News: Goodyear ropes in new Chief Financial Officer

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Goodyear ropes in new Chief Financial Officer

This is the second stint of Wells with the company, he has worked in The Goodyear in 2002 as Treasurer and Vice President.
Goodyear ropes in new Chief Financial Officer

Tire and rubber company, Goodyear has appointed Darren R. Wells as their new  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. 

This is the second stint of Wells with the company, he has worked in The Goodyear in 2002 as Treasurer and Vice President. He progressed through a series of finance leadership roles and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for five years from 2008-2013. Among his many contributions, Wells was the architect of the company’s capital allocation plan, the freezing and funding of its U.S. pension plans, as well as the groundbreaking VEBA agreement with the United Steelworkers union for post-retirement healthcare obligations. 

Wells later served as President of Goodyear’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business for two years before leaving the company in early 2016. He is currently Executive in Residence and MBA Coach at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business.

“We are pleased to welcome Darren back to Goodyear,” said Richard J. Kramer, Goodyear’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “For more than a decade, he was a key leader on our strategic journey and a valued business partner to our senior leadership team and me. With his deep knowledge of Goodyear, the tire industry and our key markets, Darren will be able to contribute immediately to advancing our priorities along with developing our finance leadership, talent and teams.” 

Wells succeeds Laura Thompson, who in June announced her intention to retire in the first quarter of 2019 following a 35-year career with the company. 

 

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Topics: Appointments, C-Suite

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