Hankook UK appoints Kallaway TBR regional sales manager

Hankook Tyre UK has appointed Shane Kallaway as truck and bus tyre regional sales manager for the South West. Kallaway succeeds Richard Ettey who has retired. Ettey leaves a long career in the tyre industry, with more than twelve years’ service at Hankook, and 40 years with Goodyear Dunlop in various roles.

Chang-Yool Han, managing director at Hankook Tyre UK, said: “We are very pleased to be welcoming Shane into our UK sales team. Shane has extensive industry experience, professionalism, and is a highly motivated individual with an impressive work ethic. We are confident that Shane will be a major asset to the team.”

Kallaway said of his new appointment: “I am honoured to have taken up the post of truck and bus tyre sales manager for the South West of England and South Wales region. Working within the tyre industry for over 25 years, I know Hankook Tyre has grown to be a major force within the commercial truck and bus markets. I look forward to working closely with the Hankook dealers and promoting the Hankook range as well as to contributing to the continual growth of Hankook’s truck and bus tyre market in the UK, with the support of the rest of the team.”