Bridgestone Announces Management Changes

Bridgestone Corporation announced on November 28 that its Board of Directors has approved the following proposals of the changes in Member of the Board and in Corporate Officers.

The following board member will undergo changes in position and responsibilities, effective January 1, 2008.

– Toru TSUDA

New position and responsibilities: Vice president and senior officer responsible for products development, tyre products development, tyre research and material development.

Current position and responsibilities: Vice president and senior officer responsible for products development, tyre products development.

The following corporate officers will change position and responsibilities as of January 1, 2008:

– Mikio MASUNAGA

New position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, procurement and steelcord.

Current position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, tyre research and material development.

– Hideki YOKOYAMA

New position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, central research; concurrently vice director, human resources division.

Current position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, quality.

– Shuichi ISHIBASHI

New position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, quality.

Current position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, Kanto branch.

– Kaoru FUJIOKA

New position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, assistant to senior vice president, responsible for GLC.

Current position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, steel cord.

– Sugio FUKUOKA

New position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, seconded to Bridgestone South Africa Holdings (Pty) Ltd. Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone South Africa Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

Current position and responsibilities: Vice president and officer, seconded to Bridgestone South Africa Holdings (Pty) Ltd.