The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company filed an 8-K on October 27, 2026, announcing that Jerome Rouquet will join the company as chief financial officer, effective December 1, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • New CFO named: Jerome Rouquet will join Goodyear as chief financial officer effective December 1, 2026, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Mark Stewart.
  • Current role: Rouquet currently serves as CFO of Visteon Corporation, where he leads the company's global financial activities.
  • Prior experience: Before Visteon, he held senior finance positions at Tenneco and Federal-Mogul, including serving as Federal-Mogul's CFO, chief accounting officer, and controller.
  • Interim CFO continuity: Scott Deakin, who has served as interim CFO, will remain in the role until Rouquet joins and will support the leadership transition.
  • Education: Rouquet holds a Master of Business and Management from Institut Superieur de Gestion in Paris and completed the International Business Management Program at the Manhattan Institute of Management in New York.

Goodyear Appoints Automotive Finance Veteran to Lead Finance Function

According to the filing, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) announced that Jerome Rouquet will assume the role of chief financial officer on December 1, 2026. He will report directly to CEO Mark Stewart and serve on the company's Senior Leadership Team. The announcement describes Rouquet as "an experienced global finance executive with deep expertise in the automotive industry."

The filing notes that Rouquet currently holds the CFO position at Visteon Corporation, where he oversees global financial activities. Prior to Visteon, which he joined in 2020, he held senior finance leadership roles at Tenneco and Federal-Mogul. His experience at Federal-Mogul included serving as CFO, chief accounting officer, and controller. The filing characterizes his background as spanning "financial strategy, operational performance, investor relations and public-company finance."

CEO Mark Stewart was quoted in the filing as saying, "Jerome combines deep financial expertise with a proven ability to help organizations improve performance and navigate transformation." The filing also states that Scott Deakin, who has been serving as interim CFO, will continue in that capacity until Rouquet's start date and will assist with the transition. Goodyear employs about 60,000 people and manufactures products in 48 facilities across 19 countries, according to the filing's company description.

What Was Disclosed

Goodyear disclosed the appointment of Jerome Rouquet as its incoming CFO, effective December 1, 2026, with interim CFO Scott Deakin remaining in place through the transition. Rouquet previously served as CFO of Visteon Corporation and held senior roles at Federal-Mogul and Tenneco.