News - 2015

Senior Management Changes

2015/11/09

Tokyo (November 9, 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 November 16, 2015)

Name	New	Former
Makoto HASHIMOTO	Vice President and Officer GLC Planning and Administration Internal Manufacturing Management; Concurrently Director, GLC Planning and Administration Division	Vice President and Officer GLC Planning and Administration Internal Manufacturing Management

2. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Members of the Board
(Effective January 1, 2016)

Name	New	Former
Narumi ZAITSU	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Assistant to COO	Senior Vice President Member of the Board Responsible for Japan Tire Business; Concurrently responsible for Japan Tire Production

3. New Members of Corporate Officers
(Effective January 1, 2016)

Name	New	Former
Yukihiko HOSO	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Executive Vice President, Group Global Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for Quality Management and CSR	Director Assistant to Senior Vice President Group Global Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for CSR
Masayuki ISHII	Vice President and Officer Corporate Planning; Concurrently Director, Corporate Planning Division	Director Corporate Planning Division
Tetsuo SHIMIZU	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Sales; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Global Original Equipment Strategy; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Global Mining and Agricultural Implement Solution	Director Diversified Products Business Planning and Administration Division
Shinichi HANASHI	Vice President and Officer International Tire Administration and Business Operations; Concurrently Director, International Tire Administration Division; Concurrently General Manager, International Tire Administration Department	Director Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Member of the Board, CEO of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Toshiaki MANABE	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd.; CEO of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. Consumer Tires Business; Concurrently Director, Consumer Tires Business Group Division	Director Seconded to Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. Consumer Tires Business; Concurrently Director, Consumer Tires Business Group Division
Christopher NICASTRO	Vice President and Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Vice President, Legal and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Yves KERSTENS	Vice President and Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA	Member of the Board, Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Laurent DARTOUX	Vice President and Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA	Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Koji TAKAGI	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Technical Center Europe S.p.A.	Director Seconded to Bridgestone Technical Center Europe S.p.A.

4. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective January 1, 2016)

5. Retiring Corporate Officer
(Effective January 1st, 2016)

Name	New	Former
Yuko MAEDA	Fellow Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Global Innovation	Vice President and Officer Environment

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.

Name	New	Former
Shuichi ISHIBASHI	Executive Vice President Group Global Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for Quality Management and CSR; Concurrently responsible for Global Original Equipment Tire Sales and Group Global Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing Strategy Global Original Equipment 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 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
Akihiro ETO	Executive Vice President Responsible for Corporate Planning; Concurrently responsible for Corporate Administration and SCM Chief Financial Officer Finance; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business	Senior Vice President Responsible for Corporate Planning; Concurrently responsible for Corporate Administration; Concurrently responsible for Global Logistics Center Chief Financial Officer Finance; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business
Asahiko NISHIYAMA	Executive Vice President Vice Chairman, BIOC Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.	Senior Vice President Vice Chairman, BIOC Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Diversified Products; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.
Gary GARFIELD	Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Corporation CEO and President, concurrently Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Eduardo MINARDI	Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Corporation Executive Chairman, concurrently CEO and President of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA	Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Corporation Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Yoshiyuki MORIMOTO	Senior Vice President Assistant to Chief Technology Officer, Responsible for Technology	Senior Vice President Seconded to Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Minoru SHIMIZU	Senior Vice President Responsible for Japan Tire Business; Concurrently responsible for Replacement Tire Sales; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Replacement Tire Sales; Concurrently Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
Franco ANNUNZIATO	Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Corporation Executive Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, CEO and President of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Masato HIRUMA	Vice President and Senior Officer Assistant to Chief Technology Officer, Responsible for Technology	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Products Development
Yutaka YAMAGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Safety, Disaster Prevention and Quality Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environmental Technology	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for CSR and Quality Management
Yuichiro TAKENAMI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Innovation; Concurrently Secretary General, BIOC Chief Information Officer IT & Network; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for Corporate Planning	Vice President and Senior Officer Secretary General, BIOC Chief Information Officer IT & Network; Concurrently Assistant to Senior Vice President, Responsible for Corporate Planning
Hideki KOMATSU	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Products Development	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Innovation
Motoi MOCHIZUKI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products Sales
Mitsuhira SHIMAZAKI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for International Tire Business Operations Aircraft Tire Business	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for International Tire Business Operations Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa and Russia Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Masakazu SEKIGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Production Technology	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Production Technology Production Technology Innovation
Makoto HASHIMOTO	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Logistics Center GLC Planning and Administration Internal Manufacturing Management; Concurrently Director, GLC Planning and Administration Division	Vice President and Officer GLC Planning and Administration Internal Manufacturing Management; Concurrently Director, GLC Planning and Administration Division
Kenichi TOGAMI	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Executive Vice President, Responsible for Corporate Planning	Vice President and Officer International Tire Business Operations; Concurrently Director, Americas and Europe Operations Division
Masahiro ISOBE	Vice President and Officer Original Equipment Tire Sales Japan; Concurrently Director, O.E. Tire Sales Japan Division Ⅰ; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Global Original Equipment Strategy	Vice President and Officer Original Equipment Tire Sales Japan; Concurrently Director, O.E. Tire Sales Japan Division Ⅰ
Hiroshi YOSHIMORI	Vice President and Officer CSR, Environment and Quality Management Planning; Concurrently Director, CSR, Environment and Quality Management Planning Division	Vice President and Officer CSR and Quality Management Planning Safety and Disaster Prevention; Concurrently Director, CSR Division
Mahito FUJI	Vice President and Officer Production Technology Innovation	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Tomohiro FUKUDA	Vice President and Officer Global Mining and Agricultural Solution; Concurrently President, Global Mining and Agricultural Solution in-house Company	Vice President and Officer Specialty Tire Business and CQO, Specialty Tire Business
Yuichi NAKADA	Vice President and Officer Japan Tire SBU Business Planning; Concurrently Director, Japan Tire SBU Business Planning Division	Vice President and Officer Japan Tire SBU Business Planning; Concurrently Director, Japan Tire SBU Business Planning Division; Concurrently Vice President and Officer of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. Planning and Administration
Koki TAKAHASHI	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Business Planning and Administration; Concurrently Director, Diversified Products Business Planning and Administration Division	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Business Planning and Administration