News - 2015

Senior Management Changes

2015/05/29

Tokyo (May 29, 2015) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in its Corporate Officers.

1. New Corporate Officer
(Effective July 1, 2015)

Name	New	Former
Takashi TOMOMOTO	Vice President and Officer Commercial Products Global Marketing Strategy and Advanced Business Planning; Concurrently Director, Commercial Products Global Marketing Strategy Division, Concurrently Director, Advanced Business Planning Division	Director Commercial Products Global Marketing Strategy Division; Concurrently General Manager, Commercial Products Global Solution Strategy Department; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Innovation Development

2. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective July 1, 2015)

Name	New	Former
Shuichi ISHIBASHI	Senior Vice President Responsible for Global Original Equipment Tire Sales; Concurrently Group Global Chief Quality Officer Responsible for CSR; Concurrently Group Global Chief Marketing Officer Responsible for Marketing Strategy; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products New Business Models Development	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 Officer, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products New Business Models Development
Yutaka YAMAGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for CSR and Quality Management	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for CSR and Quality Management CSR Safety and Disaster Prevention
Hiroshi YOSHIMORI	Vice President and Officer CSR and Quality Management Planning Safety and Disaster Prevention	Vice President and Officer Commercial Products Global Marketing Strategy and Advanced Business Planning; Concurrently Director, Advanced Business Planning Division
Atsushi OGISHIMA	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production, Technology and CQO, Diversified Products	Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production and Technology; Concurrently Director, Chemical and Industrial Products Production Division

About Bridgestone Corporation: Bridgestone Corporation (BSJ), 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.