AKRON, OH — Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has named Johann Finkelmeier vice president and general manager of OE tires for the company’s North American Tire division.
Finkelmeier will report to Larry Mason, Goodyear’s North American president of consumer tires.
Finkelmeier has more than 20 years of experience in the automotive industry, according to Goodyear. He recently served as executive vice president, global strategy and business development for OE/OES sales at Akebono North America. Prior to that, Finkelmeier was president of ThyssenKrupp Steel North America in Detroit. He also worked at Kloeckner & Co., an international multi-metal distribution firm and served as president of the Northern Group of KloecknerNamasco Corp. in Roseville, MI. He earned an MBA from the University of Essen in Germany.
Finkelmeier replaces Michael Parnell, who served as vice president, OE sales, for Goodyear’s North American Tire business for two years. Goodyear said that an announcement on Parnell’s new assignment would be coming soon.