Roy V. Armes (2028)
Roy V. Armes is Chairman, former president and CEO of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. Armes led Cooper Tire for a decade. He was appointed CEO and president in 2006 and chairman in 2007. From 2011-13, he chaired the Rubber Manufacturers of America (RMA). He retired from Cooper in 2016.
Prior to joining Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Armes had an outstanding 31-year career at Whirlpool Corporation in the areas of engineering, manufacturing, global procurement and international operations management. He served as corporate vice president and general director of Whirlpool Mexico, vice president of manufacturing technology for Whirlpool Asia, and vice president of manufacturing technology-refrigeration products for Whirlpool Europe.
Armes earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Toledo in 1975 and also completed several executive management and leadership training and educational programs.
Armes and his wife, Marcia, have provided generous support to The University of Toledo and were instrumental in establishing the Engineering Leadership Institute in the College of Engineering.