AKRON (Dec. 5) — Goodyear has named Edward W. Markey vice president of public relations and communications for its North American Tire business, filling a spot that's been vacant since June.
Markey, 44, most recently was vice president of communications for the Cleveland Cavaliers/Gund Arena Co., and prior to that spent six years as vice president of sports press and special projects for NBC Sports in New York.
Markey takes over a job vacant since June when Chuck Sinclair was named senior vice president of global communications. Sinclair had held the North American post since 2002 after previously serving as a manager and later director of communications/public relations for the business.