Apollo appoints ex-Goodyear OE specialist as senior vice president for North America
Apollo Tyres has appointed Steven Smidlein as the senior vice president for North America. This new role will be based in the firm’s New Jersey office and will see Smidlein reporting to Neeraj Kanwar, vice chairman and managing director, Apollo Tyres Ltd. An OE specialist, with previous experience at Goodyear, Steven Smidlein has spent most of his career working in various executive roles for car makers such as Chrysler, Honda and Accura in the US. According to the Apollo, Smidlein’s latest role sees him take responsibility for ”building the brand and sales in North America for both, Apollo and Vredestein”.
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Arlanxeo – synthetic rubber JV’s Executive Board named
The Executive Board for the new Arlanxeo synthetic rubber joint venture has been announced, with parent companies Lanxess and Saudi Aramco gaining equal representation on the four-person Board.
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Nehring named new media relations manager at Continental’s CV Tires business unit
Michael Nehring has been appointed to the role of manager of media relations within Continental’s Commercial Vehicle Tires business unit. He succeeds Thomas Recke, who has taken up a position within the company’s Automotive Group in North America. Nehring reports to Dr Christiane Pfeiffer, global head of communication at Continental, and his responsibilities include worldwide media work for the CV Tires business unit, media monitoring and tasks related to internal communication.
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New appointment strengthens Glass’s valuation team
David Hill has been appointed to the role of commercial vehicle editor to further strengthen the valuations team at Glasss. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the motor industry, being part of the sales department at dealerships selling LCVs and HGVs for manufacturers including Ford, Renault, LDV, and Isuzu Trucks. He was also senior editor of CAP Red Book and, most recently, worked for CDL on data products.
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Bryan Barksby named Autosupplies’ Employee of the Year
Chesterfield-based motor factor, Autosupplies, has revealed its Employee of the Year, telesales team member, Bryan Barksby, with new clutch supplier, National Auto Parts, sponsoring the award. The motor factor is keen to reward its staff members for their hard work and efforts throughout the year, and it is very much aware of the significant impact they have upon the business.
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Wang Feng resigns as Aeolus Tyre chairman
Aeolus Tyre Co. Ltd. has reported the resignation of its chairman Wang Feng. In a Chinese-language statement issued on 15 March, the tyre maker shared that Mr Wang has resigned due to “job changes.”
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Magna Tyres appoints new South France sales manager
Magna Tyres Group has appointed Christophe Cantou as sales manager for the region South France. Cantou has over 15 years of sales experience in the tyre industry and has worked for various well-known tyre companies. He will be working alongside Peter Schreudering and focus on the southern part of the country.
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Michelin solutions Bus and Coach sales manager appointed
Michelin solutions has appointed Kevin Lawton, 47, as UK and Republic of Ireland Bus and Coach sales manager. Lawton assumes the role after a nearly six-year stint as Michelin UK operations manager, firstly at Michelin Fleet Solutions, before continuing with the same role when Michelin solutions was launched in 2013. The role will see Lawton working closely with Michelin solutions’ customers to ensure an excellent quality of service across the company’s 32,000 contracted bus and coach assets. He will also focus on extending the company’s unique tyre management solutions to prospective customers.
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Continental names new UK passenger sales director
Continental Tyre Group Ltd has appointed a new passenger sales director to take over from Phil Scanlan, who retires from the company after 30 years. Klaus Fremenau has been with Continental for 20 years, starting at Uniroyal after graduating with a university degree. He brings with him extensive experience, with previous roles at Continental Germany such as regional sales manager and his previous position as sales director for car dealer and fleet business.
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Starco chairman and owner Peer Ejlersgaard dies
Starco reports that company owner and chairman Peer Ejlersgaard (56) died of a heart attack at this home on Saturday 5 March. He is survived by wife Hanne Bruun Ejlersgaard and their two sons, Philip and Christian.
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