Bridgestone Announces Senior Management Changes

On February 19 Bridgestone Corporation announced that its board has approved a number of changes in members of the Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Corporate Officers. As of March 1 Kazuo Kakehi, currently Vice President & Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products, Industrial Products, Civil Engineering and Building Materials and Equipments will become Vice President & Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products, Industrial Products and Construction Materials Division. A number of other changes will take affect on March 27. These are as follows:

New Members of the Board of Directors

– Kazuhisa Nishigai
New position and responsibilities: Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Production Technology, Tire Production Technology Development

– Masaaki Tsuya
New position and responsibilities: Vice President and Senior Officer, Chief Risk-Management Officer, Human Resources, General Affairs, Legal Affairs and Corporate Communications; Chief Compliance Officer, Office of Group CEO, Concurrently Director, Internal Auditing Office, Human Resources Division

New Members of Corporate Auditors

– Yukimitsu Ushio
New position and responsibilities: Executive Member, Board of Corporate Auditors

Changing Position and Responsibilities of Members of the Board of Directors

– Toru Tsuda
New position and responsibilities: Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Products Development, Tire Products Development

Retiring Members of the Board of Directors

– Tatsuya Okajima
New position and responsibilities: Advisor. Mr. Okajima currently serves as Senior Vice President and Advisor to the President.

– Masaharu Oku
New position and responsibilities: Advisor, Chairman of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd

– Shoji Mizuochi
New position and responsibilities: Advisor. Mr. Mizuochi is currently seconded to Bridgestone Americas Holding, where he holds the position of Vice Chairman and CFO of Bridgestone Americas Holding.

Retiring Corporate Auditors

– Yukio Kanai
New position and responsibilities: Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business Administration. Mr. Kanai will also assume the role of Corporate Officer.

New Members of Corporate Officers

– Yukio Kania

– Yoshiyuki Morimoto
New position and responsibilities: Vice President and Officer Tire Research and Material Development

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers

– Takashi Urano
New position and responsibilities: Vice President and Senior Officer Seconded to Bridgestone Europe NV/SA, Chairman, CEO and President of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA

– Yasumi Kawasaki
New position and responsibilities: Vice President and Senior Officer Production and Distribution, Mold Technology and Manufacturing Concurrently Director, Tire Production and Distribution Administration Division

Retiring Corporate Officers

– Kaoru Fujioka
New position and responsibilities: Advisor

Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers – Effective as of April 1, 2008

– Yasumi Kawasaki
New position and responsibilities: Vice President and Senior Officer Production and Distribution,
Mold Technology and Manufacturing

– Satoshi Tagomori
New position and responsibilities: Vice President and Officer Chemical and Industrial Products Production and Technology, Chemical and Industrial Products Production Technology Development