#125 – Chris Helsel | Goodyear – Innovation, Sustainability & Evolving a Well-known, Established Brand

Chris Helsel is Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Key topics in this conversation include:

• How tires are designed to handle various conditions
• The evolving role of tires for automated and electric vehicles
• The pursuit of an airless tire
• Sustainability, and second (and third) lives for commercial vehicle tires
• Different demands for off-road, commercial vehicle, micro mobility, and aviation tires
• The importance of having both operations and technology innovation within Chris’s responsibilities

Links:

• Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/chrishelsel
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-helsel/?trk=organization-update_share-update_update-text
• https://www.goodyearventures.com/
• https://www.goodyearsightline.com/
• https://corporate.goodyear.com/us/en/responsibility.html

Chris’s Bio

Chris Helsel is Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mindful of the inflection point in mobility, Helsel and his team operate with duality, working to enhance Goodyear’s core tire product while innovating “beyond” tires to enable the evolution and future of movement. Applying this segregated but synced approach, Helsel is responsible for a global network of tire technology, innovation, research and product development operations, focused on creating industry-leading solutions for consumer, commercial and off-the-road vehicles, in addition to aviation and racing.

About Goodyear

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry.

Future of Mobility:

The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields.

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Edison Manufacturing:

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