Goodyear names Kodak exec as president, COO

AKRON (Sept. 14)—Goodyear announced Sept. 14 the election of Eastman Kodak executive Robert J. Keegan as its new president and chief operating officer. Keegan, who is leaving his position as a Kodak executive vice president and president of the company´s Kodak´s Consumer Imaging division, will join Goodyear Oct. 1. The 53-year-old Keegan will assume the office of president from Goodyear Chairman and CEO Samir G. Gibara. Keegan, who also was elected a Goodyear director, will report directly to Gibara. In a prepared statement, Gibara said Keegan would focus on daily global business operations while he would concentrate on Goodyear´s strategic opportunities and profit growth.