Brad Heim was appointed Vice President, Americas Product Development for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in March 2024. He has 26 years of Goodyear experience based in the United States (Akron, OH; Buffalo, NY; Gadsden, AL) and Luxembourg.
Before his current role, he held the position of Vice President Global Quality in the Global Operations and Technology Organization and was responsible for running a global organization responsible for the quality of tires, products and services produced and sold globally by and for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Brad began his career as an engineer in the Akron Technical Center Manufacturing facility in Akron, OH followed by assignments in Tire Design and Global Quality prior to leadership positions in the Buffalo and Gadsden tire manufacturing plants. Other significant assignments included Manager New Product Industrialization for the Americas business, Manager Tire Engineering in the Goodyear Innovation Center in Akron, OH, Director Quality for Europe Middle East and Africa, Technical Director for Global Off-Highway Products, Senior Director of Strategic Integration for Global Operations and Technology and Senior Director of Complexity Optimization. He is a native of Northeast Ohio and holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Akron.