Takaharu Fushimi, CEO for Yokohama Corporation of North America, has announced Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) organizational changes that took effect February 1.
Rick Phillips was promoted from senior director, commercial and OTR sales to vice president of sales, consumer, commercial, and OTR. “Rick has significantly grown our commercial and OTR business and will be a vital asset on the consumer side,” Fushimi said. Phillips will report to Takayuki Hamaya, YTC chief operating officer.
Larry Kull was promoted from senior director, tire business planning and sales operations to senior director, consumer sales. Kull will report to Phillips.
Fred Koplin was promoted from senior director, consumer sales, to senior director, marketing. Koplin will report to Hamaya.
Andrew Briggs was promoted from senior director, marketing, product planning and technical services, to senior director, tire business planning, product planning, and sales operations. Briggs will report to Hamaya.
“As Yokohama continues to build on its success,” Fushimi said, “we felt it was the right time to align our organization to take advantage of our core strengths and provide opportunities for people to contribute further to our growth.”
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