Goodyear Names Nicole Gray SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) announced the retirement of Gary VanderLind, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective July 1, 2024. Nicole Gray will succeed him. CEO Mark Stewart praised VanderLind's nearly 40-year tenure, highlighting his contributions to organizational capability and associate engagement. Gray, who joined Goodyear in 2016, has extensive experience in labor and employment law, and has held senior HR leadership roles. Her appointment is seen as a strategic move to advance Goodyear's global HR functions and workforce planning.
- Appointment of Nicole Gray as SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer is seen as a strategic move.
- Nicole Gray has extensive experience in labor and employment law.
- Gray has held senior HR leadership roles since joining Goodyear in 2016.
- CEO Mark Stewart praises Gary VanderLind's nearly 40-year tenure and contributions to Goodyear's organizational capability.
- Gray's leadership is expected to help deliver on the Goodyear Forward plan.
- Retirement of Gary VanderLind, a key leader with nearly 40 years at Goodyear, could create a transitional challenge.
Veteran Goodyear Leader Gary VanderLind to Retire
Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Stewart said, "Gary has been part of the culture and fabric of Goodyear for nearly 40 years, starting in our company-owned retail business and then pursuing a path in Human Resources. There is nothing more important to Goodyear than our associates, and Gary has been instrumental in building organizational capability and associate engagement, whether at manufacturing plants, in our businesses, or his most recent role leading the function globally. It has been my pleasure to work with Gary, and I'm truly happy for him to embrace the next chapter of life with his family."
Nicole Gray joined Goodyear in 2016, moving from leading the company's global labor and employment team to senior human resources leadership roles. In these roles, she has applied her breadth and depth of labor and employment experience to design and implement global human resource strategy to enable workforce planning, foster culture and meet business needs.
Prior to joining Goodyear, Gray was a partner at McDonald Hopkins LLC, where she worked with employers to address a variety of business and workforce matters, from litigation defense to talent strategy. Her extensive human resources and legal expertise also includes leading collective bargaining, managing corporate transactions and advising senior executives.
"In Nicole Gray, we have an exceptionally qualified leader who is ready to take on the critical role of senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Since joining Goodyear in 2016, Nicole has proven herself to be forward-thinking, strategic and collaborative. In both her legal and HR leadership roles, Nicole has been instrumental to critical people strategies around the world. She is the right Human Resources leader to help deliver on our Goodyear Forward plan as we navigate the increased complexity of our labor landscape, attract and develop talent, and advance our Global HR function," added Stewart.
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in
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