Mark A Emkes

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bridgestone Firestone North America

Mark A. Emkes is nominated for the first time this year to serve as a director. For the last five years, he has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bridgestone Firestone North America Tire LLC and since 2004, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bridgestone Americas Holdings, Inc., the world's largest tire and rubber manufacturing company.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Business Positions

Clarcor Inc

• Director (?→'15)

Board Memberships

CoreCivic Largest private prison company in America | Formerly CCA

• Chairman of the Board ('16→?)* [+1]

• Board Member (Aug '14→'16)

First Horizon National Corp

• Board Member (Nov '08→?)

Greif Industrial Packaging

• Director ('04→?)

Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation

• Board Member

Positions

Tennessee Finance and Administration

• Commissioner (?→'13)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. Political Action Committee

• 8 contributions · 39,996 USD ('02→Jan 28 '09)

Corrections Corporation of America Political Action Committee

• 2 contributions · 10,000 USD (Mar 6 '15→Apr 6 '16)

Baron P Hill US Representative from Indiana

• 7 contributions · 3,500 USD ('02→Oct 16 '08)

Jim Tracy

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD (Jun 14 '13→May 22 '14)

Bob Corker US Senator from Tennessee

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD (Apr 5 '11)

Gabby Giffords US Representative from Arizona

• 2 contributions · 1,000 USD ('07→'08)

David Perdue Former: Georgia US Senator, head of Reebok, Dollar General

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Apr 30 '14)

Richard Burr Lobbyist, former US Senator from North Carolina (2005-2023); former US Representative (1995-2005); savvy investor

• 1 contribution · 500 USD (Jun 18 '01)

Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 1 contribution · 300 USD ('08)