Goodyear Announces New Senior Leadership Roles

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has made a big announcement after the news of its acquisition of Cooper Tire last month. The global tyre maker has announced changes in the roles of some of its top leaders. Nathaniel Madarang, MD, Goodyear China will now be leading as President of Goodyear Asia Pacific, while Ryan Patterson, the current President of Asia Pacific will now be assuming the role of leading integration effort as senior vice president, Business Integration.

Speaking on the development, Richard J. Kramer, Chairman, CEO and President Goodyear expressed his happiness for the leadership changes. He was of the view that being a very senior and experienced leader of Goodyear, Ryan Patterson has all the requirements to lead and succeed in the integration of the company’s latest acquisition of Cooper Tire. He also emphasised that this step will also be beneficial for Goodyear’s shareholders, associates as well as customers and consumers worldwide.

Mr Kramer also praised Nathaniel Madarang’s appointment as the new President of Asia Pacific. He said Nathaniel is a customer-focused leader with a deep understanding of what business and customer needs are in today’s ever-changing scenario. Mr Kramer lauded Nathaniel’s efforts in designing and launching Goodyear’s direct-to-retail business model.

Before his experience of leading the Asia Pacific region, Ryan Patterson was working as the President of before his role in the Asia Pacific, Patterson was president of Goodyear’s North America Consumer business. His major contribution was in the creation and implementation of Goodyear’s aligned distribution model in North America.

Nathaniel Madarang has worked with the likes of Procter & Gamble in ASEAN and China before he joined Goodyear in 2008. At Goodyear, he has served in the roles of VP of Finance Goodyear Asia Pacific, Finance Director, China and VP, Goodyear China Consumer business.

About Goodyear:

Ranked consistently among the world’s top 10 tyre makers. Goodyear has a workforce of over 62K people; it has 2 innovations centres and 46 manufacturing facilities. The tyre maker is world-renowned to develop and offer state-of-the-art products and services to its global customer base.

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