Senior Management Changes
Tokyo (May 19, 2020) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in positions and responsibilities of and Corporate Officers.
1. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers (Effective July 1, 2020)
| Name | New | Former |
| Keita IDE | Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for G-CEO Office Corporate Strategy |
Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for G-CEO Office Corporate Strategy and Planning |
| Hiroshi YOSHIMORI | Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for BSJP Business Strategy and Planning; Concurrently responsible for Japan Tire Business Planning |
Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Japan Tire Business Planning |
| Yuji MOCHIZUKI | Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Japan Tire Production and Quality Management Japan Tire Quality Management and CQO |
Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Japan Tire Production Japan Tire Quality Management and CQO |
| Hideyuki TAKEDA | Vice President and Officer Original Equipment Tire Sales Japan, G Original Equipment Strategy Concurrently Director, Original Equipment Tire Sales Japan Division II |
Vice President and Officer Original Equipment Tire Sales Japan Concurrently Director, Original Equipment Tire Sales Japan Division II |
| Tomoyuki TAKAGI | Vice President and Officer Bridgestone T&DPaaS Strategy Concurrently Director, G Solution Strategy Division |
Vice President and Officer Bridgestone T&DPaaS Planning |
| Yasuyuki TAMURA | Vice President and Officer Advanced Technology |
Vice President and Officer Advanced Technology and Design |
| Yoshihiro MURAKAMI | Vice President and Officer Assistant to Vice President and Officer, Finance |
Vice President and Officer Japan Tire Mobility Solution Strategy |
| Akira MASUNAGA | Vice President and Officer Digital IT Infrastructure Concurrently Director, Digital IT Infrastructure Division, Digital Solution Planning Division |
Vice President and Officer Chief Digital Officer Digital Technology, IT Concurrently Director, IT and Network Division |
| Mitsuhira SHIMAZAKI | Vice President and Officer Brand, Olympics and Paralympics |
Vice President and Officer G Brand Strategy, Olympics, Paralympics and Active Healthy Lifestyle |
| Mahito FUJI | Vice President and Officer G-MAA (Mining, Aircraft, Agriculture) Tire Overseas Production and SCM Concurrently Director, G-MAA (Mining, Aircraft, Agriculture) Tire Overseas Production and SCM Division |
Vice President and Officer G-MAA (Mining, Aircraft, Agriculture) Solutions Production & Administration, CQO |
| Shingo KUME | Vice President and Officer Japan Replacement Tire Sales CEO of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. |
Vice President and Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. CEO of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd. |
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.