Veteran Goodyear Leader Gary
VanderLind to Retire
AKRON,
Ohio, May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced the planned
retirement of Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources
Officer Gary VanderLind and the
appointment of Nicole Gray as his
replacement, effective July 1,
2024.
Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Stewart said, "Gary has been part of the
culture and fabric of Goodyear for nearly 40 years, starting in our
company-owned retail business and then pursuing a path in Human
Resources. There is nothing more important to Goodyear than our
associates, and Gary has been instrumental in building
organizational capability and associate engagement, whether at
manufacturing plants, in our businesses, or his most recent role
leading the function globally. It has been my pleasure to work with
Gary, and I'm truly happy for him to embrace the next chapter of
life with his family."
Nicole Gray joined Goodyear in
2016, moving from leading the company's global labor and employment
team to senior human resources leadership roles. In these roles,
she has applied her breadth and depth of labor and employment
experience to design and implement global human resource strategy
to enable workforce planning, foster culture and meet business
needs.
Prior to joining Goodyear, Gray was a partner at McDonald
Hopkins LLC, where she worked with employers to address a variety
of business and workforce matters, from litigation defense to
talent strategy. Her extensive human resources and legal expertise
also includes leading collective bargaining, managing corporate
transactions and advising senior executives.
"In Nicole Gray, we have an exceptionally qualified leader who
is ready to take on the critical role of senior vice president and
chief human resources officer. Since joining Goodyear in 2016,
Nicole has proven herself to be forward-thinking, strategic and
collaborative. In both her legal and HR leadership roles, Nicole
has been instrumental to critical people strategies around the
world. She is the right Human Resources leader to help deliver on
our Goodyear Forward plan as we navigate the increased complexity
of our labor landscape, attract and develop talent, and advance our
Global HR function," added Stewart.
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 55
facilities in 22 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.
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