NASHVILLE, TN — Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) has announced that Masao Wada, a 37-year veteran of Bridgestone Corp. and president of BFNAT’s Bridgestone/Firestone Manufacturing Operations unit, plans to retire as of Mar. 1, 2008.
Wada, who will be succeeded by Steven Brooks, currently vice president of the manufacturing group, will also retire from his positions as executive vice president and member of Bridgestone Americas Holding’s board of directors.
In addition, BFNAT promoted John Pitman to director of strategic financial planning (currently manager of business planning and analysis); and Curt Maggard, currently manager of BFNAT’s Ontario, CA, distribution center, was promoted to director of all distribution center operations.