Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced yesterday that Peter R. Rapin will be the company’s new vice president and treasurer. Rapin will succeed Thomas Kaczynski, Goodyear’s treasurer since 2014. Kaczynski will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.
“We are pleased to welcome Peter to the Goodyear team,” says Laura K. Thompson, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “He is an accomplished finance executive with extensive treasury experience, an in-depth knowledge of the automotive industry and a proven leadership track record in corporate finance.”
Prior to joining the Goodyear team, Rapin had years of experience in the financial sector. He was vice president, treasury and tax for TRW Automotive (now part of ZF Friedrichshafen AG) where he directed the global treasury, tax, insurance, and pension functions from 2003 to 2015.
He also spent eight years with Engelhard Corp., a specialty chemical company, where he served as treasurer from 1998 to 2003 and assistant treasurer from 1995 to 1998. He began his career at Westinghouse Electric Corp. in 1981 where he held various senior treasury positions.