneralManager, CSRCenterGeneralManager, CSR PromotionDept.

3. Personnel Changes (Effective July 1,2015)

Name	New Position	Former Position	Continuing Position
Kenji Murase	Deputy GeneralManager, Recall Division,SeismicIsolation RubberDivision		GeneralManager, Rubber AutopartsR&D Division
Satoshi Takashina	ManagementDept., Customer FacingDivision, Seismic IsolationRubberDivision	GeneralManager, BusinessSustainability PlanningDept.
Minoru Matsumura	Seismic Isolation RubberDivision	GeneralManager, Purchasing Dept.,Corporate PurchasingDivision
Michihiro Tamaki	GeneralManager, PurchasingDept., Corporate PurchasingDivision	GeneralManager, Purchasing Administration Dept., CorporatePurchasing Division
Shinichi Murata	GeneralManager, PurchasingAdministration Dept., CorporatePurchasing Division	PurchasingAdministration Dept., CorporatePurchasing Division
Yasukiyo Itoh	GeneralManager, Standards ManagementDept., Quality AssuranceDivision	Tire Quality Assurance Dept., Technology Management Center
Masahiro Shimoda	GeneralManager, Compliance PromotionDept. Compliance & LegalCenter	Human Resources & General Affairs Dept., Administrative Division
Tsugihiro Yano	General Manager, DT Quality Assurance Dept., Quality Assurance Division