Goodyear makes several changes in company's leadership lineup

Jan. 1, 2020
John F. "Jack" Winterton has been appointed president of Goodyear's North American consumer tire division, succeeding Steve McClellan, who in August was promoted to president of the overall North American tire unit.
John F. "Jack" Winterton has been appointed president of Goodyear's North American consumer tire division, succeeding Steve McClellan, who in August was promoted to president of the overall North American tire unit.

Phillip Kane assumes the vice presidency of the North American commercial tires unit, replacing Joe Copeland, who is leaving the company.

“Jack is absolutely the right person to lead us in 2012 and beyond,” says McClellan. “Nobody can match his combination of Goodyear experience, industry knowledge and customer perspective. As one of the architects of our North American consumer business strategy, he will drive execution within our brand-focused, market-back approach and map our plan for the future.”

Winterton, 58, has worked at Goodyear for his entire career. Most recently he was chief customer officer for consumer tires since 2008. Immediately prior to that, he was vice president of consumer tire sales and director of dealer sales.

Since 2002, Winterton has helped develop and execute the company’s strategic direction, which shifted its focus to producing and selling tires in targeted market segments.

For the past year, Kane, 47, has been president of Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, Goodyear’s nationwide network of on-highway commercial tire sales, service and retread facilities.

 

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Kane has spent his entire career in businesses related to the automotive and trucking industries. He joined Goodyear in 2004 as director of strategic initiatives before moving to director of the North American division’s wholesale distribution channel. He was promoted to senior director of channel sales in 2008 before moving to his most recent post of leading the Wingfoot operation.

Ryan Patterson succeeds Winterton in the newly created position of vice president of consumer operations and customer development.

Patterson, 38, has been a company finance director since 2008. While in that role, he expanded his scope of responsibilities by aligning business performance goals and measures with operations, production, marketing and sales, according to McClellan.

Prior to joining the North American team, Patterson worked in finance roles of increasing responsibility at the company’s Latin American division.

“Ryan’s knowledge of our operations and his value in all areas across the consumer business will help our customers continue to grow in alignment with our North American strategy and objectives,” McClellan says.

Paul Wanstreet has been named to replace Kane as president of Wingfoot. Wanstreet, 54, returns to a leadership role at Wingfoot, where he previously served as vice president of operations for two years through 2009. Most recently he has been head of operations for the consumer retail unit.

“Paul has leadership experience at Wingfoot and has been building his business skills while working in our consumer retail operation,” says McClellan. “I have full confidence that Wingfoot will continue to perform very well under Paul’s guidance.”

McClellan also expresses thanks to Copeland for his leadership during his tenure: “Joe made important contributions to several businesses at Goodyear, providing leadership in the face of some significant challenges. We thank him for his contributions and wish him success in the future.”

For more information, visit www.goodyear.com.

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