The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Automotive Aftermarket
Consumer Discretionary
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FORM 8-K
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Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 22, 2026
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 22, 2026, Christina L. Zamarro, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, notified The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) that she will step down from her current position effective June 30, 2026, and leave the Company on July 10, 2026, to pursue another opportunity, and that her departure is not related to the Company’s financial or operating results or to any disagreements with the Company regarding the Company’s financial, operational, accounting or reporting policies or practices.
In connection with Ms. Zamarro’s departure, the Company announced that Scott M. Deakin, 60, will be appointed as Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2026, while the Company conducts a comprehensive search to identify Ms. Zamarro’s successor. Mr. Deakin will serve as the Company’s principal financial officer until a permanent chief financial officer is appointed. Previously, Mr. Deakin was chief financial officer of Gypsum Management & Supply, Inc., a wholesale distributor of interior construction products, from 2019 to 2026.
A copy of the news release announcing these changes, which includes some additional biographical information about Mr. Deakin, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Mr. Deakin will receive a salary of $30,000 per week and a bonus equal to $5,000 per week based on the number of weeks worked. Mr. Deakin will also receive an equity incentive award with a grant date value of $500,000 delivered in restricted stock units.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY | ||||||||
Date: June 26, 2026 | By: | /s/ Daniel T. Young | ||||||
Name: | Daniel T. Young | |||||||
Title: | Secretary | |||||||