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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Keegan, Robert 61 2003 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Wells, Darren 43 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Fortunato, Eduardo 55 2003 President, Latin American Tire
Cohade, Pierre 47 2004 President, Asia Pacific Tire
De Bok, Arthur 46 2008 President, Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire
Rzonzef, Michel 45 2008 President, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Countries, Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire
McClellan, Stephen 43 2008 President - Consumer Tires, North American Tire
Andersson, Curt 48 2010 President, North American Tire Business Unit
Kramer, Richard 45 2009 Chief Operating Officer
Audia, Damon 38 2008 Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
Kihn, Jean-Claude 49 2008 Senior Vice President, Chief Technical Officer
Bialosky, David 51 2009 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Ruocco, Joseph 49 2008 Senior Vice President - Human Resources
Sinclair, Charles 57 2003 Senior Vice President - Global Communications
Fish, John 52 2009 Senior Vice President - Global Operations
Noechel, Richard 40 2008 Vice President - Finance, North American Tire
Connell, Thomas 60 2008 Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Controller
Jasinowski, Isabel 60 2001 Vice President - Government Relations
Purtilar, Mark 48 2007 Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer
Thompson, Laura 44 2008 Vice President - Business Development
Boland, James 69 Lead Director
O'Neal, Rodney 55 2004 Director
Peterson, Shirley 68 2004 Director
Weidemeyer, Thomas 61 2004 Director
Morrison, Denise 55 2005 Director
Wessel, Michael 49 2005 Director
Sullivan, G. Craig 69 2006 Director
McCollough, W. Alan 59 2007 Director
Firestone, James 54 2007 Director
Streeter, Stephanie 51 2008 Director

Biographies

Name Description
Keegan, Robert Mr. Robert J. Keegan is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Keegan joined Goodyear on October 1, 2000. He was elected President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of the Company on October 3, 2000, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2003. Effective June 30, 2003, he became Chairman. He is the principal executive officer of the Company. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Keegan held various marketing, finance and managerial positions at Eastman Kodak Company from 1972 through September 2000, including Vice President from July 1997 to October 1998, Senior Vice President from October 1998 to July 2000 and Executive Vice President from July 2000 to September 2000.
Wells, Darren Mr. Darren R. Wells is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Wells joined Goodyear on August 1, 2002 and was elected Vice President and Treasurer on August 6, 2002. Mr. Wells was named Senior Vice President, Business Development and Treasurer on May 11, 2005, was named Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy on March 14, 2007, and was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on October 17, 2008. Mr. Wells is Goodyear’s principal financial officer. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Wells served in various financial posts with Ford Motor Company units from 1989 to 2000 and was the Assistant Treasurer of Visteon Corporation from 2000 to July 2002.
Fortunato, Eduardo Mr. Eduardo A. Fortunato is President, Latin American Tire of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Fortunato served in various international managerial, sales and marketing posts with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company until he was elected President and Managing Director of Goodyear Brazil in 2000. On November 4, 2003, Mr. Fortunato was elected President, Latin American Tire. Mr. Fortunato is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear’s tire operations in Mexico, Central America and South America. He has been a Goodyear employee since 1975.
Cohade, Pierre Mr. Pierre Cohade is President, Asia Pacific Tire of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Cohade joined The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in October 2004 and was elected President, Asia Pacific Tire on October 5, 2004. Mr. Cohade is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear’s tire operations in Asia, Australia and the Western Pacific. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Cohade served in various finance and managerial posts with the Eastman Kodak Company from 1985 to 2001, including chairman of Eastman Kodak’s Europe, Africa, Middle East and Russian Region from 2001 to 2003. From February 2003 to April 2004, Mr. Cohade served as the Executive Vice President of Groupe Danone’s beverage division.
De Bok, Arthur Mr. Arthur De Bok is President - Europe, Middle East and Africa of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. After joining The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on December 31, 2001, Mr. De Bok served in various managerial positions in Goodyear’s European operations. Mr. de Bok was appointed President, European Union Tire on September 16, 2005, and was elected to that position on October 4, 2005. Effective February 1, 2008, Mr. De Bok became President, Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire, the new operating segment created by the combination of Goodyear’s European Union and Eastern Europe business units. Mr. De Bok is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear’s tire operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. De Bok served in various marketing and managerial posts for The Procter & Gamble Company from 1989 to 2001.
Rzonzef, Michel Mr. Michel Rzonzef is President of Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Countries, Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Rzonzef served in various managerial, sales and marketing, and engineering posts until December 1, 2002 when he was appointed Vice President, Sales and Marketing for the Company's former Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire strategic business unit. Effective February 1, 2008, Mr. Rzonzef was appointed President, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Countries within the Company's newly formed Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire strategic business unit. He has been a Goodyear employee since 1988.
