Money Robert Mercer, the former Goodyear CEO who decried corporate takeover culture, dies at 96 September 1, 2020Jim Mackinnon, Akron Beacon JournalComments Off on Robert Mercer, the former Goodyear CEO who decried corporate takeover culture, dies at 96 Robert Mercer, who served as Goodyear's chairman and CEO from 1983 to 1989 and fought off a corporate takeover, died Friday at 96.