News - 2013

Senior Management Changes

2013/08/09

Tokyo (August 9, 2013) - Bridgestone Corporation announced that its board of directors has approved the following proposals of the changes in corporate officers today.

New Members of Corporate Officers
(Effective October 1, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Shigeru NIHO	Vice President and Officer Corporate Planning; Concurrently Director, Corporate Planning Division; Concurrently General Manager, Corporate Planning Department; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development	Director Corporate Planning Division; Concurrently General Manager, Corporate Planning Department; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development
Mahito FUJI	Vice President and Officer Production Technology Development; Concurrently Director, Materials Production Technology Development Division; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology	Director Materials Production Technology Development Division; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology
Hiroshi YOSHIMORI	Vice President and Officer Group Global Marketing Strategy and Motorsport; Concurrently Director, Consumer Products Global Marketing Strategy Division; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development	Director Consumer Products Global Marketing Strategy Division; Concurrently General Manager, Global Consumer Product Brand Strategy Department; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development
Masahiro HIGASHI	Vice President and Officer Advanced Business Planning; Concurrently Director, Global Customer and Market Research Division	Director Global Customer and Market Research Division, Advanced Business Planning Division
Hideki KOMATSU	Vice President and Officer Central Research; Concurrently Director, Central Research Division; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development	Director Central Research Division; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development
Masahiro ISOBE	Vice President and Officer Original Equipment Tire Sales	Director Global OE Business Planning and Operations Division; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Group Global Marketing Strategy

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

Name	New	Former
Asahiko NISHIYAMA	Senior Vice President Responsible for Japan Tire Business	Senior Vice President Responsible for Japan Tire Business; Concurrently responsible for Original Equipment Tire Sales
Yuichiro TAKENAMI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Head Office; Concurrently responsible for Global Innovation Innovation Development Chief Information Officer IT & Network	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Innovation Innovation Development Chief Information Officer IT & Network Corporate Communications and Motorsport; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Corporate Planning
Shuichi ISHIBASHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for 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 Diversified Products New Business Models Development; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products New Business Models Development	Vice President and Senior Officer Chief Marketing Officer Responsible for Group Global Marketing Strategy Group Global Marketing Strategy Advanced Business Planning; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Diversified Products New Business Models Development; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products New Business Models Development
Akihiro ETO	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Chief Financial Officer Finance Diversified Products Business Planning and Administration; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Global Head Office; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Corporate Planning	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Chief Financial Officer Finance Corporate Planning Diversified Products Business Planning and Administration
Masakazu SEKIGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Logistics Center; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Japan Tire Production and CQO, Japan Tire Production	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Logistics Center Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Japan Tire Production and CQO, Japan Tire Production
Takashi YASUKOCHI	Vice President and Officer Safety and Disaster Prevention	Vice President and Officer Production Technology Development
Yoichi SATO	Vice President and Officer Chief Quality Officer Quality CSR and Quality Management Planning Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Corporate Planning	Vice President and Officer Chief Quality Officer Quality Safety and Disaster Prevention; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Corporate Planning
Yoshihiko ICHIKAWA	Vice President and Officer Tire Products Development and Motorsport Technology	Vice President and Officer Tire Products Development
Tatsuro HAMADA	Vice President and Officer Tire Research and Material Development; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Internal Manufacturing Management	Vice President and Officer Tire Research and Material Development Central Research; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Internal Manufacturing Management
Takeo KUMAKURA	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production and Technology; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Diversified Products (China) Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production and Technology
Toyohiko OKA	Vice President and Officer Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing	Vice President and Officer Original Equipment Tire Sales Japan Tire Business Planning
Shinichi YOCHI	Vice President and Officer Office of Corporate Management Internal Auditing Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer Human Resources and General Affairs; Concurrently Director, Internal Auditing Office	Vice President and Officer Office of Corporate Management Internal Auditing Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer Human Resources and General Affairs
Isaku MOTOHASHI	Vice President and Officer Internal Manufacturing Management	Vice President and Officer Internal Manufacturing Management; Concurrently Director, Internal Manufacturing Business Planning Division

Retiring Corporate Officers
(Effective October 1, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Yasuo RYUTO	Fellow Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Diversified Products (China) Co., Ltd. Chairman of Bridgestone Diversified Products (China) Co., Ltd.

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.