News - 2015

Senior Management Changes

2015/01/29

Tokyo (January 29, 2015) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the following changes in Corporate Officers.

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective February 1, 2015)

Name	New	Former
Yutaka YAMAGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for CSR and Quality Management CSR	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for CSR and Quality Management CSR and Quality Management Planning
Yoshihiko ICHIKAWA	Vice President and Officer Tire Products Development and Motorsport Technology	Vice President and Officer Tire Products Development and Motorsport Technology; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology
Masashi OHARA	Vice President and Officer Chief Quality Officer Quality	Vice President and Officer Chief Quality Officer Quality; Concurrently Director, Group Global Quality Planning and Administration Division; Concurrently General Manager, Quality Human Resources Development Office
Koichi MORITA	Vice President and Officer Central Research; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology	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

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective the end of February, 2015)

Name	New	Former
Mitsuhira SHIMAZAKI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for International Tire Business Operations Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Director, Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations Division; Concurrently Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for International Tire Business Operations Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Director, Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations Division; Concurrently Member of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Kunitoshi TAKEDA	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone South Africa (PTY) Ltd.	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.
Ryutaro ISHII	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for Production Technology	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective the beginning of March, 2015)

Name	New	Former
Tomohiro FUKUDA	Vice President and Officer Specialty Tire Business and CQO, Specialty Tire Business	Vice President and Officer Specialty Tire Business and CQO, Specialty Tire Business; Concurrently Director, Aircraft Tire Business Division

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective the middle of March, 2015)

Name	New	Former
Mitsuhira SHIMAZAKI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for International Tire Business Operations Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for International Tire Business Operations Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Director, Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations Division; Concurrently Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Kunitoshi TAKEDA	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone South Africa (PTY) Ltd. Member of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone South Africa (PTY) Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone South Africa (PTY) 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.