News - 2017

Senior Management Changes

2017/11/09

Bridgestone Corporation corrects the following in this news release. Details are provided and indicated by the underline as below.

In Shingo Kubota’s new titles, “Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Olympic and Paralympic” was corrected to "Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Olympic and Paralympic."

Date: December 4, 2017 15:00 Japan Standard Time

Tokyo (November 9, 2017) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in Executive Officers and Corporate Officers.

1. Retiring Member of Corporate Officer
(Effective December 31, 2017)

Name	New	Former
Yves KERSTENS*	-	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

* Position is changed from that announced on September 4, 2017.

2. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Executive Officers
(Effective January 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Masaaki TSUYA	Member of the Board CEO and Representative Executive Officer Concurrently Chairman of the Board	Member of the Board CEO and Representative Executive Officer Concurrently Chairman of the Board Concurrently Chairman, BIOC
Kazuhisa NISHIGAI	Member of the Board COO and Representative Executive Officer Concurrently Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology	Member of the Board COO and Representative Executive Officer Concurrently Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology; Concurrently Vice Chairman, BIOC
Akihiro ETO	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Japan Tire SBU; Concurrently Chair, Japan Tire SBU; Concurrently responsible for Group Strategy Planning Chief Financial Officer Finance	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Corporate Planning; Concurrently responsible for Corporate Administration Chief Financial Officer Finance
Asahiko NISHIYAMA	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Olympic and Paralympic Concurrently responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Vice Chairman, BIOC Responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.

3. Retiring Member of Executive Officer
(Effective January 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Minoru SHIMIZU*	Senior Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Japan Tire Business; Concurrently CEO, Japan Tire SBU; Concurrently Chairman Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd.	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Japan Tire Business; Concurrently responsible for Replacement Tire Sales; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd.

* Minoru Shimizu is retiring from the position of Executive Officer on December 31, 2017.

4. New Members of Corporate Officers
(Effective January 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Yasuyuki TAMURA	Vice President and Officer Technical Strategy and Development Process Innovation; Concurrently Director, Technical Strategy Division	Director, Technical Strategy Division
Nizar TRIGUI	Vice President and Officer of Bridgestone Corporation CTO of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	CTO of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

5. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective January 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Motoi MOCHIZUKI	Vice President and Senior Officer Chief Marketing Officer Responsible for Marketing Solution Strategy	Vice President and Senior Officer Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Corporate Planning
Hidekazu KIMIZU	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Corporate Planning; Concurrently responsible for Corporate Administration Chief Compliance Officer, Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property Chief Information Officer IT & Network	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Corporate Management Chief Compliance Officer, Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property Corporate Management
Masato BANNO	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Products Development Commercial Tire Development	Vice President and Officer Commercial Tire Development
Christine KARBOWIAK	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Deputy Chair, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Mitsuhira SHIMAZAKI*	Vice President and Senior Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Chairman of Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Deputy Chairman of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Deputy Chairman of Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Chairman of Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Nobuyuki TAMURA	Vice President and Officer Olympic and Paralympic; Concurrently Director, Corporate Olympic and Paralympic Office	Vice President and Officer Secretary General, BIOC; Concurrently Director, Corporate Olympic and Paralympic Office
Shingo KUBOTA	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Olympic and Paralympic Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Diversified Products Business Strategy, Administration and CQO	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Deputy Secretary General, BIOC Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Diversified Products Business Strategy, Administration and CQO
Masayuki ISHII	Vice President and Officer Corporate Planning Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer, Human Resources and General Affairs Concurrently Director, Corporate planning Division Public Relations and Environmental External Relations Division	Vice President and Officer Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer, Human Resources and General Affairs Chief Information Officer IT & Network
Naohisa YODA	Vice President and Officer Tire Operation Management and Service Internal Manufacturing Management and Procurement, Chief Quality Officer, Internal Manufacturing Management	Vice President and Officer Tire Operation Management and Service
Yuji MOCHIZUKI	Vice President and Officer Japan Tire Production	Vice President and Officer Internal Manufacturing Management and Procurement, Chief Quality Officer, Internal Manufacturing Management
Yuichi NAKADA	Vice President and Officer Japan Tire SBU Business Planning COO, Japan Tire SBU Japan Tire SBU Quality Management and Chief Quality Officer, Japan Tire	Vice President and Officer Japan Tire SBU Business Planning Japan Tire SBU Quality Management and Chief Quality Officer, Japan Tire

* Position is changed from that announced on September 4, 2017.

6. Retiring Members of Corporate Officers
(Effective January 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Takashi TOMOMOTO	Fellow Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing Solution Strategy	Senior Vice President and Senior Officer Chief Marketing Officer Responsible for Marketing Solution Strategy
Mahito FUJI	Fellow Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Global Solutions Business	Vice President and Officer Japan Tire Production

7. New Member of Corporate Officer
(Effective Beginning of January, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Yoshikazu SHIDA	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Member of the Board, CEO and COO of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.	Director,Public Relations and Environmental External Relations Division

8. Changing Position and Responsibility of Corporate Officer
(Effective Beginning of January, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Koji TAKAGI	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Deputy Chair of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Products Development

9. Retiring Member of Corporate Officer
(Effective Beginning of January, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Michihiro SUZUKI	Fellow Seconded to Bridgestone India Pte Ltd. Chairman of Bridgestone India Pte Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Brand Strategy; Concurrently Director, Brand Strategy and Event Marketing Division

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.