Michiel Kramer appointed marketing communications manager at Apollo Vredestein

Michiel Kramer (34) was appointed manager of marketing communications and product management at Apollo Vredestein BV on 1 May 2013. He replaces Bandi Vaczi, who has been promoted to head of global marketing communications at Apollo Tyres Ltd. Kramer will lead the teams responsible for Apollo and Vredestein products and brands in Europe and North America.

Kramer has been working at Vredestein for more than eight years. He began as market development manager in the US in 2005 and after that (in September 2009), worked as area export manager in the Export division with responsibility for the East European markets where Apollo Vredestein has no dedicated offices. Kramer was also product manager for the high-end concept Premium Styling by Vredestein.

Meanwhile his predecessor Bandi Vaczi (36) has been promoted to head of global marketing communications. For six years, Vaczi was in charge of the marketing communications department, where he was responsible for the marketing and communications at corporate and product level for all products and the brands Vredestein, Maloya and Apollo. In his new role, Vaczi will be responsible for marketing communications for all brands in the portfolio of Apollo Tyres Ltd, i.e., Apollo, Vredestein and Dunlop (in 32 African countries).