News - 2021

Senior Management Changes

2021/11/11

Tokyo (November 11, 2021) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in Executive Officers and Vice President and Senior Officers.

1. New Members of Executive Officers
(Effective January 1, 2022)

Name	New	Former
Masuo YOSHIMATSU	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer Global CFO (Global Chief Financial Officer) Concurrently Executive Director, G Finance	Vice President and Senior Officer Global CFO (Global Chief Financial Officer) Concurrently Executive Director, G-FP&A Division

2. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Vice President and Senior Officers
(Effective January 1, 2022)

Name	New	Former
Masahito TSUJI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Business and Diversified Business CEO and COO	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Solutions Business and BSJP COO
Yuji MOCHIZUKI	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for BSJP Tire Production and Internal Manufacturing	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for BSJP Tire Production and Quality Management
Tomohiro KUSANO	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Solutions ・Exploration ・Diversified Products Business Development	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Solutions Business ・ Exploration Business Development

3. New Members of Vice President and Senior Officers
(Effective January 1, 2022)

Name	New	Former
Sho INOUE	Vice President and Senior Officer, Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for Quality Management; Concurrently Director, Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environmental Promotion Division	Executive Director, New Business・Solution Quality CQO
Nizar TRIGUI	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation Chief Technology Officer and Group President, Solutions Businesses, Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Chief Technology Officer and Group President, Solutions Businesses, Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Emilio TIBERIO	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation BSEMIA Management Board Member, COO and Chief Technology Officer	BSEMIA Management Board Member, COO and Chief Technology Officer

4. Retiring Members of Vice President and Senior Officers
(Effective January 1, 2022)

Name	New	Former
Akira MATSUDA	Announced at a later date	Vice President and Senior Officer, Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for Quality Management; Concurrently Executive Director, Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environmental Promotion Division
Makoto HASHIMOTO	Senior Vice President, Operations Support and GHO Coordination of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for G-SCM, Internal Manufacturing; Concurrently responsible for BSJP Tire SCM
Gabriel ASBUN	BSAM Member of the Board, Group President, Integrated Businesses	Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation BSAM Member of the Board, Group President, Integrated Businesses

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.