McClellan, Stephen Mr. Stephen McClellan is President, Consumer Tires, North American Tire of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. McClellan served in various finance and retail management positions with Goodyear until he was named President of Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems in December 2001. He was appointed Vice President, Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems in September 2003 and was appointed President, Consumer Tires, North American Tire on August 1, 2008 and was elected to that position on October 7, 2008. Mr. McClellan is the executive officer responsible for the business activities of Goodyear’s consumer tire business in North America. He has been a Goodyear employee since 1987.
Andersson, Curt Mr. Curt J. Andersson was appointed as the President, North American Tire Business Unit of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company effective February 16, 2010. He has been president of the Crouse-Hinds division of Cooper Industries, one of Cooper's businesses, for the past six years. Prior to Cooper Industries, Andersson was senior vice president of industrial integration for The Timken Company in Canton, Ohio. He also spent six years at General Electric Company in roles of increasing responsibilities in the United States and Mexico, culminating as general manager of the aviation information services business from 1999 until 2000. A 1984 graduate of Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, Andersson received his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School in 1989 and started his business career in marketing with IBM Corporation. He also spent five years as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc., and A.T. Kearney, Inc., before joining General Electric in 1994.
Kramer, Richard Mr. Richard J. Kramer has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He has served as President, North American Tire of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Kramer joined Goodyear on March 6, 2000, when he was appointed a Vice President for corporate finance. On April 10, 2000, Mr. Kramer was elected Vice President - Corporate Finance, serving in that capacity as the Company’s principal accounting officer until August 6, 2002, when he was elected Vice President, Finance - North American Tire. Effective August 28, 2003, he was appointed and, on October 7, 2003, he was elected Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Restructuring. He was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2004. Mr. Kramer was elected President, North American Tire on March 14, 2007 and continued to serve as Chief Financial Officer until August 7, 2007. Mr. Kramer is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear’s tire operations in North America. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Kramer was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for 13 years, including two years as a partner.
Audia, Damon Mr. Damon J. Audia is Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Audia joined Goodyear in December 2004 as Assistant Treasurer, Capital Markets and was elected Vice President and Treasurer effective on March 14, 2007. On December 9, 2008, Mr. Audia was elected Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer. Mr. Audia is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear’s treasury, risk management, investor relations and tax functions. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Audia served in various treasury and financial management positions with Delphi Corporation from 1998 to December 2004.
Kihn, Jean-Claude Mr. Jean-Claude Kihn is Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Kihn served in various managerial and technical posts, most recently as General Director of Goodyear’s Technical Center in Akron, Ohio, prior to his election as Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer effective on January 1, 2008. Mr. Kihn is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear’s research and tire technology development, engineering and product quality worldwide. He has been a Goodyear employee since 1988.
Bialosky, David Mr. David L. Bialosky is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He has held the general counsel post at TRW Automotive Holdings since 2002, and held various other posts with TRW Inc. between 1989 and 2002. He was instrumental in establishing the corporate law department for the newly created TRW Automotive Holdings after it was spun off in 2003. Before TRW, Bialosky worked as an associate in the Cleveland office of Thompson Hine LLP from 1985 to 1989. From 1980 to 1982, he worked for The Standard Oil Co. as a mechanical engineer. Mr. Bialosky received his bachelor's degree in engineering sciences from Dartmouth College in 1980 and his law degree from Northwestern University in 1985.
Ruocco, Joseph Mr. Joseph B. Ruocco is Senior Vice President, Human Resources of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company appointed on August 1, 2008, and was elected to that position on August 5, 2008. Mr. Ruocco is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear’s human resources activities worldwide. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Ruocco served in human resources positions of increasing responsibility at General Electric for 23 years, including as Vice President, Human Resources, GE Industrial Systems from December 2002 to December 2003, Vice President, Human Resources, GE Consumer and Industrial from December 2003 to December 2006, and Vice President, Human Resources, GE Industrial from December 2006 to July 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and an Masters of Business Administration from Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y.
Sinclair, Charles Mr. Charles L. Sinclair is Senior Vice President, Global Communications of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Sinclair served in various public relations and communications positions until 2002, when he was named Vice President, Public Relations and Communications for North American Tire. Effective June 16, 2003, he was appointed and, on August 5, 2003, he was elected Senior Vice President, Global Communications. Mr. Sinclair is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear’s worldwide communications activities. He has been a Goodyear employee since 1984.
