Goodyear Appoints Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Published: January 13, 2015

Starting February 2, 2015, John Lucas will serve as Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s new senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Lucas succeeds Joseph B. Ruocco, who announced his retirement last year.

Lucas as more than 30 years of human resource experience. Most recently he spent six years with Lockheed Martin Corp. where he served as senior vice president of human resources. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Lucas spent six years at Microsoft Corp. and also held positions at Eastman Kodak Company, ConAgra Foods Inc. and Merck & Company.

Lucas earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Washington & Jefferson College and his master’s degree from St. Francis University.

Yokohama Rubber partners with Haupt Racing Team

Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) with Advan tires.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 24, 2024

Yokohama Rubber has signed a partnership agreement with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s Haupt Racing Team (HRT). As part of the Advan Challenge that seeks to maximize sales of Advan tires, Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) by supplying its Advan racing tires for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 being entered in those races by HRT.