AKRON, OH — Retired UPS executive Thomas Weidemeyer has been elected to the board of directors for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Weidemeyer was formerly senior vice president and COO of United Parcel Service and president of UPS Airlines. Weidemeyer’s UPS career has included a broad range of experiences both in the U.S. and abroad. Since 1990, Weidemeyer led a dramatic growth of UPS Airlines to the status of the 11th largest airline in the world. He was also instrumental in expanding the presence of the world’s largest package-delivery firm in Latin America and in the acquisition of Challenge Air Cargo.

Starting with UPS in 1972, Weidemeyer held various assignments of increasing responsibility including manager of the Latin American region before being named vice president of UPS Airlines in 1990. He was named senior vice president for UPS in 1994 and along with his UPS Airlines responsibility, was also responsible for transportation operations and labor relations. In the year 2001, Weidemeyer assumed the additional responsibility of COO for the corporation.

He was a member of UPS board of directors until his retirement in December 2003, and currently serves on the board of NRG Energy Inc., a leading independent power producer headquartered in Princeton, N.J.

The election of Weidemeyer brings the size of Goodyear’s board to 11 members, 10 of whom are independent.

For more information about Goodyear, go to: www.goodyear.com.

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