The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced the election of Jason J. Winkler, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Motorola Solutions, to its board of directors effective May 15, 2025. Winkler will join the board's audit committee and committee on corporate responsibility and compliance.
Chairman of the board Laurette T. Koellner expressed the company's pleasure in welcoming Winkler to the board, highlighting his extensive global finance leadership experience and the asset he will be to Goodyear as the company continues to drive substantial company and shareholder value. This comes as the company implements the Goodyear Forward Transformation Plan, aiming for significant margin expansion, an optimized portfolio, and reduced leverage.
Winkler has been with Motorola since 2001, holding various financial leadership positions across investor relations, global channel management, mergers and acquisitions, and product operations. His current role involves overseeing Motorola Solutions' financial strategy and leading its finance, supply chain, and information technology functions.
His tenure has seen significant transformation at the company with growth, margin expansion, and balance sheet improvements contributing to strong shareholder returns. Prior to Motorola, Winkler worked at Oracle and Hewitt Associates, now Aon. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Valparaiso University and an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies, employing approximately 68,000 people and operating in 53 facilities across 20 countries. The company's two innovation centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, focus on developing state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. Today the company's shares have moved -2.49% to a price of $10.765. Check out the company's full 8-K submission here.
