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Goodyear Launches Review, Names Elliott-Backed Directors

  • Review said to perhaps lead to transactions like asset sales
  • Tiremaker’s new directors include CSX CEO Joseph Hinrichs

A Goodyear tire.

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it will appoint new board members and launch a review of its business as part of a settlement with activist Elliott Investment Management.

The Akron, Ohio-based manufacturer is setting up a board committee to oversee a review of strategic and operational alternatives to maximize shareholder value, it said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Tuesday. Evercore Inc., Lazard Ltd. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are serving as financial advisers to Goodyear.