News - 2013

Senior Management Changes

2013/02/18

Tokyo (February 18, 2013) - Bridgestone Corporation announced that its board of directors has approved the following proposals of the changes in members of the board of directors and corporate officers today.

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective March 1, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Takeo KUMAKURA	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production and Technology; Concurrently Director, Chemical and Industrial Products Manufacturing Division Ⅰ; Concurrently Plant Manager, Yokohama Plant	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production and Technology

Reappointed Members of the Board of Directors
(Subject to approval at the Company's annual Shareholders' Meeting and subsequent Board of Directors meeting on March 26, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Masaaki TSUYA	CEO and Representative Board Member Concurrently Chairman of the Board	CEO and Representative Board Member
Kazuhisa NISHIGAI	COO and Representative Board Member Concurrently responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business	COO and Representative Board Member Concurrently responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business
Yoshiyuki MORIMOTO	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology; Concurrently responsible for CSR and Quality Management	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology; Concurrently responsible for CSR and Quality Management
Narumi ZAITSU	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Responsible for International Tire Business Operations	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Responsible for International Tire Business Operations
Sakie TACHIBANA FUKUSHIMA	Member of the Board*	Member of the Board*
Takao ENKAWA	Member of the Board*	Member of the Board*
Kimiko MUROFUSHI	Member of the Board*	Member of the Board*
Scott Trevor DAVIS	Member of the Board*	Member of the Board*

*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2-15 of the Corporate Law of Japan.

Retiring Members of the Board of Directors
(Effective March 26, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Shoshi ARAKAWA	Advisor	Chairman of the Board

New Members of Corporate Officers
(Effective March 26, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Michihiro SUZUKI	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Director International Tire Administration Division; Concurrently General Manager, International Tire Administration Department; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation
Yoshihiko ICHIKAWA	Vice President and Officer Tire Products Development	Director Seconded to Bridgestone Technical Center Europe S.p.A.

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective March 26, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Masakazu SEKIGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Logistics Center Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing; Concurrently Director, Mold Technology and Manufacturing Division	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Logistics Center Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing Internal Manufacturing Management; Concurrently Director, Mold Technology and Manufacturing Division
Isaku MOTOHASHI	Vice President and Officer Internal Manufacturing Management	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Yutaka YAMAGUCHI	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Technical Center Europe S.p.A. Managing Director of Bridgestone Technical Center Europe S.p.A.	Vice President and Officer Tire Products Development
Masahito TSUJI	Vice President and Officer International Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Director, International Tire Administration Division, Americas and Europe Operations Division; Concurrently General Manager, International Tire Administration Department, Americas Operations Department; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation	Vice President and Officer International Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Director, Americas and Europe Operations Division; Concurrently General Manager, Americas Operations Department; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation

Retiring Corporate Officers
(Effective March 26, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Kiyoshi NOMURA	Advisor	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Group Global Marketing Strategy New Business and Product Models Development
Yoshiharu INOUE	Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Logistics Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Logistics Co., Ltd. Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Logistics Co., Ltd.

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective April 1, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Masakazu SEKIGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Logistics Center Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Logistics Center Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing; Concurrently Director, Mold Technology and Manufacturing Division
Masahito TSUJI	Vice President and Officer International Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Director, International Tire Administration Division, Americas and Europe Operations Division; Concurrently General Manager, Americas Operations Department; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation	Vice President and Officer International Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Director, International Tire Administration Division, Americas and Europe Operations Division; Concurrently General Manager, International Tire Administration Department, Americas Operations Department; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation
Kunitoshi TAKEDA	Vice President and Officer Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations	Vice President and Officer Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Director, Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations Division
Motoi MOCHIZUKI	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Sales	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Sales; Concurrently Director, Performance Film and Electro-Material Business Division
Takeo KUMAKURA	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production and Technology	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production and Technology; Concurrently Director, Chemical and Industrial Products Manufacturing Division Ⅰ; Concurrently Plant Manager, Yokohama Plant

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.