AKRON, Ohio—Goodyear Feb. 11 appointed David Anckaert to chief of product strategy and planning. He takes the position immediatley and reports directly to company CEO and President Mark Stewart
Anckaert is a 25-year Goodyear veteran who most recently served as vice president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Consumer business. He also held several positions in sales and marketing for the company, including vice president, commercial Europe, beginning in 2018.
"David is a natural fit to lead the development of Goodyear's global product, services and solutions portfolio to maximize our end-to-end customer value proposition," Stewart said. "I am confident that David's leadership and our talented product teams around the world will enable a globally connected approach that will provide vitality in the marketplace and fill white space with Goodyear's industry-leading products."
As part of his new position, Anckaert will "lead Goodyear's product roadmap and lifecycle planning," Goodyear said. His new responsibilities include identifying opportunities for the company through market data, driving company-wide innovation and developing a "winning global product portfolio."
