Executive Leadership
Pierre Cohade is President of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Asia-Pacific region. He was named to the position in October 2004.
Prior to joining Goodyear, Cohade worked globally in four continents where he accumulated a proven track record in turning around businesses, building organizations and placing them on a growth trajectory. He started to work with Eastman Kodak in the United States as a financial analyst in 1985 and subsequently held business management and executive positions in Brazil, Mexico, the United States, Singapore and Switzerland. He was named General Manager and Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Consumer Films in 1996 and assumed leadership of the Asia Pacific region for Kodak's Consumer Imaging business in 1999. Cohade was named Chairman of Kodak's Europe, Africa, Middle East and Russia region in 2001.
In 2003, Groupe Danone chose Cohade to run its Global Water and Beverage division, based in Paris, France. He refocused the business to ensure that Danone remained a global leader, by improving margins and either holding or gaining market share in all markets targeted by Groupe Danone's competition.
Cohade is Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and Advisor to the Women's Forum for Economy and Society. In 2008, he was awarded the Magnolia Award from the Shanghai Municipal Government for his civic leadership and business contributions to Shanghai's development.
Cohade received a degree in business management from the CERAM School of Business in Sophia-Antipolis, France, in 1984 and a Master of Business Adminstration degree at Penn State University in 1985.
A native of Barcelonnette, France, Cohade was born Sept. 23, 1961, and speaks French, English, Portuguese and Spanish. He resides in Shanghai.
Pierre Cohade
President
Asia-Pacific Region
