Falken Tire Corp. recently promoted Ken Masaoka to vice president of corporate planning.
Masaoka joined Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Falken Tire’s parent company, in 1993 after graduating from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies with a degree in foreign study. He began his career in the Hybrid Rubber Products division, working at the headquarters in Kobe, Japan.
Masaoka was transferred to SRIT (SRI Tire Trading) in Tokyo where he was responsible for overseeing sales for the East Asia region. After a year, Masaoka was promoted to manager of the North American region. He joined Falken Tire fulltime in January 2012 in the U.S. as director of corporate planning prior to his current promotion.