Updated:
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Founded in 1914 in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company operated as an independent tire designer and manufacturer for over a century.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Founded in 1914 in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company operated as an independent tire designer and manufacturer for over a century. Former Chairman and CEO Roy V. Armes, who also stewarded the firm's philanthropic arm, and former President Bradley E. Hughes represent the last generation of leadership before Goodyear's acquisition in 2021. The underlying pension entity is a legacy corporate defined-benefit plan, now tied to a subsidiary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The pension's assets are deployed through a traditional corporate DB structure, with strategy historically tied to Cooper Tire's manufacturing footprint. That footprint spans five industrial plants — in Findlay, Ohio; Texarkana, Arkansas; Tupelo, Mississippi; Kruševac, Serbia; and Melksham, United Kingdom — plus distribution centers in Whiteland, Indiana and Marshall County, Mississippi. The plan's investment posture likely reflects standard corporate pension allocations across public equities, fixed income, and alternatives, though specific portfolio holdings are not publicly disclosed. Cooper Tire's legacy corporate foundation, the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Foundation and its associated Fund, remain in operation. The parent firm held memberships in the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, was a founding member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber, and participated in the Tire Industry Project — all signaling an institutional focus on sustainable supply chains. In 2021, Goodyear completed its acquisition of Cooper Tire, absorbing the operating company and its pension obligations. The pension's structural differentiator is its status as a legacy corporate plan inside an acquired industrial subsidiary. Unlike sovereign or multi-employer funds, this is a single-sponsor DB plan whose investment governance now operates under Goodyear's corporate treasury or pension committee, carrying forward the liabilities of the Findlay-based manufacturer while its physical plants continue producing tires under the Cooper brand.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
1914
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Findlay
Corporate office
701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, OH, United States
Additional offices
Melksham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom · Kruševac, Serbia
Principals
Bradley E. Hughes
Former President and CEO
Roy V. Armes
Former Chairman, CEO, and President
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How is Cooper Tire's pension structured after the Goodyear acquisition?
It remains a legacy corporate defined-benefit plan, now sponsored by Goodyear. Investment governance likely sits under Goodyear's corporate treasury or pension committee, with the plan carrying forward Cooper's historical liabilities.
Does Cooper Tire's pension disclose its investment strategy or asset allocation?
No. Specific portfolio holdings, asset-class weights, and external manager mandates are not publicly disclosed. The plan operates with the opacity typical of a corporate single-sponsor DB plan inside a public company.
What is the relationship between the pension and Cooper Tire's manufacturing assets?
The manufacturing plants — in Findlay, Texarkana, Tupelo, Kruševac, and Melksham — are corporate operating assets of Goodyear's subsidiary, not direct pension investments. The pension does not own the plants; it is funded by the corporate sponsor.
Does the Cooper Tire pension have a philanthropic or foundation arm?
The Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Foundation and the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Fund are legacy philanthropic entities tied to the firm's Findlay heritage. They remain operational, though their current grantmaking is not disclosed in pension documents.
Who ran Cooper Tire before the Goodyear acquisition?
Roy V. Armes served as Chairman, CEO, and President for multiple terms; Bradley E. Hughes was President and CEO. Armes also had a scholarship named in his honor. Both represent the pre-acquisition leadership team.
Profile maintained by Altss using OSINT (open-source intelligence), regulatory filings, licensed data partners, and verified direct submissions. Read the methodology. Last updated: . Continuous refresh with full update cycles at least every 30 days.
Need institutional-grade insight on family offices?
Altss delivers:
Prefer a guided tour?
We’ll walk you through: