AKRON,
Ohio, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced that
Don Metzelaar has been named senior
vice president, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain, reporting to
Chief Executive Officer and President Mark
Stewart, effective January
13.
"Manufacturing is at the core of our business, and the
transformation of our manufacturing operations is central to our
go-forward strategy," said Stewart. "With Don's proven record of
developing, enhancing and leading global footprints, I'm confident
his leadership will accelerate our manufacturing transformation and
leverage our scale for operational efficiency and customer impact.
I'm happy to welcome him to Team Goodyear."
Metzelaar brings more than 30 years of experience leading
complex, world-class manufacturing operations. He most recently
served as Chief Manufacturing Officer and Global Vice President for
Johnson Controls International, where he was instrumental in
transforming manufacturing processes with a focus on factory flows
and systems integration.
Prior to Johnson Controls, he served in operations leadership
roles at Whirlpool Corporation, Honeywell International and
Motorola.
As senior vice president, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain,
Metzelaar will lead Goodyear's Global Operations, which includes
global and regional Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Environmental,
Health & Safety, Business Continuity, Manufacturing Engineering
and Quality, optimizing product planning, enabling product
lifecycle management and maintaining our high standards of quality
and safety.
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It
employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 54
facilities in 21 countries around the world. Its two Innovation
Centers in Akron, Ohio, and
Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art
products and services that set the technology and performance
standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and
its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.
MEDIA CONTACT:
DOUG
GRASSIAN
330.796.3855
DOUG_GRASSIAN@GOODYEAR.COM
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