Goodyear’s Delaney elected ETRMA president
On 9 November, ETRMA Members elected Chris Delaney of Goodyear as president of the association for a two-year term of office starting on 1 January 2024. Chris Delaney is president EMEA of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and currently serves on the board of ETRMA. Dr Ralf Holschumacher of the German Rubber Industry Association (WDK) was elected vice president at the meeting.
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Continental Automotive announces thousands of job cuts in 400-million-euro cost-saving plans
Continental has announced plans for 400 million euros of annual cost-savings in its Automotive sector by 2025. The aim is to “create leaner business and administrative structures worldwide as well as quicker decision-making processes”. And that means streamlining the organisational structure within Automotive from six to five business areas.
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Enviro appoints new CFO
Starting Monday 13 November, Christian Bergaust is the new interim chief financial officer of Scandinavian Enviro Systems. He joins the Swedish end-of-life tyre pyrolysis recycling specialist from Alelion Energy Systems, where he’d served as CFO for the past three years. Bergaust will work in parallel with current CFO Staffan Kullberg until, as previously announced, Kullberg leaves the firm in connection with the report for the third quarter on 23 November.
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Gerd Bartels leading Continental’s Specialty Tires business
As of 1 November 2023, Gerd Bartels takes over responsibility for Continental’s Specialty Tires business area. He succeeds Wolfgang Thomale, who Continental recently appointed head of the Surface Solutions business area within its ContiTech group sector.
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Automechanika Birmingham appoints new event director
Messe Frankfurt UK, which organises Automechanika Birmingham and UK Garage & Bodyshop Event, has appointed Joanne Knowles as event director.
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Federal chairman and general manager resigns
On 1 November, Federal Corporation announced that chairman and general manager Chen Heng Kuan resigned “due to other official duties”.
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IGA offers subsidised MOT training to upskill industry
IGA will offer large subsidies on MOT training for their members from 1 November 2023. These include a 40 per cent reduction in the cost of MOT tester training and a 50 per cent reduction in the cost of MOT manager training for a limited period. “Due to the challenging times we are facing as a sector, the IGA feels it is appropriate to provide support to members and help them with the cost of upskilling their staff, as we enter the busy period for MOTs,” announced Stuart James, IGA chief executive.
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Wheel Solutions appoints new sales manager
Wheel Solutions Ltd has appointed Martin Hair as the company’s new sales manager. Martin Hair joins the company with over 10 years of experience within the industry.
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Maverick Diagnostics names Laura Hall as MD
Maverick Diagnostics has appointed Laura Hall as its new managing director. She takes on the role after the previous incumbent, Andy Brooke, assumed new responsibilities within the group.
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Toyo president and CEO wins Medal with Blue Ribbon
Toyo Tire Corporation representative director, president and CEO, Takashi Shimizu, has been awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon in the 2023 autumn conferment of medals. The Japanese Medal with Blue Ribbon is awarded to individuals who have achieved in the areas of public welfare and education.
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Miyamori becomes Toyo Tire corporate officer amongst personnel changes
Toyo Tire Corporation president and CEO Takashi Shimizu announced the following changes of assignments for a corporate officer as well as further personnel changes in statement released on 30 October 2023.
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Nexen ‘restructuring’ European operations with appointments including new UK MD
Nexen Tire reports that it is fortifying its European organizational structure by assigning new members in key positions. The moves includes “restructuring current functional department underneath” and the expansion of its presence in Germany through appointing a new managing director. At the same time, UK managing director responsibilities have been re-assigned.
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Autotech appoints Head of MOT
Autotech Training has appointed Rob Walsh as the company’s new Head of MOT. Walsh joined the company at the end of last year as an Automotive Technical Field Trainer and was offered the Head of MOT position last month.
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Ryan Walsh named CFO of ATD
American Tire Distributors (ATD) has appointed Ryan Walsh to the position of Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, Walsh takes on responsibility for leading the independent replacement market tyre supplier’s key finance operations, in addition to Enterprise Risk Management/Internal Audit.
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Enviro seeking new CFO as Kullberg announces departure
Staffan Kullberg, who has served as chief financial officer of Scandinavian Enviro Systems since September 2022, has informed the Swedish pyrolysis tyre recycling specialist that he intends to leave Enviro to take up a position at a company in his hometown of Stockholm. He will remain in his current position at Enviro until after the report for the third quarter, which will be published on 23 November.
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