By AP
Nashville, TN – Mark Emkes, the former president and CEO of Nashville-based tiremaker Bridgestone Americas, says he will bring an international business perspective to state government as Tennessee Republican Governor-elect Bill Haslam's newly named finance commissioner.
Emkes says he expects his private sector experience to translate to the challenges of navigating a new set of constituencies and competing interests as the state prepares to make due with losing about $1 billion in federal stimulus money.