Cooper Names Kreinbrink Albany Plant Manager

(Akron/Tire Review) Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Rodney A. Kreinbrink to the post of plant manager for its manufacturing facility in Albany, Ga.

By Tire Review Staff
January 6, 2006

The plant, Cooper’s third largest, produces about 11.5 million tires per year and employs about 1,600 people. Kreinbrink replaces William Bonner, who retired at the end of 2005.

Kreinbrink had previously been production manager in the Albany plant. Over his 17-year career with Cooper, he has served in various engineering and manufacturing capacities, including director, reliability engineering at the tiremaker’s headquarters in Findlay, Ohio.

Kreinbrink holds an MBA from the University of Tiffin (Tiffin, Ohio) and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Akron. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

How Continental Tire Has Your Back on EVs

This video is sponsored by Continental Tire.

By Continental
May 25, 2023

By 2030, roughly 15% of vehicles in the U.S. market will be electric. That means that, slowly, these vehicles will make their way into your bays over the next several years. So, you should ask yourself: Do you have a tire partner whose products stand up to this challenge?