News - 2014

Senior Management Changes

2014/02/18

Tokyo (February 18, 2014) - 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 auditors today.

New Members of the Board of Directors
(Subject to approval at the Company's annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 25, 2014)

Name	New	Former
Yuri OKINA	Member of the Board*	－

*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2-15 of the Companies Act.

New Members of Corporate Auditors
(Subject to approval at the Company's annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 25, 2014)

Name	New	Former
Masahito TSUJI	Corporate Auditor	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Global Head Office

Reappointed Members of Board of Directors
(Subject to approval at the Company's annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 25, 2014)

Name	New	Former
Masaaki TSUYA	CEO and Representative Board Member Concurrently Chairman of the Board	CEO and Representative Board Member Concurrently Chairman of the Board
Kazuhisa NISHIGAI	COO and Representative Board Member Concurrently responsible for Japan Tire Business	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 CSR and Quality Management	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology; Concurrently responsible for CSR and Quality Management Environment
Narumi ZAITSU	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Responsible for International Tire Business Operations International Tire Business Operations	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Responsible for International Tire Business Operations International Tire Business Operations
Sakie TACHIBANA FUKUSHIMA	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 Companies Act.

Retiring Members of the Board of Directors
(Effective March 25, 2014)

Name	New	Former
Takao ENKAWA	External Advisor (Planned)	Member of the Board*

*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2-15 of the Companies Act.

Retiring Corporate Auditors
(Effective March 25, 2014)

Name	New	Former
Katsuji HAYASHI	Advisor	Corporate Auditor*

*Outside Corporate Auditor as set forth in Article 2-16 of the Companies Act.

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.