Alliance Appoints Trio of VPs

Alliance Tire Group has announced that the Company appointed Jean-Paul Spijker as vice president sales global OEM, B.S. Rama Murthy as group vice president commercial and D. Suresh as vice president of Technology function at the end of February.

Spijker has over 17 years of experience in the tyre industry, including a wealth of knowledge in developing OEM businesses internationally. He will be based in the Netherlands, close to most of Alliance’s OEM customers. Murthy brings over 26 years of experience in handling of procurement, logistics, excise and DGFT issues. He will be based at the group’s headquarters in Mumbai, India. His last assignment was with Arcelor Mittal in Eastern Europe as director materials. Murthy holds a B.E. Mechanical degree. Suresh will be responsible for the technology function across the group, focusing on process improvements, cost reduction and productivity improvements. He brings over 25 years of experience in handling various senior technical activities. His last assignment was with Ceat Ltd in charge of technical functions for the manufacturing locations. Suresh holds B.Tech. and MBA degrees.

Yogesh Mahansaria, Alliance Tire Group CEO said: “We are delighted that Messrs. Spijker, Murthy and Suresh joined our Group. I am confident we are building a professional and experienced management team that will prove a valuable asset to the Group as we aim to significantly strengthen our presence in the global market.”