Laura Thompson was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company effective December 1, 2013. Previously, she served as Vice President of Finance for the company's North American Tire business since March 2011. She was elected a corporate officer in April 2008 and previously served as Vice President of Business Development since 2005. She joined Goodyear in 1983 and served in various financial and accounting positions, both in business units and corporate staff. She was Finance Manager for Research and Development from 1997 to 2000, Director of Investor Relations from 2000 to 2002, Finance Director for North American Tire's Consumer Tire business from 2002 to 2003 and North American Tire's Director of Business Development from 2003 to 2005. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1986 and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance in 1991, both from The University of Akron. She is a member of The University of Akron's Advancement Council for the College of Business Administration the Akron Area YMCA's Board of Trustees. Thompson and her husband Mark have one son and live in North Canton, Ohio.