Bridgestone announces senior management changes

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. board of directors' has approved proposals of changes in corporate officers, the company said in an 11 Nov announcement.

The changes, effective 1 Jan, include (former positions in brackets):

Masato Hiruma, vice president, Original Equipment Tire Sales (vice president, Tire Products Strategy).

Shinichi Sato, vice president, Tire Products Strategy; General Manager,

GSC Office (Vice President,

Responsible for Global Logistics Centre).

Kiyoshi Nomura, Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd,

Planning and Administration; Office of Group CEO, Bridgestone Corp. (Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Tire Sales Kitanihon Co. Ltd).

Natsuki Fjuii, Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Diversified Products East Co. Ltd.

(Vice President, seconded to Bridgestone Diversified Products East Co. Ltd).

Yasuo Ryuto, Vice President responsible for Diversified Products Business (Vice President, Responsible for Diversified Products

Business; Concurrently Director, Diversified Original Equipment Division).

Akihiro Eto, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Finance

General Affairs, Corporate Communications and Motorsport; Concurrently Director,

Corporate Communications, Division Corporate Planning Division; Concurrently General Manager, Motorsport Department (Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

Finance General Affairs, Corporate Communications and Motorsport; Concurrently Director, Corporate Communications Division, Corporate Planning Division; Concurrently General Manager, Corporate Planning Department).

Tatsuro Hamada, Vice President, Tire Research and Material Development; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President, Internal Manufacturing Management (Vice President, Tire Research and Material Development; Concurrently Assistant to Vice President, Internal Manufacturing Management; Concurrently Director, Tire Materials Development Division I).

Kunitoshi Takeda, Vice President, Specialty Tire Business and

CQO, Specialty Tire Business; Concurrently General Manager, Off-the-Road Tire Department, Agricultural Tire Department (Vice President, Specialty Tire Business and CQO, Specialty Tire Business).

Yoshiharu Inoue, Vice President, Global Manufacturing Education; Concurrently Director, Global Manufacturing Education Centre (Vice President, Global Manufacturing Education; Concurrently Director, Global Manufacturing Education Centre; Concurrently General Manager, Production Engineering and Management, Human Resources Development).

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Press release from Bridgestone Corp.