Hyzdu Takes Marketing Helm of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Commercial Tire DivisionMarshall Hyzdu appointed Vice President
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 2, 2015) – Bridgestone Commercial, a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO), today announced a new head of marketing for the commercial tire division. As Vice President, Commercial Tire Division, BATO, Marshall Hyzdu takes the reigns leading marketing initiatives for OTR and commercial truck and bus tire products, including Bridgestone, Firestone, Bandag and Dayton brands.
“We are fortunate to add Marshall’s many talents and rich experience to our team at BATO,” said Philip Dobbs, CMO for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. “Under his leadership, we are confident that the commercial division will continue to grow, meeting and anticipating customer needs and moving Bridgestone forward as an industry leader.”
Hyzdu has an extensive background in marketing for global brands, including Valvoline and Kraft Foods. Hyzdu led global product strategy for Valvoline. At Kraft for more than six years, Hyzdu led brand management for several of the company’s brands, including Kraft Singles, Breakstone’s, Knudsen, Polly-O, Athenos and more. Additionally, Hyzdu was an analyst at UBS Investment Bank and a brand manager at Vector Marketing Corp.
Hyzdu earned a Master of Business Administration from the Michigan (Ross) Business School in Ann Arbor, MI and an undergraduate degree in history and psychology from Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH where he played football.
About Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations:
Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is a business unit of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world's largest tire and rubber company. Reporting into the BATO business unit are the company's Latin American tire operations; the U.S. and Canadian consumer tire businesses; the U.S. and Canadian commercial tire businesses; and Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, which operates the largest network of company-owned automotive service providers in the world. BATO develops, manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires. The business unit is focused on retail, wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off road, motorcycle, agricultural and other tires to its customers in the Americas. In addition, through its Bandag brand, Bandag retreading dealers have access to industry-leading retreading research and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales expertise. This combination of new and retread product offering provides customers with total tire solutions.