News - 2014

Senior Management Changes

2014/06/27

Tokyo (June 27, 2014) - Bridgestone Corporation announced that its board of directors has approved the following proposals of the changes in corporate officers today.

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

Name	New	Former
Mitsuhira SHIMAZAKI	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for International Tire Business Operations	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Europe NV/SA Member of the Board, COO of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Toyohiko OKA	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer Human Resources and General Affairs	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Global Logistics Center
Kenichi TOGAMI	Vice President and Officer Internal Auditing; Concurrently Director, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Administration Division; Concurrently General Manager, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Administration Office; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development	Vice President and Officer Internal Auditing; Concurrently Director, Internal Auditing Office, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Administration Division; Concurrently General Manager, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Administration Office; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development
Makoto HASHIMOTO	Vice President and Officer Tire Plant Design and Coordination; Concurrently Director, Tire Plant Expansion Project Engineering Division	Vice President and Officer Tire Plant Design and Coordination
Koji KAJIWARA	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. Member of the Board, Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. Commercial Tires Solutions Business Commercial Tires in-house Company; Concurrently Director, Commercial Tires Sales Group Division; Concurrently Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Tire Service East Japan Co., Ltd.; Concurrently Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Tire Service West Japan Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. Member of the Board, Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. Commercial Tires Solutions Business Commercial Tires in-house Company

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

Name	New	Former
Takashi YASUKOCHI	Vice President and Officer Safety and Disaster Prevention	Vice President and Officer Safety and Disaster Prevention; Concurrently Director, Safety and Disaster Prevention Division
Makoto HASHIMOTO	Vice President and Officer Tire Plant Design and Coordination	Vice President and Officer Tire Plant Design and Coordination; Concurrently Director, Tire Plant Expansion Project Engineering Division
Yoichi SATO	Vice President and Officer Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing; Concurrently Director, Global Supply Planning and Logistics Division	Vice President and Officer Global Production Administration and Logistics, Mold Technology and Manufacturing

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.