Top Management Change
Tokyo (December 13, 2019) - Bridgestone Corporation (the "Company") announced that its Board of Directors today approved the following proposal relating to the change in Global CEO position and responsibility as follows.
| Current | New | |
|---|---|---|
| CEO and Representative Executive Officer （G-CEO） | Masaaki TSUYA | Shuichi ISHIBASHI |
The above change is subject to approval at Board of Directors meeting to be held after the Company's annual shareholders' meeting in March 2020.
Shuichi ISHIBASHI joined the Company in 1977. He has great experience of all of the tire and diversified products business in the United States and Japan. After 2012, he has developed new business model globally for solution business and original equipment business, and has broadened his responsibilities in which include strategy planning, technology, quality management and corporate administration in the Company.
Shuichi ISHIBASHI Representative Executive Officer Born: January 19, 1954 Education: Shizuoka University B.A. (Law & Economics)
| 1977 | Joined Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. (currently Bridgestone Corporation) |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Seconded to Firestone Tire and Rubber Company |
| 1990 | Director, Seconded to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. |
| 1995 | Executive Director, Seconded to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. |
| 1997 | Vice President, Seconded to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. |
| 2000 | Executive Vice President and Member of the Board, Seconded to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. |
| 2003 | Return to Japan |
| 2005 | Vice President and Officer |
| 2012 | Vice President and Senior Officer |
| 2014 | Senior Vice President |
| 2016 | Executive Vice President and Executive Officer |
| 2019 | Vice Chair and Representative Executive Officer |
| 2020 | CEO and Representative Executive Officer* |
*Subject to approval of Board of Directors meeting to be held in March 2020
The Company's Board of Directors also approved today the following changes in positions and responsibilities of Executive Officers as of January 1, 2020.
| Name | Former | New |
|---|---|---|
| Shuichi ISHIBASHI | Vice Chair and Representative Executive Officer, G-Chief Solution Officer (G-CSLO) Responsible for G Solution Strategy; Concurrently responsible for G Original Equipment and Bridgestone T&DPaaS Strategy G-EXCO Member | Vice Chair and Representative Executive Officer, G-Chief Solution Officer (G-CSLO) Responsible for G Solution Strategy G-EXCO Member |
| Masahiro HIGASHI | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for G-MAA Solutions and GBE G-EXCO Member | Vice Chair and Representative Executive Officer, Responsible for G-MAA Solutions, GBE, Finance and Human Resources Concurrently responsible for G Original Equipment Strategy G-EXCO Member |
*G-CSLO (Global Chief Solution Officer) *G-MAA (Global Mining, Aircraft, Agriculture) *GBE (Global Business Enhancement)
Masahiro HIGASHI Representative Executive Officer Born: February 11, 1961 Education: The University of Tokyo B.A. (Law)
| 1985 | Joined Bridgestone Corporation |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Seconded to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. |
| 2008 | Seconded to Thai Bridgestone Co., Ltd. |
| 2011 | Director, Executive Administration Office |
| 2013 | Vice President and Officer, Advanced Business Planning |
| 2014 | Vice President and Officer, Consumer Products Global Marketing Strategy and Motorsport |
| 2016 | Vice President and Officer, CSR, Environment and Quality Management Planning |
| 2017 | Vice President and Senior Officer, Responsible for Diversified Products Business |
| 2019 | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for MAA (Mining, Aircraft, Agriculture) & Diversified Products Solutions Business |
| 2019 | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer Responsible for G-MAA (Mining, Aircraft, Agriculture) Solutions and GBE (Global Business Enhancement) |
| 2020 | Vice Chair and Representative Executive Officer, Responsible for G-MAA (Mining, Aircraft, Agriculture) Solutions, GBE (Global Business Enhancement) , Finance and Human Resources Concurrently responsible for G Original Equipment Strategy |
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.
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