MADRID, 19th Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Tire maker Goodyear has named Mark Stewart as the company’s future CEO and president, effective January 29. He replaces Richard J. Kramer, who is retiring after 24 years with the company, including 14 years with the company. The Presidency.
Stewart comes to Goodyear after serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for North America and a member of the Stellantis Board of Directors for the past three years, where he led a business unit with more than 88,000 employees and revenue of more than $90 billion (82,685 million euros) led income.
In addition, Goodyear has named the company’s lead independent director since 2019, Laurette T. Koellner, as non-executive chairwoman, while Stewart will join Goodyear’s board as an executive director.
Prior to Stellantis, Mark Stewart was vice president of customer fulfillment at Amazon, where he led 200 operations in North America; He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ZF TRW Automotive, a position that represented the culmination of more than two decades of increasing responsibility beginning with factory management roles.
“It is an honor to join at such a pivotal time in Goodyear’s history. I have great respect and admiration for everything Rich and the Goodyear team have accomplished,” Stewart said in a statement. “Goodyear is a company with an unmatched brand, industry-leading innovation and growth,” he added.
He is also convinced that the Goodyear Forward strategy is suitable for unlocking the company’s full potential in the next chapter.
