Kumho Adds Three Sales Managers

(Akron/Tire Review) Kumho Tire USA Inc. has added three sales managers to its ranks.

Aaron Duty joins Kumho as a regional sales manager for southern California and Arizona. He had been a district sales manager for Toyo Tire (USA) Corp. Before that, he served as a service technician with Sears Automotive and previously as a fabricator and engineering laboratory technician. Duty earned a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from California Polytechnic State University.

John Krajewski has been appointed a regional sales manager for Wisconsin, Illinois and northern Michigan. He spent 15 years with U.S. Tire & Exhaust and five years with Chem-Trend, a company that sells mould release chemicals to the tyre industry. Krajewski earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Northern Illinois University.

Frank Torres was named regional sales manager for Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. He was most recently a sales representative for Foree Tire in Denver. Before that, he held sales manager positions for Tires Plus and Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire.

“Adding Aaron, John and Frank gives our sales force excellent coverage of the U.S.,” said Dave Hudrlik, vice president and director of sales. “We’re well positioned to provide our dealers with the sales support and service they need.”