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Bridgestone Americas Announces Replacement For Retiring President, CEO & COO Gordon Knapp
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Bridgestone Americas President, CEO and COO Gordon Knapp has announced his retirement, effective January 15, 2020. Succeeding Knapp will be Paolo Ferrari, currently CEO and president of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA (Bridgestone EMIA), and chairman of the Bridgestone Americas board.
Bridgestone Corp. also announced several other executive leadership changes, including:
Gordon Knapp, vice-chair and executive officer of Bridgestone Corporation and President, CEO and COO of Bridgestone Americas, will transition out of his executive roles, effective Jan. 15, 2020. To facilitate a smooth transition, Knapp will serve as a strategic advisor to the company until March 31, 2020, at which time he will retire. He has served as president and CEO of Bridgestone Americas since 2016.
Paolo Ferrari, currently executive vice president, executive officer and global digital strategic officer of Bridgestone Corporation, and member of the board, CEO and president of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA (Bridgestone EMIA), and chairman of the Bridgestone Americas board, will become president, CEO and COO of Bridgestone Americas, succeeding Knapp, effective Jan. 15, 2020. Masaaki Tsuya, currently the chairman, CEO and representative executive officer of Bridgestone Corporation, will assume the role of chairman of the Bridgestone Americas board.
Laurent Dartoux, vice president and officer of Bridgestone Corp., and member of the board, chief strategy and marketing officer and COO of Bridgestone EMIA, has been named president and CEO of Bridgestone EMIA, effective Jan. 15, 2020, succeeding Ferrari. He also has been promoted to vice president and senior officer of Bridgestone Corp., effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Emilio Tiberio, vice president and officer of Bridgestone Corp. and chief technology officer (CTO) of Bridgestone EMIA, has additionally been named COO of Bridgestone EMIA, succeeding Dartoux, effective Jan. 15, 2020.
Knapp joined Bridgestone Americas in 2013 as president, integrated consumer tire, U.S. and Canada. He was promoted to vice president and officer of Bridgestone Corp. and COO of Bridgestone Americas Inc. in 2014.
For more information, visit bridgestoneamericas.com.
Bridgestone Corp. also announced several other executive leadership changes, including:
Gordon Knapp, vice-chair and executive officer of Bridgestone Corporation and President, CEO and COO of Bridgestone Americas, will transition out of his executive roles, effective Jan. 15, 2020. To facilitate a smooth transition, Knapp will serve as a strategic advisor to the company until March 31, 2020, at which time he will retire. He has served as president and CEO of Bridgestone Americas since 2016.
Paolo Ferrari, currently executive vice president, executive officer and global digital strategic officer of Bridgestone Corporation, and member of the board, CEO and president of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA (Bridgestone EMIA), and chairman of the Bridgestone Americas board, will become president, CEO and COO of Bridgestone Americas, succeeding Knapp, effective Jan. 15, 2020. Masaaki Tsuya, currently the chairman, CEO and representative executive officer of Bridgestone Corporation, will assume the role of chairman of the Bridgestone Americas board.
Laurent Dartoux, vice president and officer of Bridgestone Corp., and member of the board, chief strategy and marketing officer and COO of Bridgestone EMIA, has been named president and CEO of Bridgestone EMIA, effective Jan. 15, 2020, succeeding Ferrari. He also has been promoted to vice president and senior officer of Bridgestone Corp., effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Emilio Tiberio, vice president and officer of Bridgestone Corp. and chief technology officer (CTO) of Bridgestone EMIA, has additionally been named COO of Bridgestone EMIA, succeeding Dartoux, effective Jan. 15, 2020.
Knapp joined Bridgestone Americas in 2013 as president, integrated consumer tire, U.S. and Canada. He was promoted to vice president and officer of Bridgestone Corp. and COO of Bridgestone Americas Inc. in 2014.
For more information, visit bridgestoneamericas.com.
