News - 2018

Senior Management Changes

2018/02/16

Tokyo (February 16, 2018) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers.

1. New Members of the Board of Directors
(To be assumed after approval at the Company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on March 23, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Yojiro SHIBA	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee	-
Yoko SUZUKI	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee	-

2. Re-elected Members of the Board of Directors
(To be assumed after approval at the Company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on March 23, 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
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
Narumi ZAITSU	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Kenichi TOGAMI	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Scott Trevor DAVIS	Member of the Board^* Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee
Yuri OKINA	Member of the Board^* Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee
Kenichi MASUDA	Member of the Board^* Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Kenzo YAMAMOTO	Member of the Board^* Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Keikou TERUI	Member of the Board^* Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee
Seiichi SASA	Member of the Board^* Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee

*Candidates for outside directors as set forth in Article 2(xv) of the Companies Act

3. Resigning Member of the Board of Directors
(Effective March 23, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Sakie TACHIBANA FUKUSHIMA	-	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee

4.Re-elected Members of the Executive Officers
(To be assumed after approval at the Board Meeting on March 23, 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
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
Shuichi ISHIBASHI	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for Quality Management and CSR; Concurrently responsible for Global Original Equipment and Global Business Strategy; Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business and Diversified Products; Concurrently Chair, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company; Concurrently Chair, Diversified Products Solutions in-house Company; Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business; Concurrently CEO, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for Quality Management and CSR; Concurrently responsible for Global Original Equipment and Global Business Strategy; Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business and Diversified Products; Concurrently Chair, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company; Concurrently Chair, Diversified Products Solutions in-house Company; Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business; Concurrently CEO, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company
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 Japan Tire SBU; Concurrently Chair, Japan Tire SBU; Concurrently responsible for Group Strategy Planning 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 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.
Gordon KNAPP	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Paolo FERRARI	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, CEO and President, concurrently Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA Chairman of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Member of the Board, CEO and President, concurrently Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA Chairman of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

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.