TOKYO — Beginning June 26, Yokohama Rubber Co. will conduct an internal reorganization to help the company “be flexibly offensive for business expansion and defensive for the establishment of a lean corporate culture.”
The tire group aims to improve its business efficiency and speed by shaping itself around six functional organizations: sales and marketing, production, technical, quality assurance, product planning and logistics. The multiple business groups will replace the conventional division system for the businesses of hoses and couplings, industrial products and adhesives and sealants. Instead, the company will create a functional division for sales and marketing, as well as technical and production areas of these three businesses.
New positions responsible for the business management of hoses and couplings, industrial products and adhesives and sealants will be created.
In addition, the board of directors adopted the following senior management changes that will formally be approved after a general meeting of shareholders to be held June 26.
Promoted to director and senior managing corporate officer: Tooru Kobayashi, director and managing corporate officer; and Norio Karashima, director and managing corporate officer.
Promoted to director: Takashi Fukui, managing corporate officer; and Hikomitsu Noji, corporate officer.
Promoted to managing corporate officer: Toshio Izawa, corporate officer; and Yuji Goto, corporate officer.
Promoted to corporate officer: Tatsuya Murata, Fumio Morita and Toshiyuki Nishida.
Retiring from director and corporate officer: Takashi Yamashita, director and senior managing corporate officer; Hideo Fujiwara, director and corporate officer; and Akihisa Takayama, managing corporate officer.
Promoted to corporate auditor: Hideo Fujiwara, director and corporate officer.
Retiring from corporate auditor: Seiichi Suzuki.
Takashi Yamashita, Akihisa Takayama and Seiichi Suzuki will be appointed to advisor roles. (Courtesy of Tire Review)
