News Release: Andrew Firestone To Sign Autographs In Bridgestone/Firestone SEMA Show Exhibit

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ANDREW FIRESTONE TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS 


IN BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE SEMA SHOW EXHIBIT


 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 17, 2003)  - Andrew Firestone, who recently appeared on ABC television network's "The Bachelor," will sign autographs and meet with fans at this year's SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show.  The Firestone family scion and reality television celebrity will appear from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, November 5 in the Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) exhibit, (booth # 41917).    

Andrew Firestone is the great-grandson of Harvey S. Firestone, who founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio in 1900, and now works in sales and marketing for his family's Firestone Vineyard in Santa Ynez, Calif. Since reconnecting with the Firestone tire brand at this year's Indy 500 race, held in May, Firestone has made public appearances as a goodwill ambassador for the company.  He has been in the national spotlight since appearing on the reality program, "The Bachelor" last spring. While taping the program he met and became engaged to his fiancée, Jen Schefft, who also will appear at the Bridgestone/Firestone exhibit booth.

            "With such a rich family heritage, there is no better or more articulate ambassador for our company than Andrew Firestone, and we're grateful that he has agreed to appear in our booth at the SEMA Show," said Phil Pacsi, executive director, North American Consumer Tire Brand Marketing, BFNT.

            "I am very happy to be a part of the company's SEMA Show exhibit. It's one way I can help continue the tradition that my great-grandfather started," Firestone said.  

"Talking to people about tire safety is just one way I can use my celebrity to make a difference.  I see what this company is doing to educate consumers on vehicle and tire safety and I am proud to be a part of that cause."

Nashville-based Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world's largest tire and rubber company.  BFNT develops, manufactures, and markets Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and associate and private brand tires.  The company is focused on wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off-road, agricultural and other tires to its customers in North America.

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