Fish, John Mr. John "Jack" D. Fish has been appointed as Senior Vice President - Global Operations of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company effective October 5, 2009. Mr. Fish, spent almost 29 years with General Electric Company, most recently serving as vice president of consumer global supply chain for GE's Consumer and Industrial business, headquartered in Louisville, Ky. Mr. Fish began his career in 1980 with GE's Aircraft Engines business, where he served in a variety of operations, manufacturing and quality control roles until 1996. Fish joined GE's Transportation Systems business in 1997 as general manager of global supply chain. In 2001, he was elected as an officer of the company and promoted to vice president of supply chain for the Global Lighting business, and, in 2004, he moved to his most recent role with the Consumer and Industrial business. Mr. Fish received his bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering technology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and his Master of Business Administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Noechel, Richard Mr. Richard J. Noechel is Vice President, Finance, North American Tire of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Noechel joined Goodyear in October 2004 as Assistant Controller. He was Chief Financial Officer of Goodyear’s South Pacific Tyre subsidiary in Australia from April 2006 to February 2008 and was Vice President and Controller from March 1, 2008 until his election as Vice President, Finance, North American Tire on December 9, 2008. Mr. Noechel is the executive officer responsible for the finance activities of Goodyear’s tire operations in North America. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Noechel was Vice President and Controller for Kmart Corporation from 2001 to 2004.
Connell, Thomas Mr. Thomas A. Connell is Vice President and Controller, and Chief Information Officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Connell joined Goodyear on September 1, 2003 and served as Vice President and Controller until February 2008. Mr. Connell was elected Vice President and Chief Information Officer effective on March 1, 2008 and was elected Vice President and Controller on December 9, 2008. Mr. Connell is Goodyear’s principal accounting officer and is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear’s information technology function. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Connell served in various financial positions with TRW Inc. from 1979 to June 2003, most recently as its Vice President and Corporate Controller.
Jasinowski, Isabel Ms. Isabel H. Jasinowski is Vice President, Government Relations of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Ms. Jasinowski served in various government relations posts until she was appointed Vice President of Government Relations in 1995. On April 2, 2001, Ms. Jasinowski was elected Vice President, Government Relations, serving as the executive officer primarily responsible for Goodyear’s governmental relations and public policy activities. She has been a Goodyear employee since 1981.
Purtilar, Mark Mr. Mark W. Purtilar of Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company elected on September 17, 2007. He is the executive officer primarily responsible for Goodyear’s global procurement activities. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Purtilar held various positions at ArvinMeritor, a supplier of automotive parts, from 1994 until 2002, he was chief executive officer of Auto Body Panels Inc., a supplier of automotive parts, from 2002 until 2004, and rejoined ArvinMeritor in 2004 as vice president of global procurement for commercial vehicle systems.
Thompson, Laura Ms. Laura Thompson is Vice President, Business Development of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Ms. Thompson served in various finance and accounting management positions with Goodyear until she was appointed Vice President, Business Development on June 1, 2005. Ms. Thompson was elected to that position on April 8, 2008. Ms. Thompson is the officer responsible for Goodyear’s acquisition, divestiture and partnership activities. She has been a Goodyear employee since 1983.
Boland, James Mr. James Boland currently serves as Lead Director and has been Director of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since December 18, 2002. Mr. Boland was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cavs/Gund Arena Company (the Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team and Gund Arena) from 1998 to December 31, 2002. He became Vice Chairman of that organization on January 1, 2003, which, following a change in ownership, was renamed the Cavaliers Operating Company, LLC. Prior to his retirement from Ernst & Young in 1998, Mr. Boland served for 22 years as a partner of Ernst & Young in various roles including Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner, as well as a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Boland is a director of Invacare Corporation and The Sherwin-Williams Company.
O'Neal, Rodney Mr. Rodney O'Neal serves as Director of Goodyeaar Tire & Rubber Company since February 3, 2004. Mr. O’Neal has served in various managerial positions at Delphi Corporation since 2000 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President since January 1, 2007. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of Delphi Corporation from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006. Mr. O’Neal also served in various managerial and engineering positions at General Motors Corporation from 1976 to 1999, including Vice President of General Motors and President of Delphi Interior Systems prior to Delphi’s separation from General Motors. Mr. O’Neal is also a director of the Delphi Corporation and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Peterson, Shirley Mrs. Shirley Peterson serves as Director of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since April 13, 2004. Mrs. Peterson was President of Hood College from 1995 to 2000. From 1989 to 1993 she served in the U.S. Government, first appointed by the President as Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, then as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. She was also a partner in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP where she served a total of 22 years from 1969 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1994. Mrs. Peterson is also a director of AK Steel Corporation, Champion Enterprises, Inc. and Wolverine Worldwide Inc.
Weidemeyer, Thomas Mr. Thomas Weidemeyer serves as Director of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since December 9, 2004. Mr. Weidemeyer served until his retirement in February 2004, as Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of United Parcel Service, Inc., the world’s largest transportation company, since January 2001, and President of UPS Airlines since June 1994. Mr. Weidemeyer became Manager of the Americas International Operation in 1989, and in that capacity directed the development of the UPS delivery network throughout Central and South America. In 1990, Mr. Weidemeyer became Vice President and Airline Manager of UPS Airlines and in 1994 was elected its President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Weidemeyer became Manager of the Air Group and a member of the Management Committee that same year. In 1998 he was elected as a Director and he became Chief Operating Officer of United Parcel Service, Inc. in 2001. Mr. Weidemeyer is also a director of NRG Energy, Inc. and Waste Management, Inc.
