Bridgestone Americas today announced leadership changes to its executive team and to its consumer tire business.
Effective March 1, Eduardo Minardi, Bridgestone’s chief operating officer and chairman and CEO and president of Bridgestone Americas, is relocating to Brussels, Belgium to assume his role as executive chair full time. In addition, he will continue to serve on the Bridgestone Americas board of directors. The change is effective Jan. 1, 2014.
Succeeding Minardi, Bridgestone Americas named Gordon Knapp to COO and chairman and Bridgestone Americas tire operations CEO and president, effective March 1. Until Knapp’s successor is identified, he will continue in his current position serving as Bridgestone Americas tire operations president and North American consumer tire.