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David Geraghty appointed moveero CEO
David Geraghty has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) industrial and OTR wheelmaker moveero with immediate effect. Geraghty brings over 25 years’ experience in senior roles with multi-national, multi-billion-dollar organisations to the business, including his most recent position as president of Yokohama Off Highway Tires (YOHT), America, responsible for Aftermarket and OE operations.
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Ryan Waldron heading Goodyear’s Americas business unit
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named Ryan Waldron President of the firm’s Americas business unit, reporting to Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Stewart. He succeeds Steven R. McClellan, who retired on 1 April.
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Heuver names new Business Unit managers
Wholesaler Heuver Tyres has promoted two of its former sales office staff to positions of greater responsibility within the company. Anne Bouwmeester has taken on the role of Business Unit Manager OTR tyres and Jordi van den Berg is the Dutch firm’s new Business Unit Manager Concept Light TBR tyres. Furthermore, from April 2024, Bert van t Holt progresses in his OTR sector remit as Heuver’s new Senior Account Manager Global OTR.
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Yokohama and Goodyear managers join TyreSafe steering committee
On 2 April 2024, BKT received Excellent Level certification from Caterpillar Inc. under its Supplier Excellence Recognition (SER) Process for the second consecutive year. The Excellent Level certification is the highest honour that Caterpillar Inc. bestows on suppliers, who consistently meet stringent production and quality requirements, under the SER Process.
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Point S strengthens UK team with 3 hires
Independent tyre dealer and car maintenance network Point S Tyre & Autocare has bolstered its UK team with three strategic appointments. It has named Gary Holden the network’s UK Sales Manager North, while Dexter Jones and Paul Jones have taken on the roles of Business Development Manager South East and Marketing Manager, respectively.
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Transaid appoints new head of fundraising
Transaid has appointed Maddy Matheson, 26, as its new head of fundraising. Matheson joined Transaid’s fundraising team in 2021, most recently serving as communications and corporate partnerships manager, where she was responsible for assisting the development and delivery of fundraising strategy.
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James Stopps joins PCL as Area Sales Manager
Pneumatic Components Ltd (PCL) has appointed James Stopps to the position of Area Sales Manager in charge of its South region. Stopps joins the company from consumables and fasteners supplier Würth UK Ltd, where he managed a team of 12 sales consultants and over 1,800 accounts for the automotive division, growing the area by over 20 per cent.
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Kraiburg Austria a Kununu Top Company again
Retreading supplier, Kraiburg Austria has been awarded the Kununu Top Company seal again in 2024 after also doing so in 2023. The seal recognises companies with high employee satisfaction and is awarded exclusively based on independent reviews on Kununu. Kununu means blank slate in Swahili and, according to the operators, stands for all companies that have not yet been rated. The platform, which was founded in Vienna, has been online since 2007 and currently employs around 130 people in Vienna, Porto, Berlin and Hamburg.
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Yokohama appoints new deputy head of tyre planning division
At the end of March, The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. announced the promotion of one of its senior managers, Masahiro Yuki, to the role of Deputy Head of Yokohama’s Tire Business Planning Division. The change, announced on 27 March 2024 became effective a day later on 28 March 2024.
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TBC Corporation names Bill Schafer as COO of TBC Brands and TBC International
TBC Corporation has appointed Bill Schafer as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for TBC Brands and TBC International. Schafer will report directly to TBC Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Sam Kato, and will oversee all TBC Brands and TBC International sales initiatives, including customer service, commercial tyre sales, equipment and non-tyre sales, and operations.
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Chairman Cho absent from new Hankook Tire BoD
The list of internal candidates proposed for the Hankook Tire & Technology Board of Directors and approved during the shareholders’ meeting on 28 March 2024 does not include chairman Cho Hyun-bum. Cho withdrew his own proposal for reappointment as an internal director on 25 March 2024.
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Nova Motorsport recruits ex-Avon design engineer Jack Price as product category manager
Nova Motorsport has recruited a highly experienced contingent of former Avon Motorsport personnel with significant expertise in the BHC and developing hillclimb tyres. This includes Jack Price, who served as Avon Motorsport design engineer and design manager for 12 years, and now becomes Nova Motorsport product category manager.
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Garga resigns as Apollo Tyres’ APMEA marketing chief
Vikram Garga has announced his resignation as Group Head, Marketing for Apollo Tyres Ltd.’s Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) region. Garga cites “personal reasons” as the motivation behind his decision to leave the company. His resignation takes effect from the close of business hours on 31 March 2024.
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Moisio to retire as President & CEO of Nokian Tyres
The Board of Directors at Nokian Tyres has initiated the process of finding a successor for Jukka Moisio, who intends to retire from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer during 2024. Nokian Tyres issued a statement yesterday confirming this upcoming change to its management, but did not name the exact date he would leave the company.
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Schaeffler adds two new territory managers to sales team
Schaeffler has recently expanded its sales team by welcoming two new territory managers, one covering the North of England and Scotland, and the other taking responsibilities for the South East of England.
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