Dr. Schieben Leaves Goodyear Germany

Dr. Rainer Schieben (42), managing director of Goodyear GmbH & Co. KG, the German distribution leg of the tyre manufacturer, has left the company “by his own decision,” writes Goodyear Germany in a press release.

During the 10 years Dr. Schieben worked for the Goodyear-Dunlop group, he has held several executive positions. He took up the position of managing director as of June 2001. Gerd Grünenwald, chairman of the managing board of Goodyear Dunlop Tires Germany GmbH, and Dr. Schieben’s superior, praised the former managing director as somebody who has delivered “a positive contribution” to the success of the organisation.

A successor will be proclaimed soon, according to Goodyear’s press release.