Bridgestone makes commercial division appointment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 6, 2015) — Bridgestone Americas has hired Marshall Hyzdu, global marketing director for Ashland Inc.'s Valvoline brand, to be vice president of its commercial tire division.

Tasked with leading marketing initiatives for Bridgestone's OTR and commercial truck and bus tire products, Mr. Hyzdu succeeds Matthew Stevenson, who has moved to another, undisclosed position with the tire maker.

“We are fortunate to add Marshall's many talents and rich experience to our team” at Bridgestone” said Philip Dobbs, the company's CMO. “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.”

According to Nashville-based Bridgestone, Mr. Hyzdu has an extensive background in marketing for global brands, including Valvoline, where he lead global product strategy for 10 months before being hired by Bridgestone. In all, he was with Valvoline nearly three years.

He also worked for Kraft Foods for more than six years, managing several of the company's brands — including Kraft Singles, Breakstone's, Knudsen, Polly-O, Athenos, etc. — and was an analyst at UBS Investment Bank and a brand manager at Vector Marketing Corp., Bridgestone said.

Mr. Stevenson had held the position since March 2013.