Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Announces Changes To International Business Unit

Brad Hughes (left) and Hal Miller (right)

Roy Armes, chairman, CEO and president of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., announced a transition in executive leadership of the company’s international business unit. Effective immediately, Brad Hughes, CFO of Cooper, has been appointed president of international operations.

According to the company, Hughes will be responsible for leading all of Cooper’s operations outside of the Americas, including its growth plans for Asia and Europe. In the near-term, the company states that Hughes will continue to serve as CFO in addition to his new position while Cooper conducts an executive search for his successor in the CFO role.

Additionally, Hal Miller, who previously served as president of Cooper’s international tire division, will take a new role as executive advisor to the CEO. Miller will assist the company in the process to determine the future ownership of the Cooper Chenghsan (Shandong) Tire Co. Ltd. (CCT) joint venture, as well as continuing to support international segment growth plans, and helping to assure an orderly transition to Hughes’ leadership.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named Ryan Waldron as president of the company's Americas business unit, reporting to Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Stewart. He succeeds Steven R. McClellan, who retired on April 1.

"At Goodyear, our customers are at the center of everything we do, and in Ryan Waldron, we have a customer-centric, execution-focused business leader with a deep understanding of both the marketplace and all aspects of our business, as well as a proven track record of delivering results," Stewart said. "I am thrilled to announce him as president of Goodyear's Americas business and have enormous confidence that under his leadership, both the company and our customers will reach even greater levels of success."