News - 2018

Senior Management Changes

2018/06/21

Tokyo (June 21, 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
Masayuki ISHII	Vice President and Officer Corporate Planning Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer, Human Resources and General Affairs Public Relations and Brand Strategy; Concurrently Director, Corporate Planning Division	Vice President and Officer Corporate Planning Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer, Human Resources and General Affairs; Concurrently Director, Corporate Planning Division
Atsushi OGISHIMA	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Production; Concurrently Chairman of the Board, Bridgestone Elastech Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Production

(September 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Yukihiko HOSO	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Production Technology	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Production Technology Production Technology Strategy; Concurrently Chairman of the Board, Bridgestone Plant Engineering Co., Ltd.

2. New Member of Corporate Officers
(September 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Kenji YAMASAKI	Vice President and Officer Production Technology Strategy; Concurrently Chairman of the Board, Bridgestone Plant Engineering Co., Ltd.	Director, Seconded to Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. President of Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

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

Name	New	Former
Nobuyuki TAMURA	Fellow Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Global Solutions Business	Vice President and Officer Public Relations and Brand Strategy

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.