Morrison, Denise Ms. Denise Morrison serves as Director of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since February 23, 2005. Ms. Morrison has served as the President of the Campbell USA Soup, Sauce and Beverage division of The Campbell Soup Company since June 2005. From April 2003 to June 2005 she served as Campbell Soup’s President of Global Sales and Chief Customer Officer. She has been a Senior Vice President of Campbell Soup since April 2003. Prior to joining Campbell Soup, Ms. Morrison served in various managerial positions at Kraft Foods, including as Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Snacks Division from October 2001 to March 2003 and the Confections Division from January 2001 to September 2001. Ms. Morrison also served in various managerial positions at Nabisco Inc. from 1995 to 2000 and at Nestle USA from 1984 to 1995.
Wessel, Michael Mr. Michael Wessel serves as Director of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since December 6, 2005. Mr. Wessel has served as President of The Wessel Group Incorporated, a government and political affairs consulting firm, since May 2006. Prior to founding the Wessel Group, Mr. Wessel served as a consultant for the Downey McGrath Group, a government affairs consulting firm, from March 1999 to April 2006. Mr. Wessel is an attorney with almost 30 years experience as a policy and international trade advisor in Washington, D.C. In 1977 as a staff assistant to Richard Gephardt, he advised government officials on a wide range of domestic and international issues, and in 1984 he was named legislative director. In 1989, he became the policy director and in 1991 he was named general counsel for the Congressman. Mr. Wessel also served as a key economic and trade policy advisor for Mr. Gephardt’s presidential campaigns in 1987-88 and 2003-04, as well as John Kerry’s campaign in 2004. He was a senior policy advisor for the Clinton/Gore Transition Office in 1992 and 1993.
Sullivan, G. Craig Mr. G. Craig Sullivan serves as Director of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since April 11, 2006. Mr. Sullivan served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clorox from 1992 to 2003. Prior to assuming the top position in 1992, he served in various managerial positions at Clorox including group vice president responsible for both manufacturing and marketing of household products for Clorox. Before joining Clorox, Mr. Sullivan held various sales management positions with The Procter & Gamble Company and American Express. Mr. Sullivan is also a Director of Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Mattel, Inc.
McCollough, W. Alan Mr. W. Alan McCollough was elected a director of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on April 10, 2007. Mr. McCollough, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri Valley College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Illinois University. He is a director of La-Z-Boy Inc. and VF Corporation. Mr. McCollough was elected Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Circuit City Stores Inc., a consumer electronic retailer, in 2002 and served in that capacity until 2005. He remained Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until his retirement in 2006. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2002 and as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 2000. Mr. McCollough joined Circuit City in 1987 as general manager of corporate operations, and was named assistant vice president in 1989, president of central operations in 1991, and senior vice president of merchandising in 1994. Mr. McCollough is also a director of VF Corporation and La-Z-Boy Inc.
Firestone, James Mr. James A. Firestone is Director of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since December 3, 2007. Mr. Firestone holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in international economics from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a Master of public and private management from the Yale University School of Management. Mr. Firestone is an Executive Vice President of Xerox Corporation and has been President, Corporate Operations since September 2008. Mr. Firestone was President of Xerox North America from October 2004 to September 2008. He has also served as head of Xerox’s channels group and as chief strategy officer. Before joining Xerox in 1998, Mr. Firestone worked for IBM Corporation as general manager of the Consumer Division and for Ameritech Corporation as president of Consumer Services. He began his business career in 1978 with American Express, where during his 15-year tenure he ultimately rose to President, Travelers Cheques. Mr. Firestone is also a Director of The Japan Fund, Inc.
Streeter, Stephanie Ms. Stephanie A. Streeter has been appointed to the board of directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on October 7, 2008. Ms. Streeter joined Banta in January 2001 as President and Chief Operating Officer, serving on the Board of Directors beginning in July 2001. She was elected Chief Executive Officer in 2002 and Chairman in 2004. Prior to joining Banta, Ms. Streeter was Chief Operating Officer of Idealab. Previously, Ms. Streeter spent 14 years at Avery Dennison Corporation in a variety of product and business management positions including director of marketing for computer products, Vice President and General Manager of the label division and of the Avery Dennison Brands business. She was Group Vice President of worldwide office products from 1996 to 2000. Prior to joining Avery Dennison, Ms. Streeter held management positions with Decision Data Computer Corporation and Xerox Corporation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Stanford University. She is a director of Kohl's Corporation, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the Green Bay Packers, Chicago 2016 and Catalyst.
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