Bridgestone research VP to retire

Dr. Georg Bohm, vice president of research for the Bridgestone Americas Center for Research and Technology (BACRT), will retire on May 1.

Bohm started working for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in 1967. He was promoted to his current position in 2001.

Bohm will be replaced by Dr. Hiroshi Mouri, BACRT president.