Tokyo (February 16, 2018) - Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers.

1. New Members of the Board of Directors
(To be assumed after approval at the Company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 23, 2018)

Name New Former
Yojiro
SHIBA 		Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee 		-
Yoko
SUZUKI 		Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee 		-

2. Re-elected Members of the Board of Directors
(To be assumed after approval at the Company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 23, 2018)

Name New Former
Masaaki
TSUYA 		Member of the Board
CEO and Representative Executive Officer
Concurrently Chairman of the Board 		Member of the Board
CEO and Representative Executive Officer
Concurrently Chairman of the Board
Kazuhisa
NISHIGAI 		Member of the Board
COO and Representative Executive Officer
Concurrently Chief Technology Officer
Responsible for Technology 		Member of the Board
COO and Representative Executive Officer
Concurrently Chief Technology Officer
Responsible for Technology
Narumi
ZAITSU 		Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee 		Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee
Kenichi
TOGAMI 		Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee 		Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee
Scott
Trevor
DAVIS 		Member of the Board*
Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee 		Member of the Board
Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee
Yuri
OKINA 		Member of the Board*
Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee 		Member of the Board
Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee
Kenichi
MASUDA 		Member of the Board*
Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee 		Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee
Kenzo
YAMAMOTO 		Member of the Board*
Member of the Audit Committee 		Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee
Keikou
TERUI 		Member of the Board*
Member of the Audit Committee 		Member of the Board
Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee
Seiichi
SASA 		Member of the Board*
Member of the Audit Committee 		Member of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee

*Candidates for outside directors as set forth in Article 2(xv) of the Companies Act

3. Resigning Member of the Board of Directors
(Effective March 23, 2018)

Name New Former
Sakie
TACHIBANA
FUKUSHIMA 		- Member of the Board
Member of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee

4.Re-elected Members of the Executive Officers
(To be assumed after approval at the Board Meeting on March 23, 2018)

Name New Former
Masaaki
TSUYA 		Member of the Board
CEO and Representative Executive Officer
Concurrently Chairman of the Board 		Member of the Board
CEO and Representative Executive Officer
Concurrently Chairman of the Board
Kazuhisa
NISHIGAI 		Member of the Board
COO and Representative Executive Officer
Concurrently Chief Technology Officer
Responsible for Technology 		Member of the Board
COO and Representative Executive Officer
Concurrently Chief Technology Officer
Responsible for Technology
Shuichi
ISHIBASHI 		Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Chief Quality Management Officer
Responsible for Quality Management and CSR;
Concurrently responsible for Global Original Equipment and Global Business Strategy;
Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business and Diversified Products;
Concurrently Chair, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company;
Concurrently Chair, Diversified Products Solutions in-house Company;
Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business;
Concurrently CEO, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company 		Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Chief Quality Management Officer
Responsible for Quality Management and CSR;
Concurrently responsible for Global Original Equipment and Global Business Strategy;
Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business and Diversified Products;
Concurrently Chair, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company;
Concurrently Chair, Diversified Products Solutions in-house Company;
Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business;
Concurrently CEO, Global Mining and Agricultural Solutions in-house Company
Akihiro
ETO 		Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Responsible for Japan Tire SBU;
Concurrently Chair, Japan Tire SBU;
Concurrently responsible for Group Strategy Planning
Chief Financial Officer
Finance 		Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Responsible for Japan Tire SBU;
Concurrently Chair, Japan Tire SBU;
Concurrently responsible for Group Strategy Planning
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
Asahiko
NISHIYAMA 		Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Responsible for Olympic and Paralympic
Concurrently responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business;
Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.;
Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd. 		Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Responsible for Olympic and Paralympic
Concurrently responsible for Diversified Products, Sports and Cycle Business;
Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.;
Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.
Gordon
KNAPP 		Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation
Member of the Board, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc. 		Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation
Member of the Board, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Paolo
FERRARI 		Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation
Member of the Board, CEO and President, concurrently Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Chairman of Bridgestone Americas, Inc. 		Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation
Member of the Board, CEO and President, concurrently Chief Operating Officer of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Chairman of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

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