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Gerd Bartels leading Continental’s Specialty Tires business
As of 1 November 2023, Gerd Bartels takes over responsibility for Continental’s Specialty Tires business area. He succeeds Wolfgang Thomale, who Continental recently appointed head of the Surface Solutions business area within its ContiTech group sector.
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Automechanika Birmingham appoints new event director
Messe Frankfurt UK, which organises Automechanika Birmingham and UK Garage & Bodyshop Event, has appointed Joanne Knowles as event director.
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Federal chairman and general manager resigns
On 1 November, Federal Corporation announced that chairman and general manager Chen Heng Kuan resigned “due to other official duties”.
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IGA offers subsidised MOT training to upskill industry
IGA will offer large subsidies on MOT training for their members from 1 November 2023. These include a 40 per cent reduction in the cost of MOT tester training and a 50 per cent reduction in the cost of MOT manager training for a limited period. “Due to the challenging times we are facing as a sector, the IGA feels it is appropriate to provide support to members and help them with the cost of upskilling their staff, as we enter the busy period for MOTs,” announced Stuart James, IGA chief executive.
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Wheel Solutions appoints new sales manager
Wheel Solutions Ltd has appointed Martin Hair as the company’s new sales manager. Martin Hair joins the company with over 10 years of experience within the industry.
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Maverick Diagnostics names Laura Hall as MD
Maverick Diagnostics has appointed Laura Hall as its new managing director. She takes on the role after the previous incumbent, Andy Brooke, assumed new responsibilities within the group.
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Toyo president and CEO wins Medal with Blue Ribbon
Toyo Tire Corporation representative director, president and CEO, Takashi Shimizu, has been awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon in the 2023 autumn conferment of medals. The Japanese Medal with Blue Ribbon is awarded to individuals who have achieved in the areas of public welfare and education.
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Miyamori becomes Toyo Tire corporate officer amongst personnel changes
Toyo Tire Corporation president and CEO Takashi Shimizu announced the following changes of assignments for a corporate officer as well as further personnel changes in statement released on 30 October 2023.
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Nexen ‘restructuring’ European operations with appointments including new UK MD
Nexen Tire reports that it is fortifying its European organizational structure by assigning new members in key positions. The moves includes “restructuring current functional department underneath” and the expansion of its presence in Germany through appointing a new managing director. At the same time, UK managing director responsibilities have been re-assigned.
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Autotech appoints Head of MOT
Autotech Training has appointed Rob Walsh as the company’s new Head of MOT. Walsh joined the company at the end of last year as an Automotive Technical Field Trainer and was offered the Head of MOT position last month.
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Ryan Walsh named CFO of ATD
American Tire Distributors (ATD) has appointed Ryan Walsh to the position of Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, Walsh takes on responsibility for leading the independent replacement market tyre supplier’s key finance operations, in addition to Enterprise Risk Management/Internal Audit.
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Enviro seeking new CFO as Kullberg announces departure
Staffan Kullberg, who has served as chief financial officer of Scandinavian Enviro Systems since September 2022, has informed the Swedish pyrolysis tyre recycling specialist that he intends to leave Enviro to take up a position at a company in his hometown of Stockholm. He will remain in his current position at Enviro until after the report for the third quarter, which will be published on 23 November.
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Pro-Align launches Advanced Wheel Alignment course
Pro-Align have become early adoptors of the new BS10125 CPD Framework by launching a new one-day training course for Advanced Wheel Alignment. The BSI-approved Advanced Wheel Alignment course is a one-day course for technicians with previous experience of wheel alignment and who require re-certification on section C.10 of BS 10125.
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Continental’s Straten switches to non-tyre role
Enno Straten will take on a new position within Continental from 1 November 2023, leaving the Tires group sector where he is currently responsible for Strategy, Analytics and Marketing (SAM) in the EMEA region Replacement Tires business area. As of next month, he will head Continental’s Automotive Aftermarket business, a segment that includes replacement and wear parts for the passenger car aftermarket. Straten succeeds Peter Wagner, who will pursue new opportunities outside of Continental.
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Borgo steps down as Yokohama Europe CEO amidst wider leadership reshuffle
Gregorio Borgo has stepped down as chief executive officer (CEO) of Yokohama Europe GmbH. Effective 15 October 2023, Giovanni Angelo Ponzoni has been appointed as the new CEO. However, Borgo, who was both president and CEO of Yokohama Europe GmbH until the announcement, will “remain within the Yokohama family as consultant and acting president as of 1 January 2024”. Yokohama also announced the departure of Aleksandar Gramatikov, executive vice-president sales, marketing and supply chain of Yokohama Europe GmbH.
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