Executives

(As of March 28, 2023)

Board of Directors

Shuichi ISHIBASHI

Shuichi ISHIBASHI
Member of the Board
Global CEO and
Representative Executive Officer

Masahiro HIGASHI

Masahiro HIGASHI
Member of the Board
Joint Global COO and
Representative Executive Officer

Scott Trevor DAVIS

Scott Trevor DAVIS
Member of the Board *
Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee

Yuri OKINA

Yuri OKINA
Member of the Board *
Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee

Kenichi MASUDA

Kenichi MASUDA
Member of the Board*
Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee

Kenzo YAMAMOTO

Kenzo YAMAMOTO
Member of the Board*
Member of the Audit Committee

Yojiro SHIBA

Yojiro SHIBA
Member of the Board*
Member of the Audit Committee

Yoko SUZUKI

Yoko SUZUKI
Member of the Board*
Member of the Audit Committee

Yukari KOBAYASHI

Yukari KOBAYASHI
Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee

Yasuhiro NAKAJIMA

Yasuhiro NAKAJIMA
Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee

Akira MATSUDA

Akira MATSUDA
Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee

Tsuyoshi YOSHIMI

Tsuyoshi YOSHIMI
Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee

*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2-15 of the Companies Act

(As of March 28, 2023)

Executive Officers

Shuichi ISHIBASHI

Shuichi ISHIBASHI
Global CEO and
Representative Executive Officer
(*)

Masahiro HIGASHI

Masahiro HIGASHI
Representative Executive Officer
Joint Global COO
Chairman of Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Concurrently responsible for BSJP
Chairman and Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Tire Solution Japan Co., Ltd.
Chairman and Representative Board Member of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.
(*)

Paolo FERRARI

Paolo FERRARI
Executive Officer
Joint Global COO
Global CSO (Global Chief Business Solutions Officer)
BSAM Member of the Board, CEO and President
(*)

Masato BANNO

Masato BANNO
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer
Global CTO (Global Chief Technology Officer)
Responsible for Technology, Quality Management
(*)

Senior Officers

Thomas J. HIGGINS Global CBSO (Chief Business Strategic Officer)
Global Tire Industry Projects Officer
BSAM Vice Chair of the Board
BSEMIA Supervisory Board Chair
(*)
Hidekazu KIMIZU CCO (Chief Compliance Officer)
Corporate Administration
Sho INOUE CQMO (Chief Quality Management Officer)
Quality Management
Nobuyuki TAMURA CCO (Chief Communication Officer)
Global Mining, Industrial, Construction and Aviation Solutions
Global Original Equipment Strategy
(*)
Yoshikazu SHIDA Global Corporate Strategy and Talent Creativity Enhancement
Chair of Global Sustainability Committee
(*)
Kenji YAMASAKI Manufacturing and Production Engineering
Akio KUSANO Product Development
Tomohiro KUSANO Solutions Exploration, Diversified Products Business Development
Shingo KUME BSJP Tire Sales
Concurrently CEO of Bridgestone Tire Solution Japan Co., Ltd.
Fumihiko EITOKU BSJP Diversified Business
Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Diversified Products Japan Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
Yuji MOCHIZUKI BSJP Tire Production and Internal Manufacturing
Shinichi WATANABE BSJP CQO (Chief Quality Officer)
Quality Management
Christopher NICASTRO BSAM Chair of the Board
Executive Vice President, CLO (Chief Legal Officer),
CCO (Chief Compliance Officer), CRO (Chief Risk Officer)
Scott DAMON BSAM Member of the Board
COO
Concurrently BSEMIA Supervisory Board Vice Chair
(*)
Nizar TRIGUI BSAM Member of the Board
Concurrently Bridgestone Mobility Solutions CEO
(*)
Laurent DARTOUX BSEMIA Management Board Chair
CEO and President
(*)
Emilio TIBERIO BSEMIA Management Board Member, COO and CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
(*)

(*) Global Executive Committee Member
* BSAM : Bridgestone Americas
* BSEMIA : Bridgestone in Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa

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