Kramer named Goodyear CFO
Richard J. Kramer, senior vice president, strategic planning & restructuring for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. since 2003, was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of the company.
Kramer, 40, replaces Robert W. Tieken, who retired.
“Rich is a respected leader with an outstanding background in business and finance,” says Robert J. Keegan, chairman and CEO. “His experience will be invaluable as our company continues its turnaround.”
Kramer has also served as vice president of finance for Goodyear’s North American Tire business unit. He joined the company in March 2000 as vice president, corporate finance, after 13 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
He joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1986 in Cleveland, was based at the firm’s Paris office from 1991 to 1994 and became a partner in 1998. He specialized in providing audit and business advisory services to Fortune 100 multinational companies in the manufacturing, technology, retail and entertainment industries.
Keegan says the timing of the appointment in an era of sharp focus on corporate governance supports Kramer’s personal focus on the importance of financial credibility and individual accountability.
“Rich is a believer in thorough processes and individual responsibility as it relates to a continual improvement of the company’s reputation and credibility,” says Keegan
Kramer holds a bachelor of science in business administration degree in accounting from John Carroll University and is a CPA.
BCG Systems Inc.
BCG Systems Inc. named Tom Leib a senior sales consultant. He will work with organizations throughout southern Ohio and Kentucky to identify and provide effective business management software solutions.
Leib brings eight years of sales experience to the company, along with a background in ERP software and applications. A graduate of Bowling Green State University, he most recently held a position as a sales manager in the software industry.
Wayne County National Bank
Thomas M. Fast was named vice president, commercial lending, at Wayne County National Bank. Fast, whose new responsibilities include commercial lending and business development, has more than 15 years of banking, commercial and real estate lending experience in the areas of origination, placement and servicing loans. Fast has an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Kent State University.
Philip J. Germani was named vice president and trust officer in WCNB’s Investment & Trust Services Group. With 23 years of experience in the employee benefits field, Germani’s new responsibilities include supporting WCNB’s Investment & Trust Services Group in all aspects of retirement plan administration, compliance and consulting. Germani has an MBA from Cleveland State University and a juris doctor degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
Child Welfare League of America
Dick Maggiore, president and CEO of Innis Maggiore Group in Canton, was elected to the board of directors for the Child Welfare League of America. He will serve a three-year term guiding the CWLA, a national organization of agencies that provide services to children.
He is a long-time volunteer for Pathway Caring for Children, a member of the CWLA. He has served on the Canton organization’s board for more than 12 years and provided pro bono counsel and services to Pathway for nearly two decades. Maggiore is also a member of FirstMerit Corp.’s board, Kent State University board, the American Association of Advertising Agencies Cleveland Council Board of Governors and the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce board.
Innis Maggiore Group
James F. Hunt was named director, client services, at the Innis Maggiore Group, an advertising and public relations firm based in Canton.
Hunt has more than 30 years of experience in strategic marketing and brand building. He was most recently director of marketing for Kaiser Permanente Health Plan of Ohio in Cleveland. From 1979 to 1996, he was executive vice president and director of account management at Wyse Advertising in Cleveland.
Hunt has a bachelor of science degree in journalism from Ohio University.
Portage Community Bank
Portage Community Bank named two men to its board of directors. Emilio D. Ferrara was elected chairman and Richard Leonard was tapped as vice chairman for the bank’s board.
Ferrara is a resident of Kent and an oral surgeon in that city. Leonard, an entrepreneur and former banker, lives in Ravenna and is a member of the city council.
“Emilio Ferrara and Dick Leonard are eminently qualified to lead our board as we enter the next phase of growth,” says Richard Coe, president and CEO of the bank. “Each man has played a leading role in our rapid success. Our clients, investors and associates will be well served by having these two individuals at the helm.”
