New corporate planning VP at Falken Tire
Falken Tire Corporation, the Japanese brand’s North American operation, recently promoted Ken Masaoka to the role of vice-president of corporate planning. Masaoka, who joined parent company Sumitomo Rubber Industries in 1993, was previously Falken Tire’s director of corporate planning.
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Eldan Recycling opens UK sales office
Eldan Recycling A/S has opened a UK office in response to “increasing demand in the UK”. Effective 1 January Peter Jones has been appointed as branch manager of the Eldan UK sales office based in Pulborough.
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Dunlop Aircraft appoints new financial director
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has appointed Stephen Ray as its new financial director. He replaces Oliver Burns who worked at the company for six years. Before moving to Dunlop, Stephen Ray spent 13 years at LINPAC Group, a producer of plastic packaging for the retail, catering, manufacturing, packing and food sectors.
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Randall appointed managing director of Halfords Autocentres
UK automotive and cycling services retailer, Halfords Group has appointed Andy Randall as managing director of its garage servicing and auto repair business, Halfords Autocentres. Randall joins the business in March.
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BKT Europe appoints Roberto Locati OEM sales manager
OTR tyre manufacturer BKT has appointed Roberto Locati as OEM sales manager at its European headquarters. The new role comprises the management of all aspects of tyre supply related business relations with the major manufacturers of machinery and equipment in European agricultural, industrial and earthmoving sectors. BKT says Locati will seek to create new business […]
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Sangkyu Lee is Kumho’s new European president
New year, new leadership. At the start of January, Sangkyu Lee took over at Kumho Tire Europe GmbH as president of the Korean tyre maker’s European business.
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Conti appoints new agricultural business line manager for CST business
Starting 1 January 2014, Thorsten A. Bublitz is supervising the international expansion of all agricultural activities within Continental’s Commercial Specialty Tires business unit in his new role as business line manager agro. In this position he reports to business unit managing director Dr. Michael Maertens.
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New marketing VP at Alliance Tire Americas
Bruce Besancon has been appointed vice-president of marketing at Alliance Tire Group’s US subsidiary. Besancon comes to Alliance Tire Americas with more than 20 years of expertise working for Michelin North America, including five years heading marketing efforts for Michelin’s earthmover business unit.
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MWSD appoints OE sales manager
Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has announced the promotion of Karl Ellis to the newly created position of OE sales manager for steel and xlite forged aluminium wheels. Ellis, a twenty year veteran of the company, was previously head of UK & Ireland xlite sales, overseeing “excellent growth” across both truck and trailer markets since […]
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