OREANDA-NEWS. TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. announces the following changes of assignment for directors and corporate officers, personnel changes and organizational changes, effective January 1, 2015.

1. Changes of Assignment for Directors and Corporate Officers (Effective January 1, 2015)
Takuji Yamamoto - General Manager, North America Business Unit Tire Business Group Headquarters.

James L. Hawk – Chairman, Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.

2. Personnel Changes (Effective January 1, 2015)
Hisanari Takai - General Manager, DT Planning and Administration Dept., DT Business Group Headquarters.

3. Personnel Changes of Subsidiary Companies (Effective January 1, 2015)
Don Bunn - President, Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.

4. Organizational Changes (effective January 1, 2015)
1) DT Strategic Planning Dept. under Corporate Planning Division was dissolved, and DT Planning and Administration Dept. was newly established under DT Business Group Headquarters.
2) Strategic planning function of DT Strategic Planning Dept. was transferred to DT Planning and Administration Dept. under DT Business Group Headquarters.
3) Business management function of DT business administration group of DT Business Group Headquarters was transferred from to DT Planning and Administration Dept.