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Bridgestone/Firestone announces management changes.


Bridgestone/Firestone announced a series of management changes.

John Lampe was named chairman, chief executive officer and president, succeeding Masatoshi Ono, who announced that he will return to Bridgestone after nearly 10 years at its U.S. subsidiary.

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 in 1973 as an international trainee. He has held several international posts in Singapore, Denmark, Spain, Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America.  and Brazil. He was named president of the company's former Dayton Tire Division in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm , OK before being named to his most recent position as president of BFS BFS Bundesamt Für Statistik
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 Tire Sales and Track Tire Sales.

Isao Togashi was named vice chairman of the board and head of manufacturing and development. Togashi has held key executive positions with the company including director of international technology coordination, director of production technology and director of product machinery development. In 1998, Togashi was named senior vice president of tire production and production technology.

Shigehusa Sano was appointed executive vice president of Bridgestone/ Firestone and president of product development.

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 Ishibashi was named president of U.S. Consumer Tire. Mark Emkes was named president of International Tire Operations.
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Date:Nov 1, 2000
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