News - 2023

Senior Management Changes

2023/02/16

Tokyo (February 16, 2023) ― Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in Members of the Board of Directors.

1. New Members of the Board of Directors
(To be assumed after approval at the Company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 28, 2023)

Name	New	Former
Yukari KOBAYASHI	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee	―
Yasuhiro NAKAJIMA	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee	―
Akira MATSUDA	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee	Lead Expert CQMO, Quality Management

*Candidates for outside directors as set forth in Article 2(xv) of the Companies Act

2. Re-elected Members of the Board of Directors
(To be assumed after approval at the Company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 28, 2023)

Name	New	Former
Shuichi ISHIBASHI	Member of the Board Global CEO and Representative Executive Officer	Member of the Board Global CEO and Representative Executive Officer
Masahiro HIGASHI	Member of the Board Representative Executive Officer Joint Global COO (In charge of BSJP and BSCAP) Chairman of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Concurrently responsible for BSJP Chairman and Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Tire Solution　Japan Co.，Ltd. Chairman and Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Cycle Co.，Ltd.	Member of the Board Representative Executive Officer Joint Global COO (In charge of BSJP and BSCAP) Chairman of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Concurrently responsible for BSJP Chairman and Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Tire Solution　Japan Co.，Ltd. Chairman and Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Cycle Co.，Ltd.
Scott Trevor DAVIS	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee
Yuri OKINA	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee
Kenichi MASUDA	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee
Kenzo YAMAMOTO	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Yojiro SHIBA	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Yoko SUZUKI	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Tsuyoshi YOSHIMI	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee

*Candidates for outside directors as set forth in Article 2(xv) of the Companies Act

3. Retiring Members of the Board of Directors
(Effective March 28, 2023)

Name	Present
Keikou TERUI	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee
Seiichi SASA	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee
Hideo HARA	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee

*Candidates for outside directors as set forth in Article 2(xv) of the Companies Act

About Bridgestone Corporation:
Bridgestone is a global leader in tires and rubber building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company employs approximately 130,000 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