News - 2014

Senior Management Changes

2014/08/08

Tokyo (August 8, 2014) - Bridgestone Corporation announced that its board of directors has approved the following changes in members of the board of directors and corporate officers.

Changing Position and Responsibilities of Members of the Board of Directors
(Effective September 1, 2014)

Name	New	Former
Masaaki TSUYA	CEO and Representative Board Member Concurrently Chairman of the Board; Concurrently Chairman, BIOC	CEO and Representative Board Member Concurrently Chairman of the Board
Kazuhisa NISHIGAI	COO and Representative Board Member Concurrently responsible for Japan Tire Business; Concurrently Vice Chairman, BIOC	COO and Representative Board Member Concurrently responsible for Japan Tire Business
Yoshiyuki MORIMOTO	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology; Concurrently responsible for Production Technology	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective September 1, 2014)

Name	New	Former
Shuichi ISHIBASHI	Senior Vice President Responsible for Global Original Equipment Tire Sales; Concurrently Chief Marketing Officer Responsible for Group Global Marketing Strategy; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for Diversified Products,　Sports and Cycle Business; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products New Business Models Development	Senior Vice President Responsible for Global Original Equipment Tire Sales; Concurrently Chief Marketing Officer Responsible for Group Global Marketing Strategy; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products New Business Models Development
Akihiro ETO	Senior Vice President Responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Chief Financial Officer Finance Corporate Planning	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Chief Financial Officer Finance Corporate Planning
Gary GARFIELD	Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Eduardo MINARDI	Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Corporation Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Yuichiro TAKENAMI	Vice President and Senior Officer Secretary General, BIOC; Concurrently responsible for Global Innovation Innovation Development Chief Information Officer IT & Network Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Corporate Planning	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for CSR and Quality Management; Concurrently responsible for Global Innovation Innovation Development Chief Information Officer IT & Network CSR and Quality Management Planning; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Corporate Planning
Masakazu SEKIGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Logistics Center Procurement Internal Manufacturing Management; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for Production Technology	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Logistics Center GLC Planning and Administration Procurement; Concurrently Assistant to, Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Production Technology
Yutaka YAMAGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for CSR and Quality Management CSR and Quality Management Planning	Vice President and Officer Chief Quality Officer Quality
Shinichi YOCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Corporate Administration Corporate Management Internal Auditing Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer Human Resources and General Affairs	Vice President and Officer Corporate Management Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer Human Resources and General Affairs
Motoi MOCHIZUKI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products Sales	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Sales
Gordon KNAPP	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Vice President and Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Christine KARBOWIAK	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Vice President and Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Shingo KUBOTA	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for International Tire Business Operations	Vice President and Officer Chief Compliance Officer Compliance
Kenichi TOGAMI	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for International Tire Business Operations	Vice President and Officer Internal Auditing; Concurrently Director, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Administration Division; Concurrently General Manager, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Administration Office; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development
Hidekazu KIMIZU	Vice President and Officer Chief Compliance Officer Legal Affairs; Concurrently Director, Office of Corporate Management	Vice President and Officer Legal Affairs; Concurrently Director, Office of Corporate Management, Office of Legal Affairs
Mitsuhira SHIMAZAKI	Vice President and Officer Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations International Tire Business Operations	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for International Tire Business Operations
Shigeru NIHO	Vice President and Officer GLC Planning and Administration	Vice President and Officer International Tire Business Operations
Makio OHASHI	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd. Chairman of Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Internal Manufacturing Management
Shinichi SATO	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd. Assistant to President of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations
Yasushi OTA	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Production Technology; Concurrently responsible for Japan Tire Production
Masashi OHARA	Vice President and Officer Chief Quality Officer Quality; Concurrently Director, Group Global Quality Planning and Administration Division	Director Tire Development Division Ⅰ
Bill THOMPSON	Vice President and Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Member of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Philip DOBBS	Vice President and Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board and Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. and Canada Consumer Tire of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. and Canada Consumer Tire of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective October 1, 2014)

Name	New	Former
Yoichi SATO	Vice President and Officer Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing; Concurrently Director, Global Supply Operation Division	Vice President and Officer Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing; Concurrently Director, Global Supply Planning and Logistics Division

About Bridgestone Corporation:
Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. In addition to tires for use in a wide variety of applications, it also manufactures a broad range of diversified products, which include industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. Its products are sold in over 150 nations and territories around the world.