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Pro-Align presents latest automated Revolution
While the financial context of the last five years has undoubtedly provided a challenging market environment for many players in the tyre industry, the premium garage equipment sector has seen opportunity. As tyre retailers have broadly seen margins squeezed further as consumers look to save on tyres, so has the importance of maximising ancillary services grown. On the occasion of the launch of another trail-blazing addition to its range with the Revolution tyre changer, Hunter garage machinery supplier to the UK Pro-Align took the opportunity to show Tyrepress the effects of providing innovative services to the sector.
Continue ReadingToyo announces Tire Logistic department changes
As of 1 January 2015, the Tire Logistic department that is currently under the direct control of Toyo Tire & Rubber’s Tire Business Group Headquarters will be transferred to the Tire Planning Division within the Tire Business Group Headquarters. That same day, Tsuyoshi Tanaka will take on the role of general manager of the Tire Logistics department; he will also continue in his current position of general manager of Toyo’s Tire Supply Chain Administration department.
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New Bridgestone Brazil president to oversee growth projects
Fabio Fossen has been appointed president of Bridgestone Brazil, succeeding Ariel Depascuali, who is retiring after more than 15 years with the company. Fossen comes to Bridgestone from Coca Cola Femsa, and his main role will be to lead Bridgestone’s expansion and modernisation in Brazil.
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Conti appoints Ralph Lauxmann as Head of Systems & Technology
As of 1 January 2015, Ralph Lauxmann will take over as head of Continental’s Systems & Technology in the Chassis & Safety division headquarters in Frankfurt. He will report directly to Frank Jourdan, head of the Chassis & Safety division and member of the executive board of Continental AG and functionally to Christian Senger, Head […]
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Cooper Tire names Ginger Jones its new CFO
The board of directors at Cooper Tire & Rubber has elected Ginger M. Jones to the position of vice-president and chief financial officer, effective today. Jones succeeds Brad Hughes, who in July of this year was appointed president of the company’s International Operations.
Continue Reading![Giti Tire adds to German-region consumer business team](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Katharina-Kremer-and-Thomas-Wurst-Kornacker.jpg)
Giti Tire adds to German-region consumer business team
Giti Tire has strengthened its passenger and light truck tyre division in the German-speaking, or D-A-CH region with the appointment of Thomas Wurst-Kornacker as retail network development manager and Katharina Kremer as marketing manager.
Continue Reading![Euro Car Parts appoints new supply chain/e-commerce head](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Sukhbir_Kapoor_1.jpg)
Euro Car Parts appoints new supply chain/e-commerce head
Euro Car Parts has appointed Sukhbir Kapoor as vice president (VP) for Supply Chain and E-commerce. According to LKQ Corporation, which owns Euro Car Parts, Kapoor will coordinate the company’s pan-European strategies and activities in supplier relationships, global sourcing, inventory, category management, brands and concepts, cataloguing, e-commerce and pricing. Kapoor joins the board of Euro […]
Continue ReadingSMMT names Gareth Jones as new president
SMMT has announced that Gareth Jones, managing director of ebm-papst Automotive and Drives UK will be president in 2015 effective 1 January. Gareth Jones has more than 26 years’ experience within the ebm-papst group, operating in the manufacturing supply chains of many global industries including automotive, telecommunications, rail, consumer electronics, white goods and retail. He is an engineer with a wide range of experience across many business environments.
Continue ReadingJohn McNaught launches JCM UK, focusing on recruitment and management services
Following his retirement from Bridgestone, ex-Northern European region managing director, John McNaught has founded JCM UK – a new venture focusing on recruitment and management services in the tyre and related industries. According to McNaught, after decades of working 60 – 80-hour weeks, he is simultaneously looking to take the opportunity to cut-back, but also […]
Continue ReadingSMMT celebrates scheme to up-skill young people
Yesterday (25 November) UK automotive industry representatives celebrated the achievements of more than 70 young people in the third iteration of an initiative to enhance skills in the automotive sector. The ‘Working Assets’ initiative, funded through SMMT’s Charitable Trust and delivered by the Foyer Federation, offers young people who have experienced disadvantage an exciting opportunity to develop their skills in one of the UK’s most vibrant industrial sectors.
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Pierluigi Dinelli Pirelli NAFTA CEO
Pirelli has appointed Pierluigi Dinelli as chairman and CEO of Pirelli’s NAFTA region as of January 2015. Dinelli joins the NAFTA team from Pirelli’s headquarters in Italy, where he has held the role of CEO for Pirelli Italia. He brings international experience to the position having held senior positions at Brembo as chief marketing officer and former marketing director at Pirelli’s NAFTA headquarters in Rome, Georgia.
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Paolo Ferrari appointed Pirelli Latam CEO
Chairman and CEO of Pirelli’s NAFTA region, Paolo Ferrari will move on to the position of CEO, Pirelli Latin America region effective 1 January 2015. In the last three years, the NAFTA team led by Ferrari have scaled up Pirelli’s presence in North America across all areas of the business including the expansion of the […]
Continue Reading![Blackcircles on expansion, investment and going international](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/JB_michael_welch_09.jpg)
Blackcircles on expansion, investment and going international
When Blackcircles.com appointed two new directors in early November, it was about more than simply expanding the range of experience available to the firm. It was also about driving the company’s international expansion plans forward. Tyres & Accessories recently caught up with founder and managing director Mike Welch in Edinburgh and found out more about […]
Continue Reading![WTCC champion Rob Huff joins Litchfield as test driver](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0682_web.jpg)
WTCC champion Rob Huff joins Litchfield as test driver
Gloucestershire-based sports and supercar tuner Litchfield has announced that WTCC champion Rob Huff has joined its ranks as part of its technical test team. Huff will now have a hand in signing off many of Litchfield’s new chassis and powertrain conversions prior to sale. Explaining Huff’s role, Litchfield MD Iain Litchfield commented: “Rob has a […]
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Insa Turbo appoints new commercial director
Spain-based retreader Insa Turbo has named Salvador Pérez Lucena its commercial director. In his new position, Pérez Lucena will be involved with the Insa Turbo brand and other Grupo Soledad companies, including retreader and rubber compound manufacturer MCE Mezclas Caucho and rubber automotive components manufacturer Cauchos Verdú. Insa Turbo says the appointment was made “in order to revitalise the company and achieve new goals of positioning and expansion in the sector, both nationally and internationally.”
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