Nexen Wins Five Good Design Honors

Published: January 11, 2016

Nexen Tire Corp. has won five awards from both the U.S. and Korean Good Design Awards programs.

Nexen’s Roadian AT Pro RA8 won the Korean Institute of Design Promotion Award in the Lifestyle Vehicles category and the N’Fera SUR4 won the Korea Good Design Award.

In the U.S. Good Design Award’s transportation category, the Roadian AT Pro RA8 collected a second win, along with the N’Fera RU5 and the N’Fera AU5.

“The recently released products of the N’Fera and Roadian series are exhibiting not only excellent performance but also tangible results in design,” said Han Min-hyun, Nexen vice president and R&D director. “We will continue to enhance our product competitiveness by further increasing R&D investments.”

Goodyear names new Americas unit president

Ryan Waldron joined Goodyear in 2003, serving in leadership roles in finance and supply chain for multiple North America business areas.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 23, 2024

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."