Mark A. Emkes

Background

Emkes, Mark A. was born on February 16, 1953 in Urbana, Illinois, United States.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, DePauw University, 1975. Master of Business Administration in International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, Arizona, 1976.

Career

President, managing director Bridgestone Firestone, Sao Paulo, Brazil, president, Latin America, field export representative Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Executive vice president Bridgestone Firestone, Inc. Various management positions Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Mexico, Spain, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, international trainee, worked, 1979—2000, store manager, 1977.

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (formerly Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC), since 2002. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, president Bridgestone Americas Holdings, Inc, since 2004, Bridgestone Americas, Inc., since 2009. Former board directors Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., Bridgestone Firestone, Inc.

Board directors Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (formerly Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC), Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, Greif, Inc., since 2008, First Horizon, since 2008.

Achievements

• Mark A. Emkes has been listed as a noteworthy rubber and tire manufacturing company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Rubber Manufacturers Association, 2005-2007, board directors, since 2003. Board visitors DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 2005-2008, Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, Nashville, Tennessee, since 2006, member, global leadership society, Glendale, AZ, since 2008, executive director, since 2005. Member, steering committee Nashville's Agenda, since 2005.

Board directors Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, since 2008.