News - 2025

Senior Management Changes

2025/02/17

Tokyo (February 17, 2025) - Bridgestone Corporation 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 25, 2025)

Name	New	Former
Masato BANNO	Member of the Board Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Global CTO	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Global CTO
Noriko MORIKAWA	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee	―
Toshiaki ITAGAKI	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Nominating Committee Member of the Compensation Committee	―

*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 25, 2025)

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
Scott Trevor DAVIS	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Nominating Committee Member of the Compensation Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee Member of the Compensation Committee
Kenichi MASUDA	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Nominating Committee Member of the Compensation Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee Member of the Compensation Committee
Kenzo YAMAMOTO	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Nominating Committee Member of the Compensation Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Nominating Committee Member of the Compensation Committee
Yoko SUZUKI	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Yukari KOBAYASHI	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Yasuhiro NAKAJIMA	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Audit Committee	Member of the Board Member of the Audit Committee
Akira MATSUDA	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 25, 2025)

Name	Present
Masahiro HIGASHI	Member of the Board
Yuri OKINA	Member of the Board ^* Member of the Compensation Committee Member of the Nominating Committee
Yojiro SHIBA	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 121,000 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.