GS Yuasa welcomes Wayne Stevens as new managing director
Wayne Stevens has been named as managing director of GS Yuasa Battery Sales UK. The company says he brings with him a wealth of business and leadership experience across different market sectors and his background positions him as an ideal leader to drive GS Yuasa Battery Sales UK Ltd. forward in its continued pursuit for growth and innovation.
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TBC Corporation promotes Don Byrd to president & CEO
TBC Corporation (TBC) has named Don Byrd its next president and chief executive officer. He will assume this role with the North American replacement tyre distributor on 1 May 2024, succeeding Sam Kato, who will return to TBC shareholder Sumitomo Corporation.
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Dan Joyce succeeds Paul Boulton as Kwik Fit retail operations director
Kwik Fit has promoted Dan Joyce to the role of retail operations director. The incumbent Kwik Fit fleet director succeeds Paul Boulton, who is retiring after over 43 years with the organisation. In addition to retaining responsibility for Kwik Fit Fleet, as retail operations director, Joyce will be responsible for the running of around 700 centres under both the Kwik Fit and STS Tyre Pros brands.
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David Geraghty appointed moveero CEO
David Geraghty has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) industrial and OTR wheelmaker moveero with immediate effect. Geraghty brings over 25 years’ experience in senior roles with multi-national, multi-billion-dollar organisations to the business, including his most recent position as president of Yokohama Off Highway Tires (YOHT), America, responsible for Aftermarket and OE operations.
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Ryan Waldron heading Goodyear’s Americas business unit
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named Ryan Waldron President of the firm’s Americas business unit, reporting to Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Stewart. He succeeds Steven R. McClellan, who retired on 1 April.
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Heuver names new Business Unit managers
Wholesaler Heuver Tyres has promoted two of its former sales office staff to positions of greater responsibility within the company. Anne Bouwmeester has taken on the role of Business Unit Manager OTR tyres and Jordi van den Berg is the Dutch firm’s new Business Unit Manager Concept Light TBR tyres. Furthermore, from April 2024, Bert van t Holt progresses in his OTR sector remit as Heuver’s new Senior Account Manager Global OTR.
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Yokohama and Goodyear managers join TyreSafe steering committee
On 2 April 2024, BKT received Excellent Level certification from Caterpillar Inc. under its Supplier Excellence Recognition (SER) Process for the second consecutive year. The Excellent Level certification is the highest honour that Caterpillar Inc. bestows on suppliers, who consistently meet stringent production and quality requirements, under the SER Process.
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Point S strengthens UK team with 3 hires
Independent tyre dealer and car maintenance network Point S Tyre & Autocare has bolstered its UK team with three strategic appointments. It has named Gary Holden the network’s UK Sales Manager North, while Dexter Jones and Paul Jones have taken on the roles of Business Development Manager South East and Marketing Manager, respectively.
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Transaid appoints new head of fundraising
Transaid has appointed Maddy Matheson, 26, as its new head of fundraising. Matheson joined Transaid’s fundraising team in 2021, most recently serving as communications and corporate partnerships manager, where she was responsible for assisting the development and delivery of fundraising strategy.
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James Stopps joins PCL as Area Sales Manager
Pneumatic Components Ltd (PCL) has appointed James Stopps to the position of Area Sales Manager in charge of its South region. Stopps joins the company from consumables and fasteners supplier Würth UK Ltd, where he managed a team of 12 sales consultants and over 1,800 accounts for the automotive division, growing the area by over 20 per cent.
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Kraiburg Austria a Kununu Top Company again
Retreading supplier, Kraiburg Austria has been awarded the Kununu Top Company seal again in 2024 after also doing so in 2023. The seal recognises companies with high employee satisfaction and is awarded exclusively based on independent reviews on Kununu. Kununu means blank slate in Swahili and, according to the operators, stands for all companies that have not yet been rated. The platform, which was founded in Vienna, has been online since 2007 and currently employs around 130 people in Vienna, Porto, Berlin and Hamburg.
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Yokohama appoints new deputy head of tyre planning division
At the end of March, The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. announced the promotion of one of its senior managers, Masahiro Yuki, to the role of Deputy Head of Yokohama’s Tire Business Planning Division. The change, announced on 27 March 2024 became effective a day later on 28 March 2024.
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TBC Corporation names Bill Schafer as COO of TBC Brands and TBC International
TBC Corporation has appointed Bill Schafer as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for TBC Brands and TBC International. Schafer will report directly to TBC Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Sam Kato, and will oversee all TBC Brands and TBC International sales initiatives, including customer service, commercial tyre sales, equipment and non-tyre sales, and operations.
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Chairman Cho absent from new Hankook Tire BoD
The list of internal candidates proposed for the Hankook Tire & Technology Board of Directors and approved during the shareholders’ meeting on 28 March 2024 does not include chairman Cho Hyun-bum. Cho withdrew his own proposal for reappointment as an internal director on 25 March 2024.
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Nova Motorsport recruits ex-Avon design engineer Jack Price as product category manager
Nova Motorsport has recruited a highly experienced contingent of former Avon Motorsport personnel with significant expertise in the BHC and developing hillclimb tyres. This includes Jack Price, who served as Avon Motorsport design engineer and design manager for 12 years, and now becomes Nova Motorsport product category manager.
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