News - 2016

Senior Management Changes

2016/06/01

Tokyo (June 1, 2016) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced that Masaaki TSUYA, Member of the Board, CEO and Representative Executive Officer, has approved the following changes in Corporate Officers via deliberation at the Officer Nomination and Compensation Meeting on May 25, 2016.

1. New Members of the Corporate Officers
(Effective July 1, 2016)

Name	New	Former
Yuzo SHISEKI	Vice President and Officer Quality	Director Tire Development Division Ⅲ
Yukio SAEGUSA	Vice President and Officer Tire Production System Development; Concurrently Director, Material Production System Development Division, Advanced Tire Production System Development Division	Director Advanced Tire Production System Development Division

2. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective July 1, 2016)

Name	New	Former
Yutaka YAMAGUCHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Chief Quality Officer, Responsible for Safety, Disaster Prevention and Quality Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environmental Technology	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Safety, Disaster Prevention and Quality Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environmental Technology Chief Quality Officer Quality
Hidekazu KIMIZU	Vice President and Officer Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property and General Affairs Corporate Management; Concurrently Director, Office of Corporate Management	Vice President and Officer Chief Compliance Officer Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property Corporate Management; Concurrently Director, Office of Corporate Management
Masayuki ISHII	Vice President and Officer Corporate Planning Chief Human Rights Officer and Human Resources	Vice President and Officer Corporate Planning Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer Human Resources and General Affairs

3. Retiring Corporate Officer
(Effective July 1, 2016)

Name	New	Former
Satoru SHIBAO	Fellow Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Chemical and Industrial Products Production, Technology and CQO, Diversified Products	Vice President and Officer Tire Production System Development

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.