Bridgestone Establishes New East Europe Sales Companies

Bridgestone Europe NV/SA has established three new sales subsidiaries in Eastern Europe. Located in Romania, Slovakia and Latvia, the new companies are to be responsible for sales and marketing activities in these regions, with the aim of providing customers with higher quality service.

“Our sales in Romania, Slovakia and Baltic countries show a significant growth in recent years,” said Gerry Duffy, vice president Sales & Marketing Bridgestone Europe. “It’s time to get closer to the market, to strengthen our presence, and to better serve our customers and end users. I am convinced that the new sales companies and their teams will provide high quality services and solutions to our business partners.”

The start date for operations at the three new companies is expected to be July 1, 2008. Contact details for each subsidiary are as follows:

Bridgestone Romania S.R.L.
Blvd.Mircea Voda nr.24, Et.2
Sector 3,
Bucharest, Romania

Bridgestone Slovakia S.R.O.
Laurinská 3, 811-01
Bratislava, Slovakia

Bridgestone Baltics SIA
Jūrkalnes iela 15/25, LV-1046,
Riga, Latvia