News - 2018

Senior Management Changes

2018/05/25

Tokyo (May 25, 2018) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in Corporate Officers.

1. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(July 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Akira MATSUDA	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Basic Technology Development	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Global Innovation Tire Advanced Technology Innovation, Central Research
Hideki KOMATSU	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Business Development Planning	Vice President and Senior Officer Solution and Advanced Business Strategy
Masato BANNO^*	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Products Development Next Generation Product Technology Development	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Products Development Commercial Tire Development
Masahiro HIGASHI^*	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Concurrently CEO and COO, Diversified Products Solutions in-house Company	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Concurrently CEO and COO, Diversified Products Solutions in-house Company Diversified Products Quality Management and Chief Quality Officer, Diversified Products Diversified Products Solutions Business
Yukio SAEGUSA	Vice President and Officer Chief Digital Officer and Digital Technology Concurrently Director, Digital Engineering, Digital Solution	Vice President and Officer Chief Digital Officer Digital Solution Center
Yasuyuki TAMURA	Vice President and Officer Advanced Technology Development	Vice President and Officer Technical Strategy and Development Process Innovation; Concurrently Director, Technical Strategy Division
Toshiaki MANABE	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Solutions Business; Concurrently Director, Building Solutions Business Division	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. CEO of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd
Hiroshi YOSHIMORI^*	Vice President and Officer Global Solutions Business; Concurrently COO, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company	Vice President and Officer Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions, Chief Quality Officer, Global Solutions; Concurrently COO, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company Aircraft Tire Solutions Business

* Position is changed from that announced on April 27, 2018.

2. New Members of Corporate Officers
(July 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Shingo KUME	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. CEO of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd	Director, Japan Tire SBU Business Planning Division
Mahito FUJI	Vice President and Officer Global Solutions Production, Administration and Chief Quality Officer	Fellow Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Global Solutions Business

3. Retiring Member of Corporate Officers
(July 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Motoi MOCHIZUKI^*	Executive Vice President Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Senior Officer Chief Marketing Officer Responsible for Marketing Solution Strategy

* Motoi Mochizuki is retiring from the position of Senior Officer on June 30, 2018.

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.