The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that David Cichocki will join Goodyear as managing director, Americas, and chief sales officer, Americas consumer, with effect from January 19, reporting to Mark Stewart, chief executive officer and president.
In this role, Cichocki will lead Goodyear’s Americas consumer business, with a mandate to strengthen sales execution, accelerate growth and advance Goodyear’s global objectives. With the additional responsibility of managing director, Americas, Cichocki will also oversee key elements of regional governance, working in partnership with fellow senior leaders to ensure strong alignment with global strategy while driving operational excellence and financial performance across the Americas.
Stewart said, “Throughout his career, David has built high-performing teams and delivered strong, sustainable results through customer-centric, brand-driven strategies. His experience leading large organizations through transformation – including simplifying portfolios, modernizing go-to-market models and designing sales strategies for profitable growth – closely aligns with the changes we are making at Goodyear to drive long-term success for our company and our customers.”
Cichocki has more than 30 years of commercial leadership experience across industrial and consumer goods sectors. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of US sales at Whirlpool Corporation, overseeing its North America consumer business across retail, builder/contract and direct-to-consumer channels. Previous to this, he spent over 20 years at Kraft Foods/Nabisco in a range of senior leadership roles.
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