Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. announced three personnel changes at its Chinese plants, effective Nov. 1.
Yoji Imura has been hired as the Kuwana tire plant’s tire production division general manager, replacing Noaki Nishikawa. Nishikawa will take over as chairman and president of Toyo Tire (Zhangjiagang) Co. and president of Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., replacing Noriyuki Isobe. Isobe has been tapped for the position of general manager of the tire quality assurance department at Toyo’s technology management center.