AKRON-Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. has named the president of its retail operations division, David A. Luck, vice president of the company. ``Dave Luck has played a major role in the recent successes of Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. and we are very pleased to appoint him an officer of the company,'' said BFS CEO Masatoshi Ono. ``He and his staff have considerably improved sales and profitability for our retail store operations, which in turn has positively affected our entire company.''
Mr. Luck became president of retail operations in 1995. Prior to that he served as manager of metro markets in the company's Pacific region and vice president of retail operations. He joined Firestone in 1972 as a store employee.