News - 2018

Senior Management Changes

2018/04/27

Tokyo (April 27, 2018) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in Corporate Officers.

1. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(May 16, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Masahiro HIGASHI	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	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Concurrently CEO and COO, Diversified Products Solutions in-house Company Diversified Products Business Strategy, Administration and Chief Quality Officer, Diversified Products Diversified Products Solutions Business
Masahito TSUJI	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Administration and Business Reorganization; Concurrently Director, Diversified Products Business Reorganization Division	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Business Reorganization; Concurrently Director, Diversified Products Business Reorganization Division

(July 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Masashi OHARA	Vice President and Senior Officer Chief Quality Officer, Responsible for Safety, Disaster Prevention, Environmental and CSR	Vice President and Senior Officer Chief Quality Officer, Responsible for Safety, Disaster Prevention, Environmental and CSR CSR, Environment and Quality Management Planning
Masato BANNO	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Products 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 Diversified Products Solutions Business	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
Hiroshi YOSHIMORI	Vice President and Officer Global Solutions Business; Concurrently COO, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company Global Solutions Production, Administration and Chief Quality Officer	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

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

Name	New	Former
Sho INOUE	Vice President and Officer CSR, Environment and Quality Management Planning; Concurrently Director, Quality System Division	Director, Quality System Division
Takashi KOBAYASHI	Vice President and Officer Commercial Tire Development	Director, Seconded to Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Shinichi WATANABE	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Quality Management and Chief Quality Officer, Diversified Products; Concurrently Director, Diversified Quality Management Promotion Division	Director, Diversified Quality Management Promotion 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.