
	Laura Thompson, 49, a 30-year Goodyear veteran, is being promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding Darren Wells, who was named to head Goodyear&rsquo;s largest overseas business unit, the company announced Monday.
	
	Thompson, an Akron native whose father and grandfather worked for the company, will become the company&rsquo;s highest ranking senior executive and is Goodyear&rsquo;s first female CFO.
	
	&nbsp;She currently is vice president, finance. In late 2007, Thompson took over development oversight of the building of Goodyear&rsquo;s new headquarters on Innovation Way, which opened earlier this year on the street formerly called Martha Avenue.
	
	As part of that, she also was involved in the redevelopment project of the former Goodyear campus on East Market Street. She was named an officer of the corporation in 2008.
	
	Thompson has a bachelor of science degree in accounting and an MBA, both from the University of Akron.
	
	She is a member of the University of Akron&rsquo;s Advancement Council for the College of Business Administration and the Akron Area YMCA&rsquo;s Board of Trustees.
