News - 2020

Senior Management Changes

2020/10/27

Tokyo (October 27, 2020) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in positions and responsibilities of Corporate Officers.

1. Retiring Member of Corporate Officers
(Effective November 1, 2020)

Name	New	Former
Takashi KOBAYASHI*	Manager, Kodaira Administration Division	Vice President and Officer Commercial Tire Development

* Takashi KOBAYASHI is retiring from the position of Senior Officer on October 31, 2020.

2. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective November 1, 2020)

Name	New	Former
Yuzo SHISEKI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Tire Development, Production Technology Developments Commercial Tire Development Tire Production Technology Development	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Tire Development, Production Technology Developments Tire Production Technology Development

3. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(Effective January 1, 2021)

Name	New	Former
Yuji MOCHIZUKI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Japan Tire Production and Quality Management Japan Tire Quality Management and CQO G-MICAA (Mining, Industrial, Construction, Agriculture, Aviation) Tire Overseas Production and SCM Concurrently Director, G-MICAA (Mining, Industrial, Construction, Agriculture, Aviation) Tire Overseas Production and SCM Division	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Japan Tire Production and Quality Management Japan Tire Quality Management and CQO
Mahito FUJI	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Specialty Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer G-MICAA (Mining, Industrial, Construction, Agriculture, Aviation) Tire Overseas Production and SCM Concurrently Director, G-MICAA (Mining, Industrial, Construction, Agriculture, Aviation) Tire Overseas Production and SCM Division
Yukihiko HOSO	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Technical Center Co., Ltd. Chief Production Officer of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Advisor, Bridgestone Americas Manufacturing Group
Teruo KUNITAKE	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Vice President and Senior Officer, Japan Tire Production and Quality Management	Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Technical Center Co., Ltd.

(Effective beginning of January, 2021)

Name	New	Former
Yoshikazu SHIDA	Vice President and Senior Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. BSCAP Member of the Board, CEO Chairman of Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Senior Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. BSCAP Member of the Board, CEO and COO Chairman of Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

About Bridgestone Corporation:
Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is a global company focused on delivering advanced mobility and solutions to customers around the world. In addition to tires and solutions for use in a wide variety of automotive and mobility applications, it also manufactures a broad range of diversified products, which include industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. Bridgestone products are sold in over 150 nations and territories around the world.