Yokohama Rubber adds titles to 3 executives

March 29, 2013

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has announced it will change the responsibilities of three of its senior managers effective April 1, 2013.

Here are the changes (with the executive's current position in parentheses).

1. Tooru Kobayashi has added president of Yokohama Business Association Corp. to his list of responsibilities (director and executive vice president, in charge of Corporate Planning Department., Global HR Department, Secretariat, GD100 Promotion Department, president of Multiple Business).

2. Tetsuya Kuze has added president of Yokohama Motorsports International Co. Ltd. to his list of responsibilities (director and corporate officer, chief tire technical officer, head of Consumer Tire Development Division).

3. Koichi Tsuruno has added director of Yokohama Business Association Corp. to his list of responsibilties (corporate officer, head of Global HR Department, president of Yokohama Pier Support Co. Ltd.).

Yokohama last made senior management changes on Jan. 1, 2013.