Cooper Tire & Rubber Company elected Jerry Bialek to serve as Vice President & Treasurer effective Feb. 1. As he takes on this new responsibility, Bialek will continue to lead investor relations for the company. In the Treasurer role, Bialek replaces Tom Lause, who retires from Cooper effective Jan. 31. Bialek joined Cooper in 2014 as Director, Global Financial Planning and Analysis, and a year later was named Director, Investor Relations and Strategic Planning. In 2017, he was promoted to the position of Vice President, Finance & Strategy, supporting Cooper’s Asia operations.