Motor Wheel Service Distribution appoints marketing director on pan-European brief
Michael Payton has been appointed marketing director at Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD), with a brief to transform the company’s UK and European activities to increase customer engagement. Payton, who previously held the role of head of marketing at Smart Fleet Solutions, will look at business and brand development across client relations, web and social media, technical projects and sales management as well as be responsible for delivering the agreed plans.
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Pro-Align expands again with new aftersales support roles
Pro-Align has boosted staff numbers to a record level for the company, having created a number of new support and aftersales roles. The distributor states that the new appointments are the result of growing demand for Pro-Align’s range of Hunter wheel alignment and wheel servicing systems. “As well as providing innovative and technologically advanced products, […]
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David Cameron steps down following Brexit vote
This UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he would step down by October, following yesterday’s referendum result supporting a British exit – or Brexit – from the European Union. The markets responded with historically high level of volatility – especially in terms of sterling’s value against the dollar and at the FTSE 100. This in turn led to calming statements from Bank of England governor Mark Carney, who reassured investors of Britain’s financial capabilities and contingencies.
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‘Class of 2016’ assemble at Michelin’s UK headquarters for Tyre Academy launch
Promising tyre fitters from around the UK and Ireland have assembled in Stoke-on-Trent for the launch of Michelin’s 2016 Tyre Academy course. The 10 fitters, selected from dealerships within the Michelin Certified Centre (MCC) network, were invited to the manufacturer’s UK headquarters for the first Tyre Academy module, which combined classroom and workshop-based education at Michelin’s dedicated training centre.
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Enno Straten takes over as MD of Continental CST
Effective 1 July 2016, Enno Straten has been appointed managing director of Continental’s Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) business unit. He succeeds Dr. Michael Märtens who left the company last year to concentrate on other projects outside the industry. Straten, who has worked at Continental for 17 years, will report directly to Dr. Andreas Esser, executive vice president of Continental Commercial Vehicle Tires.
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Continental appoints new truck tyre OE head
At the start of May Continental AG appointed Klaus Kreipe as head of Original Equipment Truck Tires worldwide. Klaus Kreipe holds this position as Vice President and manages the business field from Hanover-Stöcken. In his new role, he reports directly to Andreas Esser, executive vice president and head of Continentals Commercial Vehicle Tires business unit. Kreipe succeeds Peter Matzke, who has retired after almost 40 years working in different functions at Continental.
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John Gray becomes FER acting president
Ken Worsdale has stood down as president of the Federation of Engine Re-manufacturers (FER). John Gray, current vice-president, will assume the role of president until the federation’s annual conference, AGM and dinner, held on Saturday 8 October in Birmingham.
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