GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/

DIRECTOR SELECTION GUIDELINES

The Board of Directors has approved guidelines for selecting directors as part of our Corporate Governance Guidelines. Criteria considered in the selection of directors include:

•Personal qualities and characteristics, including the highest personal and professional integrity, sound judgment, and reputation in the business community or a record of public service;

•Substantial business experience or professional expertise and a record of accomplishments;

•Experience and stature necessary to be highly effective, working with other members of the Board, in serving the long-term interests of shareholders;

•Ability and willingness to devote sufficient time to the affairs of the Board and the Company and to carry out their duties effectively;

•The needs of the Company at the time of nomination to the Board and the fit of a particular individual’s skills and personality with those of the other directors in building a Board that is effective and responsive to the needs of the Company;

•Diverse business experience, substantive expertise, skills and background, as well as diversity in personal characteristics, such as age, gender and ethnicity; and

•Ability to satisfy Goodyear’s and The Nasdaq Stock Market’s independence standards.