Päivi Leskinen to become Nokian Tyres’ SVP of HR
Nokian Tyres has appointed Päivi Leskinen its senior vice president of Human Resources. Leskinen will begin in this position and joint the Nokian Tyres management team in May 2021 at the latest.
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Versalis names Alfani CEO
Adriano Alfani is the new chief executive officer of chemical company Versalis, effective 1 January 2021. He succeeds Daniele Ferrari, who left the Eni-owned firm at the end of 2020.
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Cooper Tire appoints T.J. Jordan to BoD
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has named Tyrone Michael (T.J.) Jordan a director of the company, effective 10 January. Announcing Jordan’s appointment, board chairman John J. Holland said: “T.J. is an accomplished and forward-thinking senior executive with significant experience in the automotive industry. We look forward to leveraging his automotive industry and operations leadership experience as Cooper continues to execute its strategic priorities and works to meet consumer demand for high-quality Cooper tyres. We welcome T.J. to the board and look forward to his valuable counsel and insights.”
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Obituary: Andy Homer
Shortly before Christmas, Rema Tip Top shared the sad news that Andy Homer passed away on 17 December, aged just 56. Derek Myers, managing director of Rema Tip Top Automotive South Africa, wrote that as well as being lovingly remembered by his son and family, Andy “will also forever be remembered by his numerous extended families, business colleagues and dear friends.”
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Tony Lee joins Kumho as senior vice-president of global marketing
Kumho Tire has appointed Gangseung ‘Tony’ Lee as senior vice president of Global Marketing, effective 1 January 2021.
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Alejandro Recasens back with Pirelli
Alejandro Recasens’ former employer is once again his current employer. After leaving to join Apollo Vredestein as its cluster director South West, Recasens has returned to Pirelli. According to Spanish trade publication EuroPneus, he is back with Pirelli as of 1 January 2021, heading up its Western Europe region.
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Pre-Q Galgo appoints Ron Elliott marketing manager
Pre-Q Galgo Corporation has hired Ron Elliott to be its marketing manager in North America. In his role, Elliot will be responsible for leading the marketing direction of the long-term growth strategy for the Pre-Q Galgo brand throughout the United States and Canada.
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Sentury Tire appoints Martin Winter global technical director OE
Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd. has appointed Martin Winter as global technical director OE. Winter has more than 20 years’ experience of working in original equipment tyre development with Continental, Goodyear, and most recently Hankook. Sentury Tire states that Winter will work to establish relationships with leading original equipment manufacturers. Sentury is seeking to “establish and increase a competitive partnership and relationship” with European and global light vehicle makers. Manufacturing from its base in Qingdao, China and in Thailand, Sentury is primarily known for its Landsail brand in the UK and Europe.
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Mark Berry joins Powerhouse board as non-executive director
Mark Berry has joined the board of sustainable hydrogen company Powerhouse Energy Group as a non-executive director. A partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. Berry specialises in financing energy, infrastructure and process engineering projects. He has particular expertise in the waste to energy (including materials recovery and fuel recovery from waste), transport and mining sectors.
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Hankook UK appoints Cottrell to TBR tyre sales manager
Hankook Tyre UK has appointed Jon Cottrell as UK commercial sales manager. He follows on from Paul Emery who was promoted to UK sales director earlier in 2020. Cottrell has a career spanning more than twenty years in the tyre industry, including spells with Bridgestone, Goodyear Dunlop, Mitas, and most recently Apollo Vredestein. Hankook says he will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the commercial sales department within Hankook Tyre UK. This includes the expansion of both the Laufenn and Alphatread ranges, contributing to the overall growth strategy.
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Jason Clarke appointed general manager of King David Tyres, director at The Tyre Group
Jason Clarke was recently appointed as general manager for King David Tyres, as well as becoming a director of The Tyre Group, which is made up of Malvern Tyres, Discount Tyres, County Tyres and King David Tyres.
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Several tyre manufacturers amongst world’s best employers
Forbes and Statista have once again published their ranking of the worlds best employers. 160,000 employees of multinational or supra-regional companies from 58 countries were surveyed. The questions were about the extent to which respondents would be willing to recommend their employer and how satisfied they are with their employer in terms of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, image, economic relevance, development of talent and in relation to Equality and social responsibility.
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Michelin: Barbara Dalibard to succeed Michel Rollier
Michel Rollier, chairman of Michelin’s Supervisory Board, has announced he will step down from this role at the end of next year’s Ordinary Shareholders Meeting. His current tenure as Supervisory Board member also expires on that date, and Rollier will not seek re-election. Rollier shares that the Supervisory Board has unanimously decided to appoint Barbara Dalibard as its next chair, effective from the close of the 2021 Ordinary Shareholders Meeting.
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First Stop completes British support team
The First Stop network has completed its support team for new and existing partners with the recruitment of two further retail business consultants. The First Stop area map for Britain is now fully populated with the appointments of Nick Salt (Northern England and Scotland) and Shaun Sweeney (South West England and South Wales).
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Bridgestone appoints Mobility Solutions business unit leaders
Bridgestone has appointed Jan-Maarten de Vries and Michiel Wesseling as CEO and COO of its Bridgestone Mobility Solutions (BMS) business unit. Thomas Schmidt, the co-founder of Webfleet, will be leaving Bridgestone and his role as CEO and managing director of the BMS business unit at the end of this year. These changes are effective 1 January 2021.
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