Goodyear Appoints Schmitz CFO

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, said Tuesday it appointed Mark Schmitz its new chief financial officer.

Schmitz was previously vice president and CFO for Tyco International's Fire and Security Seg-ment, where he has been since 2003, Goodyear said in a statement.

Before joining Tyco, Schmitz spent more than 30 years with General Motors, Goodyear said.

Schmitz succeeds Richard Kramer, who was promoted to president of Goodyear’s North Ameri-can Tire unit in March.