Von Aspern to lead Michelin’s new European wholesale business
Michelin has named Dieter von Aspern head of its new Distribution business area. In the role of director wholesale Europe, the former marketing director for replacement tyres in the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region will take on responsibility for Michelin’s future wholesale activities. Anish K. Taneja has been named Dieter von Aspern’s successor in the DACH replacement business, and will take up these duties alongside his current commercial vehicle tyre position on 1 May.
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Cooper appoints ex-Apollo exec Ceneviz
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has appointed ex Apollo Verdestein European president Luis Ceneviz as its managing director - Latin America Tire Operations effective 1 March 2015. In this new role, Ceneviz will be responsible for the company’s business throughout Latin America, including Central and South America, as well as Mexico, where Cooper has a sales and marketing organization and participates in a joint venture tyre manufacturing operation near Guadalajara. He will report to Brad Hughes, Cooper’s chief operating officer.
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Dolan appointed Bridgestone north Europe consumer sales and marketing director
Former HiQ retail director, Farrell Dolan has been appointed Bridgestone’s new north Europe consumer sales and marketing director. Having spent a month with Bridgestone already, Dolan is optimistic about the coming year, expressing his excitement about the company’s potential. He said that he had been impressed by the sales team’s knowledge and professionalism, as well as the Firestone brand’s mid-range proposition. Dolan joins new managing director Robin Shaw at the helm of Bridgestone’s activities in the north Europe region during a period of reorganisation following a number of retirements and departures, including former MD John McNaught.
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Cooper appoints Hughes as COO
On 30 January Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has appointed has promoted Brad Hughes into the newly created position of senior vice president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. In this role, Hughes has responsibility for Cooper’s worldwide operations throughout North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America. He has been with the company for five years, beginning in 2009 as chief financial officer. In July 2014, he was appointed to lead the company’s International segment as president—International Tire Operations.
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New roles for Continental media spokespeople
Changes have been made to Continental Corporation’s press spokesperson team. At the beginning of 2015, Vincent Charles took over as corporate spokesperson for business and finance. He replaces Antje Lewe, who after roughly eight years in this role has transferred to the ContiTech division’s Media and Public Relations department.
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Klarius appoints multilinguist to develop European sales
UK exhaust and emission control products manufacturer Klarius has recruited a fluent German speaker to help develop its business in Europe. Thinusa Thilagarajan (22) was born and brought up in Oberhausen, Germany and has just graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Warwick.
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Heuver expands management team with internal appointment
As of January 2015, Laura van den Heuvel will occupy the newly created position of sales manager at Heuver Tyrewholesale. The wholesaler said the position has been introduced to further improve effectiveness and customer focus.
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Klinkers follows Bentley as CEO of Maxion Wheels
Marcos Oliveira, president and CEO of Iochpe Maxion, has announced the promotion of Pieter Klinkers (44) to the role of CEO of Maxion Wheels, effective 1 March 2015. Klinkers, from the Netherlands, succeeds Fred Bentley in this role at the world’s largest manufacturer of aluminium rims for passenger cars and steel rims for cars and commercial vehicles. While Bentley led the company from the USA (Northville, Michigan), in future Klinkers will execute his duties as CEO from Königswinter, near the former West German capital of Bonn, where he is currently based.
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Richard Todd appointed Starco COO
After 25 years at the helm of Starco, CEO and majority shareholder Peer Ejlersgaard has handed over executive responsibility for the Starco Group to Richard Todd and Karsten Petersen, and has become chairman of the board. Ejlersgaard is being joined by a new board of directors in a move that aims to further strengthen both the daily management of the company and its strategic development for the future.
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IMI accreditations to be renamed
The Institute of the Motor Industry confirmed it will be changing the title of Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA), along with Automotive Management Accreditation (AMA), to IMI Accreditation as part of the IMIs brand overhaul. ATA was first established in 2005 to act as a voluntary licence to practise for the automotive sector and takes the form of practical and knowledge based assessments designed to test the current competence of an individual in their job role.
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