• GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBR CO Key Executives

  • Total Compensation: $ 20.45 M
    Mr. Keegan joined Goodyear on October 1, 2000, and he was elected President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Goodyear on October 3, 2000 and President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2003. Mr. Keegan became Chairman of the Board effective July 1, 2003. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Keegan was an Executive Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company. He held various marketing, financial and managerial posts at Eastman Kodak Company from 1972 through September 2000, except for a two year period beginning in 1995 when he was an Executive Vice President of Avery Dennison Corporation.
    Jean Claude Kihn - Chief Technology Officer
    Total Compensation: $ —
    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 appointment, effective January 1, 2008, as Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. 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.
    Total Compensation: $ 992,466.00
    Mr. Schmitz was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective August 7, 2007. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Schmitz was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Tyco International's Fire and Security Segment, a provider of electronic security services and fire protection contracting and services, since 2003. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Plug Power Inc., a designer, developer and manufacturer of on-site energy systems. Prior to 2001, he held various positions with General Motors Corporation. Mr. Schmitz is the principal financial officer of the Company.
    Thomas A. Connell, CPA - Chief Information Officer
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Connell, 59, had been vice president and controller for Goodyear since 2003. Prior to that, he spent 24 years in financial management positions with TRW Inc. Connell, joined TRW in 1979 as manager of financial accounting. He was named director of financial reporting in 1983; finance director and controller, valve division in 1986; and finance director and controller, engine components in 1987. He became vice president of finance, occupant restraint systems in 1990 and was named vice president and corporate controller in 1996. Prior to joining TRW, Connell was with the accounting firm Ernst & Whinney from 1970 to 1979. He worked in the company's Cleveland and Sao Paulo, Brazil offices. Connell earned a bachelor of business administration in accounting and a master of business administration degree from John Carroll University. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Thomas A. Connell, will become Goodyear's Vice President and Chief Information Officer, also effective March 1, 2008.
    C. Thomas Harvie - General Counsel
    Total Compensation: $ 4.33 M
    Mr. Harvie joined Goodyear on July 1, 1995, when he was elected a Vice President and the General Counsel. Effective July 1, 1999, Mr. Harvie was appointed and, on August 3, 1999, he was elected, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. He was elected Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary effective June 16, 2000. Mr. Harvie is the chief legal officer and is the executive officer responsible for the government relations activities of Goodyear.
    Mark Purtilar - Vice President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Purtilar was elected Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer effective 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 global supplier of automotive parts, from 1994 until 2002, 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.
    Gary A. Miller - Vice President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Miller served in various management and research and development posts until he was elected a Vice President effective November 1, 1992. Mr. Miller was elected Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer in May 2003. He is the executive officer primarily responsible for Goodyear's purchasing operations worldwide. Goodyear employee since 1967.
    William M. Hopkins - Vice President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Hopkins served in various tire technology and managerial posts until appointed Director of Tire Technology for North American Tire effective June 1, 1996. He was elected a Vice President effective May 19, 1998. He served as the executive officer responsible for Goodyear's worldwide tire technology activities until August 1, 1999, and as the executive officer responsible for Goodyear's worldwide product marketing and technology planning activities until December 31, 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, Mr. Hopkins is the executive officer responsible for advanced concepts related to the development of innovative product and process technologies. He has been a Goodyear employee since 1967.
    Richard Noechel, CPA - Vice President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    On February 21, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Richard Noechel as Vice President and Corporate Controller, effective March 1, 2008. Noechel, 39, had been chief financial officer of Goodyear's South Pacific Tyre subsidiary in Australia since 2006. He began his career with Goodyear in 2004, serving as assistant controller at the company's corporate headquarters in Akron. Prior to joining Goodyear, Noechel was vice president and controller for The Kmart Corporation from 2001 through 2004. He also worked for DaimlerChrysler in various positions from 1997 through 2001 and for Price Waterhouse LLP from 1991 through 1997. Noechel received his degree in accounting from Michigan State University in 1991. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
    Rodney O'Neal - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    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.
    Richard J. Kramer - President, Geographical
    Total Compensation: $ 5.02 M
    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 Mr. Schmitz's election to that position on August 7, 2007. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Kramer was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for 13 years, including two years as a partner.
    Eduardo A. Fortunato - Geographical President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Fortunato served in various international managerial, sales and marketing posts with Goodyear until he was elected President and Managing Director of Goodyear Brazil in 2000. On November 4, 2003, Mr. Fortunato was elected President, Latin American Region. 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.
    Timothy R. Toppen - Divisional President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Toppen served in various research, technology and marketing posts until April 1, 1997 when he was appointed Director of Research and Development for Engineered Products. Mr. Toppen was elected President, Chemical Division, on August 1, 2000, serving in that office until he was elected President, Engineered Products on August 7, 2001. Mr. Toppen is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear's Engineered Products operations worldwide. Goodyear employee since 1978.
