Changes within Kenda’s European management team

Kenda Tires Europe has reorganised its management team. Henno Plaggenborg has been promoted to Director Automotive Division, Europe, a role in which he reports directly to Jimmy Yang, managing director of Kenda Tires Europe. Michael Eckert takes over the position of Automotive OEM Sales Manager Europe and will report to Plaggenborg.

According to Kenda, Henno Plaggenborg possesses a “wealth of industry knowledge,” having previously worked in management and business development roles. Michael Eckert started his career as a tyre technician and then worked as a race engineer. He held positions at Davanti, Sailun, Michelin and Hankook prior to joining the Kenda team a year ago.