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Senior Management Changes
12 Nov 2015
Announcement of Changes of Assignment for Directors and Corporate Officers and Personnel Changes
Osaka, Japan – November 12, 2015 – TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. (President: Takashi Shimizu), announces the following changes of directors and corporate officers and personnel changes.
1. Changes of Assignment for Directors and Corporate Officers (Effective November 12, 2015)
Name
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New Position
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Former Position
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Continuing Position
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Katsumi Komaguchi
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Chairman Director
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Advisor
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Takashi Shimizu
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President Representative Director Group Executive Officer, Tire Business
Chief Risk Management Officer Chief Compliance Management Officer
General Manager,
Seismic Isolation Rubber Division
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Senior Corporate Officer General Manager,
Tire Planning Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters General Manager,
North America Business Unit, Tire Business Group Headquarters
|
|
Koichi Ono
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Director
General Manager,
Tire Planning Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters General Manager,
North America Business Unit, Tire Business Group Headquarters Overseeing administrative divisions
|
General Manager,
Central Research Center
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Senior Corporate Officer General Manager,
Tire R&D Division, Tire Business Group Headquarters
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Masaji Ishino
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Director
|
|
Senior Corporate Officer
Group Executive Officer, DT Business
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Tetsuo Tatara
|
Director
Senior Corporate Officer General Manager,
Central Research Center Overseeing Tire Production Division
and DT Production Division
|
Corporate Officer
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General Manager, Fundamental Technology Center
General Manager, Production Engineering
Center
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Ken Morita
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Outside Director
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-
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-
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Takuji Yamamoto
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Special Advisor
Assistant to General Manager, Seismic Isolation Rubber Division
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President Representative Director Group Executive Officer, Tire Business
Chief Risk Management Officer Chief Compliance Management Officer
General Manager,
Seismic Isolation Rubber Division
|
|
Sadao Ichihara
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Director
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Senior Corporate Officer Deputy General Manager, Seismic Isolation Rubber
Division
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Kenichi Ueda
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General Manager,
Standards Management Dept., Quality Assurance Division
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|
Corporate Officer General Manager,
Quality Assurance Division
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2. Personnel Changes (Effective November 12, 2015)
Masayuki Kanai
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Deputy General Manager, Tire R&D Division
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General Manager,
Tire Planning and Administration Dept.
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Noriyuki Isobe
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Deputy General Manager, Quality Assurance Division
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General Manager,
Tire Quality Assurance
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|
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