News - 2018

Senior Management Changes

2018/08/29

Tokyo (August 29, 2018) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in Corporate Officers.

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

Name	New	Former
Shuichi ISHIBASHI	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for Quality Management; 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
Asahiko NISHIYAMA	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Olympics・Paralympics, Sports・Cycle & Active Healthy Lifestyle; Concurrently Chair, Sports and Cycle in-house Company; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for Olympics and Paralympics Concurrently responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.; Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.
Masashi OHARA	Vice President and Senior Officer Chief Quality Officer, Responsible for Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environment	Vice President and Senior Officer Chief Quality Officer, Responsible for Safety, Disaster Prevention, Environmental and CSR
Masahiro HIGASHI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products Production; 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
Sho INOUE	Vice President and Officer Quality Management Promotion; Concurrently Director, Quality Management Qualification and Audit, Governance Division	Vice President and Officer CSR, Environment and Quality Management Planning; Concurrently Director, Quality System Division
Yuzo SHISEKI	Vice President and Officer Quality Promotion	Vice President and Officer Quality
Shingo KUBOTA	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Olympics・Paralympics, Sports・Cycle & Active Healthy Lifestyle Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Diversified Products Business Strategy, Administration and CQO	Vice President and Officer Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Assistant to Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Olympics and Paralympics Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Diversified Products Business Strategy, Administration and CQO

2. Retiring Member of Corporate Officers
(October 1, 2018)

Name	New	Former
Atsushi OGISHIMA^*	President and Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Elastech Co., Ltd.	Vice President and Officer Diversified Products Production; Concurrently Chairman of the Board, Bridgestone Elastech Co., Ltd.

* Atsushi OGISHIMA is retiring from the position of Officer on September 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.