News - 2013

Senior Management Changes

2013/11/07

Tokyo (November 7, 2013) - Bridgestone Corporation announced that its board of directors has approved the following proposals of the changes in corporate officers today.

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

Name	New	Former
Kazuhisa NISHIGAI	COO and Representative Board Member Concurrently responsible for Japan Tire 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 Environment	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; Concurrently General Manager, International Tire Strategy Department	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Responsible for International Tire Business Operations Specialty Tire Business and CQO, Specialty Tire Business

New Members of Corporate Officers
(Effective January 1, 2014)

Name	New	Former
Makoto HASHIMOTO	Vice President and Officer Tire Plant Design and Coordination	Director Global Supply Planning and Logistics Division
Satoru SHIBAO	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production Technology; Concurrently Director, Chemical and Industrial Products Manufacturing Division	Director Chemical and Industrial Products Manufacturing Division
Tomohiro FUKUDA	Vice President and Officer Specialty Tire Business and CQO, Specialty Tire Business	Director Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Specialty Tire Business and CQO, Specialty Tire Business
Naohisa YODA	Vice President and Officer Japan Tire Production and CQO, Japan Tire Production; Concurrently General Manager, Japan Tire Production CSR Promotion Department	Director Kyushu Tire Production Division; Concurrently Plant Manager, Kurume Plant

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

Name	New	Former
Asahiko NISHIYAMA	Senior Vice President Seconded to Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Senior Vice President Responsible for Japan Tire Business
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 Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products New Business Models Development	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
Yasushi OTA	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Production Technology; Concurrently responsible for Japan Tire Production	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Production Technology Tire Plant Design and Coordination Japan Tire Production and CQO, Japan Tire Production
Masahiro ISOBE	Vice President and Officer Global Original Equipment Tire Sales	Vice President and Officer Original Equipment Tire Sales
Takeo KUMAKURA	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Diversified Products (China) Co., Ltd. Chairman of Bridgestone Diversified Products (China) Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production and Technology; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Diversified Products (China) Co., Ltd.
Shinichi YOCHI	Vice President and Officer Office of Corporate Management Internal Auditing Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer Human Resources and General Affairs	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

Retiring Corporate Officers
(Effective December 31, 2013)

Name	New	Former
Naomi ETO	-	Vice President and Officer Environment

Changing Position and Responsibilities of Members of the Board of Directors
(Effective, Beginning of January 2014)

Name	New	Former
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; Concurrently General Manager, International Tire Strategy Department

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.