YOKOHAMA TIRE CORPORATION PROMOTES DAN FUNKHOUSER TO DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL DEALER BUSINESS

Company press release.

FULLERTON, CA (March 24, 2014) – Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) has announced the promotion of Dan Funkhouser to director of commercial dealer business responsible for all commercial dealer and associated national account business.

'Dan Funkhouser has more than 25 years of experience in the tire business,' said Rick Phillips, YTC senior director, commercial and OTR sales. 'He has earned the strong respect of the industry, our commercial customers and his colleagues here at Yokohama. His role is instrumental in our ongoing journey to assure the commercial division is positioned for strategic growth and continued success in the future.'

Funkhouser most recently held the position of commercial zone manager. He joined YTC in 1994 as a district sales representative in Minnesota. He was then promoted to national account manager in 1998 and then corporate manager of national accounts in 2008. Funkhouser holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Central Michigan University.

Yokohama Tire Corporation is the North American manufacturing and marketing arm of Tokyo, Japan-based The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., a global manufacturing and sales company of premium tires since 1917. Servicing a network of more than 4,500 points of sale in the U.S., Yokohama Tire Corporation is a leader in technology and innovation. The company's complete product line includes tires for high-performance, light truck, passenger car, commercial truck and bus, and off-the-road mining and construction applications. For more information on Yokohama's extensive product line, visit www.yokohamatire.com.