News - 2014

Senior Management Changes

2014/05/09

Tokyo (May 9, 2014) - Bridgestone Corporation announced that its board of directors has approved the following changes in members of the board of directors and corporate officers today.

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

Name	New	Former
Narumi ZAITSU	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Responsible for International Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Member of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Responsible for International Tire Business Operations

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

Name	New	Former
Masahiro HIGASHI	Vice President and Officer Consumer Products Global Marketing Strategy and Motorsport; Concurrently Director, Global Customer and Market Research Division	Vice President and Officer Advanced Business Planning; Concurrently Director, Advanced Business Planning Division; Concurrently General Manager, Advanced Business Planning Office; Concurrently Director, Global Customer and Market Research Division
Hiroshi YOSHIMORI	Vice President and Officer Commercial Products Global Marketing Strategy and Advanced Business Planning; Concurrently Director, Advanced Business Planning Division; Concurrently General Manager, Advanced Business Planning Office	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
Shinichi SATO	Vice President and Officer Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Member of the Board, President of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Kunitoshi TAKEDA	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Member of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations

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.