Roy V. Armes (2020)
Roy V. Armes was appointed to The University of Toledo Board of Trustees in July 2018.
He serves as a National Trustee and is a member of the Board’s Clinical Affairs Committee,
the Finance and Audit Committee, and the Trusteeship and Governance Committee.
Armes is the Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, which in 2014 celebrated its 100th anniversary in the tire industry. Headquartered in Findlay, Cooper is the parent company of a global family of companies that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger car and light truck tires.
Prior to joining Cooper, Armes spent more than three decades at Whirlpool Corporation in leadership positions throughout the business and in multiple geographies. His career highlights at Whirlpool included positions such as Senior Vice President, Project Management Office; Corporate Vice President and General Director, Whirlpool Mexico; Corporate Vice President, Global Procurement Operations; President/Managing Director, Whirlpool Greater China; Vice President, Manufacturing Technology, Whirlpool Asia (Singapore); and Vice President, Manufacturing & Technology, Refrigeration Products, Whirlpool Europe (Italy).
Armes serves on the Board of Directors of AGCO Corporation and the Manitowoc Company. He is a former Chairman of the Rubber Manufacturers Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors of two digital start-up companies in Canada and the United States.
He is a graduate of The University of Toledo, earning a bachelor’s of science degree in mechanical engineering in 1975. In May 2015, Armes was presented with an honorary doctor of business administration from The University of Toledo. As a distinguished alumnus of UT,
Armes, along with his wife Marcia, established the Engineering Leadership Institute in 2009. The Institute helps engineering students develop critical leadership skills in addition to their academic pursuits. In March 2014, UT formally dedicated the Roy and Marcia Armes Engineering Leadership Institute in their honor. The University also dedicated the Marcia and Roy Armes Rocket Academic Center in the Larimer Athletic Complex for student athletes.
In 2014, Roy and Marcia Armes became the lead donors for a new Cancer Care Center in Findlay, Ohio, which opened in 2015 as the Armes Family Cancer Care Center. The Armes Family Cancer Care Center provides a full spectrum of cancer care services within a centralized community campus. The center improves the patient experience and allows for enhanced service coordination, quality, and cost effective service delivery for the optimal patient experience in cancer care.