8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 11, 2006

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	1-1927	34-0253240
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
1144 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio		44316-0001
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 330-796-2121

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(d) On April 11, 2006, the Registrant's Board of Directors elected G. Craig Sullivan as a director. His term will expire at the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Sullivan has been named a member of the Compensation Committee and Committee on Corporate Responsibility and Compliance. Mr. Sullivan was not elected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other persons. A copy of the news release issued by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, announcing the election of Mr. Sullivan is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1. News Release dated April 11, 2006.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
April 11, 2006	By:	C. Thomas Harvie
		Name: C. Thomas Harvie
		Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News Release dated April 11, 2006

EX-99.1

	News Release
Corporate Headquarters:
1144 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44316-0001	Media Website: www.GoodyearNewsRoom.com

CONTACT: Keith Price

330-796-1863

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

# 23277pe.406

G. Craig Sullivan Elected to Goodyear Board

AKRON, Ohio, April 11, 2006 – G. Craig Sullivan, former chairman and chief executive officer of The Clorox Company, has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Goodyear

Tire & Rubber Company.

“Craig Sullivan is a top-rate business leader with extensive experience in building strong consumer brands,” said Goodyear Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Keegan. “His experience and knowledge will be of significant value to our board of directors.”

Sullivan was elected chairman and chief executive officer of Clorox in 1992 and served in that capacity until June 2003. He remained chairman of the consumer product company until his retirement in December 2003. Prior to assuming the top position in 1992, he was a group vice president responsible for both manufacturing and marketing of household products.

After joining Clorox in 1971, Sullivan advanced through a number of sales, marketing and management positions before being elected vice president-food service products in 1981. He was elected vice president-household products in 1984, and group vice president in 1989. Before joining Clorox, Sullivan held various sales management positions with The Procter & Gamble Company and American Express.

Sullivan, 65, is a native of Huntington, N.Y. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in 1964.

Sullivan is a director of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Mattel, Inc. He serves on the capital campaign committee for St. Anthony’s Foundation in San Francisco and is also a director of the American Ireland Fund.

The election of Sullivan brings the size of Goodyear’s board to 12 members.

Goodyear is the world’s largest tire company. The company manufactures tires, engineered rubber products and chemicals in more than 100 facilities in 29 countries around the world. Goodyear employs more than 80,000 people worldwide. For more information about Goodyear go to http://www.goodyear.com/corporate/ .

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