Goodyear shuffles more technical personnel

Dec. 19, 2007

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has announced other personnel changes in its technical department.

William Hopkins, currently the vice president of technology and strategic initiatives, has been named vice president of advanced

concepts.

Joseph Zekoski, currently the general director of the Goodyear technical center in Luxembourg, has been named to the newly

created position of vice president of global product development and technical center operations.

Surendra Chawla, currently the director of corporate tire research, has been named to senior director of external science and

technology programs.

Marc Junio, currently director of technology, consumer tires in Goodyear's European Union and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

tire business segments, has been named general director of Goodyear's Akron, Ohio, technical center.