De Valroger named Bridgestone Europe’s vice-president of consumer original equipment
Christophe de Valroger has been appointed vice-president of original equipment for Bridgestone Europe’s passenger car and light commercial vehicle tyre business. He began in this role in January 2015.
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Terry Rymer joins GTC Motorcycle
Guildford Tyre Company has announced that the company will launch GTC Motorcycle this April. The new business will be headed up by Terry Rymer, the ex-double World Champion. Rymer joins GTC Motorcycle with a lifetime of experience in the motorcycle industry. In his role of business development manager, he will use his contacts to increase […]
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ATG appoints Peter Baur as European president
ATG (Alliance Tire Group) has appointed former Hilti Deutschland management board member Peter Baur as president of its European operations. Baur started on 9 February 2015.
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Will Matthews adds to CAM IT management expertise
CAM has announced the appointment of Will Matthews as technical solutions manager. Matthews has more than a decade of technical and managerial experience in high-pressure environments, and will enhance the company’s problem solving expertise and further develop its technology platforms and solutions, CAM stated.
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Steve Hewitt joins Bridgestone
Steve Hewitt, who boasts 25 years’ experience in the industry at brands including CNH Global and JCB, has joined Bridgestone’s agricultural tyre team at the same time the firm is launching its VT Tractor tyre to dealers. According to the company, the 43 year-old said that the opportunity to work with a blue chip company like Bridgestone - at a time when an innovative new product was being introduced to the market – was extremely compelling:
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Quinney becomes Banner Batteries UK country manager
Banner Batteries has appointed Lee Quinney as country manager in a bid to expand its presence here in the UK. Quinney will take on the new role as of 28 February. Joining Banner Batteries after eight years with GM brand, ACDelco where he held the position of director, Quinney brings 30 years’ experience of the […]
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Russian auto market crashes
Demand in the Russian light vehicle automotive market has crashed following what some analysts have called a “perfect storm” of contributing factors. As a result the countrys light-vehicle market suffered a massive 24.4 per cent year-on-year decline in sales during January to 115,390 units (down 32,272 units). IHS Automotive said this was the result of “a perfect storm in macroeconomic terms with rising prices, declining spending power, eroded confidence and the economic effect of sanctions on the Russian government.” The worst thing is that this is despite the renewal of the Russian governments vehicle scrappage scheme. And it looks like it won’t get any better. IHS Automotive forecasts that the Russian light-vehicle sales will fall by 27.4 per cent year-on-year in 2015 to 1.81 million units.
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Banerji to help Apollo Tyres over the ‘cusp of next global growth phase’
As reported on 6 February, Raj Banerji has succeeded Sunam Sarkar as chief financial officer at Apollo Tyres Ltd. Commenting on Banerji’s appointment, company vice-chairman and managing director Neeraj Kanwar said: “We are on the cusp of our next phase of growth globally. Having a person like Raj join our global team at this crucial time, with a strong international experience, will provide further impetus to this growth, and at the same time, contribute to the organisation’s overall financial health and stability.”
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Hyzdu to lead Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations’ commercial marketing
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) has appointed Marshall Hyzdu to head marketing within its commercial tyre business. As vice-president of BATO’s Commercial Tire Division, Hyzdu takes on responsibility for marketing initiatives related to OTR and truck and bus tyre products for the company’s Bridgestone, Firestone, Bandag and Dayton brands in the region where BATO is active.
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