AKRON, Ohio -- At its annual shareholders meeting, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced that Laura Thompson, vice president of business development, was elected an officer of the corporation by the board of directors. She has also been given project management oversight for the company’s new Akron, Ohio, headquarters effort. As vice president of business development, Thompson is responsible for acquisition, divestiture and partnership activities in supporting Goodyear’s long-term strategies.

Also at the meeting, Goodyear shareholders re-elected the following 11 members to Goodyear’s Board of Directors:

• James Boland, retired vice chairman of Cavaliers Operating Co.;
• James Firestone, president of Xerox North America;
• Bob Keegan, chairman, CEO and president of Goodyear;
• W. Alan McCollough, retired chairman and CEO of Circuit City Stores Inc.;
• Steven Minter, retired president and executive director of The Cleveland Foundation;
• Denise Morrison, senior vice president and president of North America Soup, Sauces and Beverages, Campbell Soup Co.;
• Rodney O'Neal, CEO and president of Delphi Corp.;
• Shirley Peterson, retired partner of Steptoe & Johnson LLP;
• G. Craig Sullivan, retired chairman and CEO of The Clorox Co.;
• Thomas Weidemeyer, retired senior vice president and CEO of United Parcel Service, Inc.; and
• Michael Wessel, president of The Wessel Group Inc.

John Breen, retired chairman of The Sherwin-Williams Co., and William Hudson Jr., retired president and CEO of AMP Inc., did not stand for re-election and have retired from the board. (Courtesy of Tire Review)