Chris Delaney was appointed president of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Europe, Middle East and Africa business in September 2017. He joined Goodyear in August 2015 and was named president of the company's Asia Pacific business unit effective January 1, 2016.
Delaney has more than 30 years of global leadership experience in Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and the Middle East. Prior to joining Goodyear, he was the CEO for four years of Goodman Fielder Limited, the largest public food company in Australia and New Zealand.
Delaney’s career includes 20 years in positions of increasing responsibility at Procter & Gamble Company. He worked in sales and business development in both North America and Europe before becoming vice president and general manager, first in the Middle East and then in North America. Delaney then spent seven years at the Campbell Soup Company, first leading international sales before becoming president, emerging markets and later president, Asia Pacific.
A native of Long Island, New York, Delaney is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., where he earned his bachelor’s degree in history.