    Lawrence D. Mason - Divisional President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Mason joined Goodyear on October 7, 2003 and was elected President, North American Tire Consumer Business effective October 13, 2003. Mr. Mason is the executive officer responsible for the business activities of Goodyear's consumer tire business in North America. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Mason was employed by Huhtamaki Americas as Division President of North American Foodservice and Retail Consumer Products from 2002 to 2003. From 1983 to 2001, Mr. Mason served in various sales and managerial posts with The Procter & Gamble Company.
    Charles L. Sinclair - Divisional Senior VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    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.
    Christopher W. Clark - Divisional Senior VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Clark served in various managerial and financial posts until October 1, 1996, when he was appointed managing director of P.T. Goodyear Indonesia Tbk, a subsidiary of Goodyear. On September 1, 1998, he was appointed managing director of Goodyear do Brasil Productos de Borracha Ltda, a subsidiary of Goodyear. On August 1, 2000, he was elected President, Latin American Tire. On November 4, 2003, Mr. Clark was named Senior Vice President, Global Sourcing. Mr. Clark is the executive officer responsible for coordinating Goodyear's supply activities worldwide. He has been a Goodyear employee since 1973.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ms. Morrison has served as Senior Vice President and President - North America Soup, Sauces and Beverages of Campbell Soup Company since October 2007. From June 2005 to October 2007 she was President of the Campbell USA Soup, Sauce and Beverage division and from April 2003 to June 2005 was 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.
    Pierre Cohade - Geographical President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Cohade joined Goodyear in October 2004 and was elected President, Asia Pacific Region 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.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    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 Senior Vice President of the Downey McGrath Group, a government affairs consulting firm, from March 1999 to December 2005 and as Executive Vice President from January 2006 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.
    Arthur de Bok - President, Geographical
    Total Compensation: $ 3.28 M
    Mr. de Bok was appointed President, European Union Business on September 16, 2005, and was elected to that position on October 4, 2005. After joining Goodyear on December 31, 2001, Mr. de Bok served in various managerial positions in Goodyear's European operations. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. de Bok served in various marketing and managerial posts for The Proctor & Gamble Company from 1989 to 2001. Mr. de Bok is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear's tire operations in Western Europe and, effective February 1, 2008, became President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, the new operating segment created by the combination of European Union Tire and Eastern Europe Tire.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    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 a director of VF Corporation and La-Z-Boy Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Darren R. Wells - Senior VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Wells joined Goodyear on August 1, 2002 and was elected Vice President and Treasurer on August 6, 2002. On May 11, 2005, Mr. Wells was named Senior Vice President, Business Development and Treasurer, and on March 14, 2007 was named Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy. Mr. Wells is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear's finance, business development and strategy development activities. 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.
    Michel Rzonzef - President, Geographical
    Total Compensation: $ —
    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 our former Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa strategic business unit. Effective February 1, 2008, Mr. Rzonzef was appointed President, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Countries within our newly formed Europe, Middle East and Africa strategic business unit. He has been a Goodyear employee since 1988.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Firestone is an Executive Vice President of Xerox Corporation and has been President of Xerox North America since 2004. 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 a director of The Japan Fund, Inc.
    James C. Boland - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    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 was Vice Chairman of that organization from January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2007, 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.
    Jarro F. Kaplan - Geographical President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Kaplan served in various development and sales and marketing managerial posts until he was appointed Managing Director of Goodyear Turkey in 1993 and thereafter Managing Director of Goodyear Great Britain Limited in 1996. He was appointed Managing Director of Deutsche Goodyear in 1999. On May 7, 2001, Mr. Kaplan was elected President, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Business and is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear's tire operations in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Goodyear employee since 1969.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Kathleen T. Geier - Divisional Senior VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ms. Geier served in various managerial and human resources posts until July 1, 2002 when she was appointed, and later elected, Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Ms. Geier is the executive officer responsible for Goodyear's human resources activities worldwide. She has been a Goodyear employee since 1978.
    Steven A. Minter - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Minter was the President and Executive Director of The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, from January 1, 1984 to June 30, 2003, when he retired. Since September 1, 2003, Mr. Minter has served as a part-time Executive-in-Residence at Cleveland State University.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Sullivan served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clorox from 1992 to 2003. Prior to assuming that role in 1992, he served in various managerial positions at Clorox including group vice president responsible for both manufacturing and marketing of household products. 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.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    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. Mrs. Peterson expects to retire as a member of the Board of the DWS Scudder Funds effective April 1, 2008.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Until his retirement in February 2004, Mr. Weidemeyer served as Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of United Parcel Service, Inc., a transportation and logistics company, since January 2001, and President of UPS Airlines since July 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.
    Isabel H. Jasinowski - Vice President, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    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.