Corporate Profile

About Bridgestone Asia Pacific

 

Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the world's largest tyre and rubber company Bridgestone Corporation, is based in Singapore as the regional headquarters or strategic business unit of the Bridgestone Group in China and Asia Pacific region.

Overseeing operations of 12 sales and manufacturing companies, while producing at 13 tyre manufacturing plants and supplying its products across more than 25 countries in the region, Bridgestone Asia Pacific plays a key role in facilitating this large and growing market that contributes significantly to the entire Bridgestone Group.

On top of managing the production and sales of tyres in the region, Bridgestone Asia Pacific is also committed to the development of quality tyres, each one going through stringent testing at its proving grounds in China, Thailand and Indonesia. In addition to the technical centre in China which focuses on the evaluation of raw materials for tyres, in 2013, the company also set up its first technical centre in Thailand, responsible for the functions of Tyre Development, Production Technology, Quality Management, and Procurement.

Executives Bios

Mitsuhira Shimazaki

  • Member of the Board, Bridgestone Asia Pacific Ptd. Ltd.
  • Chief Executive Officer, BST Corporate
  • Executive Chairman, BST Corporate
Mitsuhira Shimazaki

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Yoshikazu Shida

  • Member of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, BST Corporate
Yoshikazu Shida

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AMANDA MATHIS

  • Member of the Board, BST Corporate
  • Chief Operations Officer, BST Corporate
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PHILIP DOBBS

  • Executive Chairman, BST Corporate
  • Member of the Board, BST Corporate
PHILIP DOBBS

This is a dummy content. Philip Dobbs is Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. In this role, Dobbs leads the integrated marketing strategy for the company’s consumer and commercial tire businesses in the Americas, and for Bridgestone Retail Operations. Since joining the company in 2011, Dobbs has been instrumental in leading the company’s efforts to be more consumer-centric and strengthen the Bridgestone and Firestone tire brands. He has elevated the company’s brand-building initiatives by delivering fully-integrated, award-winning campaigns that leverage consumer and customer insights, advertising, digital marketing, sponsorships, retail marketing and more. Dobbs also has been involved in shaping Bridgestone’s Worldwide Olympic Partnership activation efforts both in the U.S. and on a global basis. Prior to joining Bridgestone, Dobbs was Chief Marketing Officer at TruGreen, a national leader in commercial and residential lawn and land care and part of the ServiceMaster Company. He has also held Senior Marketing and Management positions at KRAFT Foods, Pfizer and Fruit-of-the-Loom. Dobbs completed his undergraduate work at the United States Naval Academy and served as an active duty line officer for six years. He earned his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He serves on the board of directors for the Nashville Predators Foundation.

Financial Data

 

Wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation Japan

No. of employees in BSCAP SBU (Consolidated): 23,507


※All data above are as of Dec 2018