Bridget Neal has been appointed President of Off-the-Road (OTR) Tire Business.

Bridget Neal has succeeded Taylor Cole as President, OTR, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. Cole was recently named president of Firestone Building Products.

“Bridget has developed extensive knowledge of the commercial tire business across her 15 year career with Bridgestone,” said Kurt Danielson, President, Commercial group, U.S. and Canada, Bridgestone. “She has held a number of leadership roles in critical business areas, including supply and demand planning, logistics, marketing and more. Her business acumen, combined with the great relationships she has built with our OTR customers domestically and globally makes her incredibly well-suited for this important role.”

Neal will lead all aspects of the Bridgestone OTR tire business in North America, including strategic planning, product and technology introductions, sales and engineering.