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Re-elected were:
-- James C. Boland, retired vice chairman, Cavaliers Operating Company,
LLC;
-- James A. Firestone, president, Xerox North America;
-- Robert J. Keegan, chairman, chief executive officer and president,
Goodyear;
-- W. Alan McCollough, retired chairman and chief executive officer,
Circuit City Stores Inc.;
-- Steven A. Minter, retired president and executive director, The
Cleveland Foundation;
-- Denise M. Morrison, senior vice president and president, North America
Soup, Sauces and Beverages, Campbell Soup Company;
-- Rodney O'Neal, chief executive officer and president, Delphi
Corporation;
-- Shirley D. Peterson, retired partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP;
-- G. Craig Sullivan, retired chairman and chief executive officer, The
Clorox Company;
-- Thomas H. Weidemeyer, retired senior vice president and chief operating
officer, United Parcel Service, Inc.; and
-- Michael R. Wessel, president, The Wessel Group Inc.
"We are deeply grateful for their leadership and guidance during their tenure on the board," Keegan told shareholders at the meeting.
Board proposals to adopt the company's 2008 Performance Plan and Management Incentive Plan were approved by shareholders.
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2008 was also approved by shareholders.
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. Fortune magazine named Goodyear the World's Most Admired Motor Vehicle Parts Company in its 2008 list of the World's Most Admired Companies. The publication ranked Goodyear No. 1 in innovation, people management, use of assets and global orientation. The company is also listed on Forbes magazine's list of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America and CRO magazine's ranking of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens. Goodyear employs about 70,000 people and manufactures its products in more than 60 facilities in 26 countries around the world. For more information about Goodyear, go to http://www.goodyear.com/corporate .
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