News - 2021

Senior Management Changes

2021/08/10

Tokyo (August 10, 2021) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in positions and responsibilities of Executive Officers and Vice President and Senior Officers.

1. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Executive Officers
(Effective September 1, 2021)

Name	New	Former
Masahiro HIGASHI	Member of the Board Global COO and Representative Executive Officer, BSJP CEO Responsible for BSJP; Concurrently responsible for BSJP Tire Solutions Business and BSJP COO Chairman and Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Tire Solution Japan Co., Ltd.	Member of the Board Global COO and Representative Executive Officer, Global CAO, BSJP CEO Responsible for BSJP; Concurrently responsible for BSJP Tire Solutions Business and BSJP COO Chairman and Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Tire Solution Japan Co., Ltd.

2. New Member of Vice President and Senior Officers
(Effective September 1, 2021)

Name	New	Former
Masuo Yoshimatsu	Vice President and Senior Officer Global CFO (Global Chief Financial Officer)	Lead Expert, Assistant to Global CEO and Representative Executive Officer

3. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Vice President and Senior Officers
(Effective September 1, 2021)

Name	New	Former
Hidekazu Kimizu	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Corporate Administration, Chief Compliance Officer	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Corporate Communications, Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs, Chief Compliance Officer; Concurrently responsible for Corporate Administration
Makoto Hashimoto	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for G-SCM, Internal Manufacturing; Concurrently responsible for BSJP Tire SCM	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for G-SCM, G Procurement, Internal Manufacturing; Concurrently responsible for BSJP Tire SCM

About Bridgestone Corporation:
Bridgestone is a global leader in tires and rubber and is building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company employs approximately 140,000 people globally and conducts business in more than 150 countries and territories worldwide. Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tires and advanced solutions backed by innovative technologies, improving the way people around the world move, live, work and play.