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BMW Group increases worldwide sales in November
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Senior Management Changes
News – 2018
Senior Management Changes
2018/12/13
Tokyo (December 13, 2016) – Bridgestone Corporation today announced the following changes in Executive Officers and Corporate Officers.
1. Retiring Member of Executive Officers
(December 31, 2018)
NameNewFormer
Kazuhisa
NISHIGAI
Member of the Board
Member of the Board
COO and Representative Executive Officer
Concurrently Chief Technology Officer Responsible for Technology
2. New Members of Executive Officers
(January 1, 2019)
NameNewFormer
Christine
KARBOWIAK
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation
Responsible for Global Public Relations, Government Relations and Sustainability
Deputy Chair, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation
Deputy Chair, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Masato
BANNO
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer
Responsible for Technology, Quality Management; Concurrently responsible for Products and Technology Development
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Products Development
Next Generation Product Technology Development
Concurrently General Manager, Design Structure Control
Masahiro
HIGASHI
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer
Responsible for MAA（Mining, Aircraft, Agriculture）& Diversified Products Solutions Business
Vice President and Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products Business Diversified Products Production
3. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Executive Officers
(January 1, 2019)
NameNewFormer
Akihiro
ETO
COO, Representative Executive Officer and President
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Responsible for Japan Tire SBU;
Concurrently responsible for Group Strategy Planning
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
Shuichi
ISHIBASHI
Vice Chair and Representative Executive Officer
Responsible for GBS(Global Business Support)
Concurrently responsible for Technology and Quality Management
Concurrently responsible for Global Original Equipment and Marketing Strategy
Concurrently responsible for Olympics・Paralympics, Sports・Cycle & Active Healthy Lifestyle
Concurrently Executive Chair of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.;
Concurrently Executive Chair of Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Chief Quality Management Officer Responsible for Quality Management;
Concurrently responsible for Global Original Equipment and Global Business Strategy;
Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business and Diversified Products;
Concurrently responsible for Global Solutions Business
Gordon
KNAPP
Vice Chair 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
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of Bridgestone Corporation
Member of the Board, CEO and President 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 of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Chairman of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
4. New Members of Corporate Officers
(January 1, 2019)
NameNewFormer
Akira
MASUNAGA
Vice President and Officer, Chief Digital Officer
Digital Technology, IT;
Concurrently Director, Digital Solution Division
Director, Digital Strategy Planning Division
Naoki
HISHINUMA
Vice President and Officer, Chief Financial Officer
Finance;
Concurrently Director, Finance Division;
Concurrently General Manager, Headquarters Treasury Department
Director, Finance Division;
Concurrently General Manager, Headquarters Treasury Department
Makoto
ISHIYAMA
Vice President and Officer
Next Generation Technology Development;
Concurrently Director, Next Generation Technology Development Division
Concurrently Director, Next Generation Production Engineering Development Division
Director, Next Generation Product Technology Development Division
Junya
ONO
Vice President and Officer
Tire Operation Management and Service;
Concurrently Director, International Business Operations Division
Director, International Business Operations Division
Minoru
ISODA
Vice President and Officer
Internal Manufacturing Management and Procurement,
CQO Internal Manufacturing Management
Director, Procurement Division
Satoru
KUSANO
Vice President and Officer
Diversified Products Production;
Concurrently Director, Diversified Products Production Division
Director, Diversified Products Production Division
Hiroshi
HARASHIMA
Vice President and Officer
Diversified Products Development and Production Technology;
Concurrently Director, Diversified Products Base & Advanced Technology Development Division
Director, Diversified Products Production Innovation Promotion Division
Concurrently General Manager, Quality Control Innovation Department
Concurrently General Manager, Production Innovation Department
5. Changing Positions and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers
(January 1, 2019)
NameNewFormer
Minoru
SHIMIZU
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer Assistant to COO, Representative Executive Officer and President
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Japan Tire Business
Thomas
HIGGINS
Vice President and Senior Officer, Chief Strategic Officer of Bridgestone Corporation
Responsible for Global Strategy
President, US & Canada Consumer Tire Sales Division of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Chairman of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation
President, US & Canada Consumer Tire Sales Division of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Chairman of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Hidekazu
KIMIZU
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Corporate Administration
Chief Compliance Officer, Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Corporate Planning;
Concurrently responsible for Corporate Administration
Chief Compliance Officer, Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property
Chief Information Officer
IT & Network
Hideki
KOMATSU
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Nest Lab.
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Business Development Planning
Yoshihiko
ICHIKAWA
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Global Original Equipment Strategy
Global Original Equipment Strategy
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Global Original Equipment;
Global Original Equipment Strategy
Akira
MATSUDA
Vice President and Senior Officer, Chief Quality Management Officer
Responsible for Quality Management
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Basic Technology Development
Yuzo
SHISEKI
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Tire Development, Production Technology Development
Vice President and Officer
Quality Promotion
Masashi
OHARA
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Core Technology Development
Vice President and Senior Officer
Chief Quality Officer,
Responsible for Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environment
Yukihiko
HOSO
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Production Engineering
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Production Technology
Masahiro
ISOBE
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Japan Tire Business;
Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Japan Tire Sales;
Concurrently Chairman of Bridgestone Tire Japan Co., Ltd.
