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Former PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Named to Goodyear Finance Position

23 February 2000

Former PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Named to Top Goodyear Corporate Finance Position

    AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- An executive with more than 14 years
experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers has been named to Goodyear's top
corporate finance position.
    Effective March 6, Richard J. Kramer will become vice president of
corporate finance, reporting to Bob Tieken, executive vice president and chief
financial officer.
    Kramer joined PWC in 1986 following his graduation from John Carroll
University and was assigned to Goodyear's audit team.
    He became a PWC partner in 1998 and has since served a broad range of
clients, including several "Fortune 100" companies.
    "In addition to his audit responsibilities, Rich has been involved with
PWC and its clients in their efforts to capitalize on the benefits of E-
commerce," said Tieken.  "Rich's Goodyear experience, including the Sumitomo
Rubber Industries joint ventures, position him well to lead Goodyear's
worldwide accounting activities."