AKRON, Ohio (May 5, 2008) — Goodyear's board of directors has elected Laura Thompson, the firm's vice president of business development, as an officer.
Thompson has also been given project management oversight for the company's new Akron headquarters effort as part of her portfolio of responsibilities, said Robert J. Keegan, Goodyear's chairman and CEO.
Thompson started her career with Goodyear in 1983 working part time while finishing her undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Akron.