Toyo Announces Changes

Published: October 16, 2014

Toyo Tire & Rubber has announced a string of new appointments, all effective Nov. 1.

Akira Nobuki has been tapped as chairman and will step down as company president. This move, according to Toyo, increases the number of representative directors from two to three in order to strengthen the management system with Toyo’s growth and expansion. Takuji Yamamoto and Tetsuya Kuze have also been named as representative directors.

Yamamoto will also fill Nobuki’s position as president and will relinquish his duties as executive corporate officer to Kuze. Additionally, Kuze will take on Sadao Ichihara’s role as general manager of Toyo’s corporate planning division. Ichihara has been promoted to deputy group executive officer of the company’s DT business.

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."