Peterson

Akron, Ohio-based tire maker Goodyear recently announced that Shirley Peterson had been appointed a director, bringing the company’s board membership to 11. Peterson is a former partner with Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C., and also served as assistant attorney general, tax division, under Pres. George H.W. Bush. Pres. Bush later appointed her commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Peterson, who is also a director at AK Steel and Federal-Mogul, joins a Goodyear board that includes former Sprint CEO Gary Forsee and former Sherwin-Williams CEO John Breen.