Yokohama Tire’s Jim MacMaster to Retire
Following a tyre industry career spanning 39 years, Yokohama Tire Corporation executive vice president and chief operating officer Jim MacMaster has announced his intention to retire in June. MacMaster, who also served as chairman of the Rubber Manufacturers Association from 2007 – 2009, began his career with a three-year stint in the Navy, followed by work in the defence and computer industries and then ten years on the manufacturing and dealer side of the tyre business. He ultimately joined Yokohama in January 1981.