News - 2015

Senior Management Changes

2015/08/07

Tokyo (August 7, 2015) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the following changes in Corporate Officers.

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

Name	New	Former
Shuichi ISHIBASHI	Senior Vice President Group Global Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for CSR; Concurrently responsible for Global Original Equipment Tire Sales; 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 Group Global Chief Quality Officer Responsible for CSR; Concurrently responsible for Global Original Equipment Tire Sales; 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
Satoru SHIBAO	Vice President and Officer Tire Production System Development	Vice President and Officer Production System and Process Engineering Development
Hiroshi YOSHIMORI	Vice President and Officer CSR and Quality Management Planning Safety and Disaster Prevention; Concurrently Director, CSR Division	Vice President and Officer CSR and Quality Management Planning Safety and Disaster Prevention

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

Name	New	Former
Koji KAJIWARA	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Chairman of Bridgestone (China) Investment 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; Concurrently Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Tire Service East Japan Co., Ltd.; Concurrently Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Tire Service West Japan Co., Ltd.
Masahiro ISOBE	Vice President and Officer Japan Original Equipment Tire Sales; Concurrently Director, Japan O.E. Tire Sales Division Ⅰ	Vice President and Officer Global Original Equipment Tire Sales; Concurrently Director, O.E. Tire Sales Division Ⅰ

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.