Mitsuteru Tanigawa announced as new Falken Tyre Europe CEO

摘要

Mitsuteru Tanigawa has become the new CEO of Falken Tyre Europe. Tanigawa (61), replaces Masatsugu Nishino, who has moved to Turkey to head up Sumitomo Rubber Industries' manufacturing facility. Tanigawa joined Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) in 1980 and has developed a significant knowledge of the rubber industry with particular expertise in tyres. Past experience includes being director of SRI's Indonesian tyre manufacturing as well as leading the sales activities in China from 2005 to 200, a period of transformation in China's development.