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Senior Management Changes

Tokyo (October 17, 2011) - Bridgestone Corporation announced that its board of directors has approved the following proposals of the changes in members of the board of directors and corporate officers today.


  1. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
    (Effective November 16, 2011)
NameNewFormer
Franco
ANNUNZIATO
Vice President and Officer of
Bridgestone Corporation
Vice Chairman,
Chief Quality Officer and
Senior Vice President-Technology
of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Managing Director of Bridgestone
Technical Center Europe S.p.A.
Vice President and Officer of
Bridgestone Corporation
Member of the Board,
Chief Quality Officer and
Senior Vice President-Technology
of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Managing Director of Bridgestone
Technical Center Europe S.p.A.

  1. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
    (Effective December 1, 2011)
Yasuo
RYUTO
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Diversified Products
Business;
Concurrently Director,
Diversified Original
Equipment Division


Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Diversified Products
Business
  1. Changing Position and Responsibilities of Members of the Board of Directors
    (Effective January 1, 2012)
NameNewFormer
Kazuhisa
NISHIGAI
Senior Vice President
Member of the Board
Responsible for Japan Tire Business;
Concurrently responsible for Replacement
Tire Sales

Senior Vice President
Member of the Board
Responsible for Japan Tire Business;
Concurrently responsible for Replacement
Tire Sales
Replacement Tire Sales Planning
and Administration

  1. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
    (Effective January 1, 2012)
NameNewFormer
Kiyoshi
NOMURA
Vice President and Senior Officer
Advisor to Vice President and Officer,
Office of Group CEO

Vice President and Senior Officer
Seconded to Bridgestone Tire Sales
Kitanihon Co., Ltd.
Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone
Tire Sales Kitanihon Co., Ltd.

Minoru
SHIMIZU
Vice President and Officer
Seconded to Bridgestone Tire
Japan Co., Ltd.
Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone
Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
Concurrently Consumer Tires Business

Vice President and Officer
Consumer Tires Business
Concurrently Director,
Consumer Tires Business Division

Koji
KAJIWARA
Vice President and Officer
Seconded to Bridgestone Tire
Japan Co., Ltd.
Member of the Board,
Senior Vice President of
Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
Commercial Tires Solutions
Business
Vice President and Officer
Commercial Tires Solutions Business;
Concurrently Director,
Commercial Tires Solutions
Business Division;
Concurrently Chairman, CEO and President
Of Bridgestone BMS Co., Ltd.

Makio
OHASHI
Vice President and Officer
Asia Pacific, China, Middle East, Africa
and Russia Tire Business Operations

Vice President and Officer
Seconded to Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Member of the Board,
CEO and President of Bridgestone
Europe NV/SA

Franco
ANNUNZIATO
Vice President and Officer of
Bridgestone Corporation
Member of the Board,
CEO and President and
Chief Quality Officer of
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Managing Director of Bridgestone
Technical Center Europe S.p.A.

Vice President and Officer of
Bridgestone Corporation
Vice Chairman,
Chief Quality Officer and
Senior Vice President-Technology
of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Managing Director of Bridgestone
Technical Center Europe S.p.A.

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.