Shaul Nuri joins Maxam Tire
Maxam Tire International Limited has appointed a new senior product marketing manager. Shaul Nuri brings more than three decades of tyre industry experience to the position, and will focus on developing Maxam market share in the agricultural tyre segment with the Agrixtra and Flotxtra ranges. Shaul will also provide input into Maxam’s other core segments, OTR and construction.
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Roitman joins TGI as sales VP
Florida-based wholesaler and private brand distributor Tire Group International (TGI) has appointed Lito Roitman vice-president of its Sales business category. In this role, Roitman joins an international sales team to focus on TGI’s expansion of its agricultural, off-the-road and industrial segments at home and around the world, and also deliver training, continuing education and market support.
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Giacomo Bertaina appointed to Bridgestone digital marketing role
Bridgestone Americas has announced that Giacomo Bertaina will join the company as its vice-president, Global Digital Enablement Center. The tyre maker says this newly-created role is part of its ongoing efforts to enhance its global digital marketing strategy and encourage greater collaboration across regions and subsidiary business units. Bertaina will be based at the companys Americas headquarters office in Nashville and provide leadership for all global digital marketing activities.
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TGI’s Tony Gonzalez enters into movie rights deal with Paramount Pictures & Appian Way
Tyres are not Tony Gonzalez’s sole passion. In addition to holding the positions of chief executive officer and chairman at US wholesaler Tire Group International (TGI), he has also built up a multimedia and artist management company, Rock The Moon Productions, LLC. Yesterday, the Film division of Rock The Moon Productions announced it has sold the rights to develop the film ‘The Corporation’ to Paramount Pictures in partnership with Appian Way Productions, the film company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Martins Industries adds two to sales team
Martins Industries has appointed Jenny Lalumiere as a technical representative for Western USA and Cedric Gaudette as the sales manager for the Americas (North America & LAC).
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OE focus for latest Giti Tire appointments
With an eye on increasing its OEM business, Giti Tire has announced two senior appointments at its R&D Centre Europe. Dr Claus Oberbeck has taken on the role of OE chief engineer at the facility in Hannover, Germany, while Martin Wells has become global account manager for German OEMs.
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Steve Dunn appointed as IAAF CV Committee Chairman
The commercial vehicle section of the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has appointed Exol Lubricants sales director Steve Dunn as its new Committee Chairman. Dunn has been a member of the CV committee for a number of years and is widely recognised in the CV aftermarket. Gaining a wealth of industry experience from his current role of sales director at the UK’s largest independently owned oil blender, Exol Lubricants, Dunn is eager to share his expertise with the council and work with IAAF to drive the CV section forward.
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Martin Blakey new managing director for Tyresure and Hamaton
Tyresure and Hamaton have appointed Martin Blakey to the position of managing director. The two sister companies report that they made the appointment in order to “recruit industry expertise” to address the “fast developing European TPMS markets”.
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Jerome Monsaingeon named new ATS Euromaster MD
ATS Euromaster has appointed Jerome Monsaingeon as its new managing director. He succeeds Peter Allen, who is taking up a new opportunity within the Michelin Group in the USA. Monsaingeon joins ATS Euromaster after 36 years in managerial roles within Michelin across the globe, most recently as managing director of SMPT (Societe des Matieres Premieres Tropicales), a Singapore-based Michelin subsidiary that buys and supplies natural rubber to the Michelin Group.
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Bridgestone names new GCR Tires & Service executive director of marketing
Jon Kimpel has been appointed the new executive director of marketing for GCR Tires & Service, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations’ (BATO) commercial vehicle tyre retail and service network in the US and eastern Canada. He fills the vacancy left by Chris Ripani, who was named president of BATO subsidiary Speedco late last year.
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Heuver appoints new Belgium and Luxembourg manager
In mid-March, Heuver Tyrewholesale appointed Bert Vreys as its new account manager for Belgium and Luxembourg. During the course of 2015, Heuver decided that its agricultural sector, which is where the companys roots lie, required greater focus. Heuver therefore reorganised its agricultural department and promoted Pieter Dubois from within the company.
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Foxwood Diesel apprentice is runner-up in national competition
A Foxwood Diesel apprentice has beaten more than 13,000 hopefuls to be named one of the top engineering and construction apprentices in the country. Casey Allen (17), who is about to complete level 2 of her apprenticeship and start level 3 at Foxwood Diesel in Old Whittington, was put forward for the award by her apprentice training provider, NLT Training Services, based in Brimington.
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