COMPANY

Founded in 1870 by Benjamin F. Goodrich as a rubber works in Akron, Ohio. Goodrich is now an aerospace and chemical corporation. Sold the 'Goodrich' tire brand name to Michelin in 1990.

Official Website:
http://www.goodrich.com/

Industry:
Manufacturing

Ticker:
NYSE:GR

Corporate headquarters:
Charlotte, NC

Sales:
$4.3B (2003)

Employees:
34,600 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David L. Burner	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Goodrich, 1996-2003
Sarah R. Coffin	Business	c. 1952		Hexion Specialty Chemicals
Benjamin F. Goodrich	Business	4-Nov-1841	3-Aug-1888	Founder of Goodrich Corporation
Gordon D. Harnett	Business	c. 1942		Brush Engineered Materials
Victoria F. Haynes	Business	c. 1947		CEO of RTI International
Marshall O. Larsen	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Goodrich
John N. Lauer	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Oglebay Norton, 1997-2002
David B. Price, Jr.	Business	c. 1946		BF Goodrich Performance Materials
Ulrich Schmidt	Business	c. 1949		CFO of Goodrich, 2000-05
Les C. Vinney	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Steris, 2000-07

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Diane C. Creel	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Ecovation
George A. Davidson, Jr.	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Consolidated Natural Gas, 1987-2000
Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Sonoco Products
James W. Griffith	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Timken
William R. Holland	Business	c. 1938		CEO of United Dominion, 1986-2000
John P. Jumper	Military	4-Feb-1945		USAF Chief of Staff, 2001-05
Marshall O. Larsen	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Goodrich
Lloyd W. Newton	Military	26-Jun-1942		USAF General
Douglas E. Olesen	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Battelle, 1987-2001
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.	Business	c. 1941		CEO of NACCO Industries
A. Thomas Young	Business	1938		President of Martin Marietta, 1990-95

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David L. Burner	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Goodrich, 1996-2003
Richard K. Davidson	Business	9-Jan-1942		CEO of Union Pacific, 1991-2006
Amo Houghton	Politician	7-Aug-1926		Congressman from New York, 1987-2005

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul L. Howes	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Newpark Resources
Walter R. Young	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Champion Enterprises, 1990-2003

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Diebold	Author	8-Jun-1926	26-Dec-2005	Advocate of automation

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