Goodyear Names Don Metzelaar Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire/ — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced that Don Metzelaar has been named senior vice president, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain, reporting to Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Stewart, effective January 13.

“Manufacturing is at the core of our business, and the transformation of our manufacturing operations is central to our go-forward strategy,” said Stewart. “With Don’s proven record of developing, enhancing and leading global footprints, I’m confident his leadership will accelerate our manufacturing transformation and leverage our scale for operational efficiency and customer impact. I’m happy to welcome him to Team Goodyear.”

Metzelaar brings more than 30 years of experience leading complex, world-class manufacturing operations. He most recently served as Chief Manufacturing Officer and Global Vice President for Johnson Controls International, where he was instrumental in transforming manufacturing processes with a focus on factory flows and systems integration.

Prior to Johnson Controls, he served in operations …