Goodyear Names Don Metzelaar SVP, Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named Don Metzelaar as its senior vice president, global manufacturing and supply chain. He will report to Mark Stewart, president and CEO.

“Manufacturing is at the core of our business and the transformation of our manufacturing operations is central to our go-forward strategy,” said Stewart. “With Don’s proven record of developing, enhancing and leading global footprints, I’m confident his leadership will accelerate our manufacturing transformation and leverage our scale for operational efficiency and customer impact. I’m happy to welcome him to Team Goodyear.”

Metzelaar brings more than 30 years of experience leading complex, world-class manufacturing operations. He most recently served as chief manufacturing officer and global vice president for Johnson Controls International, where he was instrumental in transforming manufacturing processes with a focus on factory flows and systems integration.

Prior to Johnson Controls, he served in operations leadership roles at Whirlpool Corporation, Honeywell International and Motorola.

In his new role, Metzelaar will lead Goodyear’s global operations, which includes global and regional manufacturing, supply chain, environmental, health & safety, business continuity, manufacturing engineering and quality departments, optimizing product planning, enabling product lifecycle management and maintaining high standards of quality and safety, the company noted in a press release.