Kozaburo Nakaseko Senior Executive Officer of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, ltd. Address : 1-1, 2-chome, Tsutsui-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan E-mail : k-nakaseko.az@srigroup.co.jp URL : http://www.srigroup.co.jp

Expertise : Kozaburo Nakaseko completed the master’s course of mechanical engineering at Kobe University in 1978, and subsequently joined Sumitomo Rubber Industries. As a specialist in tire structure research, he was engaged in tire development. In 2006, he became an Executive Officer and went to Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe, serving as a member of the board. In 2008, he became the head of the R&D HQ. Since 2010, he has been the senior executive officer and the head of both the R&D HQ and the Material R&D HQ. Since 2011, he has also served as the Vice Chairman of the Society of Rubber Science and Technology in Japan.