Tomohiro
KUSANO
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Diversified Products Solutions Business
Vice President and Officer
Diversified Products Development and Production Technology;
Concurrently Director, Diversified Products Development Division Ⅰ
Naohisa
YODA
Vice President and Senior Officer
Responsible for Supply Chain Enhancement;
Concurrently Director, Supply Chain Enhancement Business Planning and Administration Division
Vice President and Officer
Internal Manufacturing Management and Procurement, Chief Quality Officer,
Internal Manufacturing Management
Masayuki
ISHII
Vice President and Officer,
Corporate Planning
Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer
Human Resources and General Affairs
Concurrently Director, Corporate Planning Division
Vice President and Officer Corporate Planning
Chief Risk Officer, Chief Human Rights Officer
Human Resources and General Affairs
Public Relations and Brand Strategy;
Concurrently Director, Corporate Planning Division
Jun
SUGIHARA
Vice President and Officer
Quality Management Promotion
Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environmental Promotion
Concurrently Director, Quality Management Qualification and Audit, Governance Division
Vice President and Officer
Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environmental Promotion;
Concurrently Director, Safety, Disaster Prevention and Environmental
Promotion Division
Sho
INOUE
Vice President and Officer, Chief Quality Officer
Quality Promotion
Vice President and Officer
Quality Management Promotion;
Concurrently Director, Quality Management Qualification and Audit, Governance Division;
Concurrently General Manager, Quality Management Governance Office
Kenji
YAMASAKI
Vice President and Officer
Tire Production Technology Development
Vice President and Officer
Production Technology Strategy
Teruo
KUNITAKE
Vice President and Officer
Production Engineering;
Concurrently Director, Tire Process Platform System Engineering Division
Concurrently Director, Consumer Tire System Engineering Division
Vice President and Officer
Tire Process Systems Development;
Concurrently Director, Tire Process Technology Platform Development Division
Yasuyuki
TAMURA
Vice President and Officer
Advanced Technology..
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Blair LaCorte Named President of AEye
AEye’s former Chief of Staff will lead the company’s growth and expansion as its iDAR™ system is set to scale production for the global automotive market
“Blair is an invaluable asset to AEye. His unparalleled leadership skills, insight and intellect, as well as his experience successfully leading high-growth businesses will be critical to AEye as we set to scale our business to address the needs of our automotive customers.”
Pleasanton, CA – December 12, 2018 – AEye, leader in artificial perception systems and the creators of iDAR™, today announced the appointment of Blair LaCorte as president. LaCorte initially invested in AEye’s Series A in 2016, and was named chairman of the advisory board. He joined the management team as chief of staff in August 2017. An accomplished executive and strategist, LaCorte will now bring to bear his extensive leadership experience as the company’s new president.
LaCorte has run large, fast growing global corporations and held numerous executive and general management positions in both private and public technology companies. Prior to AEye, he was the global president of Production Resource Group (PRG), the world’s largest live event technology company, the CEO of XOJET, which under his leadership became the fastest growing company in private aviation, and an operating partner at TPG, a premier private equity firm with over $91B in global investments, where he co-founded the TPG growth fund. LaCorte has also held leadership roles at companies including Savi Technology, Autodesk, VerticalNet and Sun Microsystems. He is a current participant in the Virgin Galactic astronaut program which is expected to launch in late 2019.
“Blair is an invaluable asset to AEye,” said AEye founder and CEO, Luis Dussan. “His unparalleled leadership skills, insight and intellect, as well as his experience successfully leading high-growth businesses will be critical to AEye as we set to scale our business to address the needs of our automotive customers.”
Ransom Wuller, AEye co-founder and former president, has joined the company’s board of directors and will continue in his role as chief financial officer.
“The team at AEye is exceptional,” said LaCorte. “They uniquely combine humility with burning curiosity and sincere desire to solve challenges for their partners and customers. I am grateful to be a part of it, and for the chance to work with Luis and the rest of the AEye team to build an extraordinary company.”
AEye takes a disruptive approach to vehicle perception by putting intelligence at the sensor layer and making it extensible and controllable via a software-driven architecture. AEye’s iDAR
is an artificial perception system that physically fuses a unique, agile LiDAR with a hi-res camera to create a new data type called Dynamic Vixels. This real-time integration occurs in the IDAR sensor, rather than post fusing separate camera and LiDAR data after the scan. By capturing x, y, z, r, g, b data, Dynamic Vixels uniquely mimic the data structure of the human visual cortex, capturing better data for vastly superior performance and accuracy.
AEye recently set a new benchmark for solid state LiDAR range. In performance tests validated by VSI Labs, AEye’s iDAR acquired and tracked targets at more than 1000 meters and at scan rates exceeding 100 Hz – a major breakthrough in speed and long-range threat detection. AEye’s use of Biomimicry is more fully explored by LaCorte and Dr. James Doty, world renowned neurosurgeon and clinical professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University in a white paper available at aeye.ai.
Media Contact:
AEye, Inc.
Jennifer Deitsch
[email protected]
925-400-4366
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Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles
December 12, 2018 PLANO, Texas, December 12, 2018 –Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain Toyota 2003-2005 Model Year Corolla, 2002-2005 Model Year Sequoia, 2003-2005 Model Year Tundra and 2002-2005 Model Year Lexus SC vehicles in the United States. Approximately 65,000 vehicles are involved in this recall. The involved vehicles were subject to previous recalls… Continue reading Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles