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Dean Kim

Dean Kim

Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer & CAE - Bridgestone West

Bridgestone Americas•United States

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Experience29+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

An international and varied career in leadership, law, and business seeking out and navigating unique opportunities, detours, and challenges with energy and grit. Resilient and resourceful. Specialties: leadership, deal negotiations and oversight, broad understanding of litigation and intellectual property, communications, policies, enterprise wide compliance programs, global/international legal issues.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Bridgestone AmericasCurrent
    Jun 1998–Present· 28 yrs 5 mos
    • Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Audit Executive, Bridgestone WestCurrent
      May 2025–Present
    • Chief Audit Executive
      Apr 2024–Jun 2025
    • Vice President, General Counsel, Litigation, Intellectual Property, EHS and Global Strategy
      2020–Mar 2024
    • Vice President, General Counsel, North American Business Units
      Jul 2014–2020
    • General Counsel, Corporate Compliance & International
      May 2010–Jun 2014
    • General Counsel, Labor & Employment
      2005–May 2010
    • Senior Corporate Counsel
      Dec 2001–Dec 2004
    • Business Manager, Controller, and Counsel
      Jun 1999–Nov 2001
    • Senior Environmental Specialist
      Jun 1998–Jun 1999
  • Ford Motor Company
    Jun 1997–Jun 1998· 1 yr
    • HR FCG Program - Global Recruiting
      Jun 1997–Jun 1998

Education

Doctor of Law - JD/MBA

Vanderbilt University Law School

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management

BA

Political Science

University of Chicago

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Dean Kim
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

20 of 20 skills
Legal AdviceFCPAEmployment LawInternational LawContract LawAudit ManagementTrademarksCorporate GovernanceGovernanceLegal WritingCorporate LawCompetition LawInternal Audit TransformationExecutive Team MemberAudit CommitteeLegal IssuesTrade SecretsLitigation ManagementBusiness DevelopmentJoint Ventures