The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company has announced today that Joseph Zekoski has been named general director of the company’s Luxembourg Technical Centre. He replaces Jean Bergh, who is retiring after 37 years of service.

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“Joe is a respected leader in both our technology and business organizations, with an outstanding background working in close partnership with our customers and our businesses,” said Joseph M. Gingo, executive vice president, quality systems and chief technical officer. “He has the combination of business, technical and market experience needed to ensure a strong link and integration between those functions.”



Zekoski, 55, will report to Gingo and to Arthur de Bok, president of Goodyear’s European Union strategic business unit.


Most recently, Zekoski served as director of the company’s North American Tyre retread business. He joined Goodyear in 1979 as a tyre designer, and was director of technology, North American Tyre commercial business from 2002 until 2004.

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