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Repairify appoints aftermarket specialist Malbran to drive European business development
Repairify has appointed experienced aftermarket specialist Santiago Malbran as business development director. Malbran is tasked with driving forward the company’s expansion across Europe. Repairify’s statement says he will support its objective of maximising advanced vehicle diagnostic and calibration technology growth opportunities. He will be responsible for developing new market opportunities and identifying new revenue streams across Europe, where Repairify will introduce its technology.
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Benack switches from Continental to KraussMaffei
Ralf Benack, formerly Vice President Fleet Solutions EMEA at Continental, is now Managing Director of the KraussMaffei Extrusion EMEA business. He began in this role on 1 January 2024 and is responsible for the EMEA region business as well as the development of extrusion technology worldwide.
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KraussMaffei names Sinochem’s Chi Zhang CEO
The Supervisory Board of the KraussMaffei Group has reorganised the company’s management. Chi Zhang, formerly Chairman of the Supervisory Board, is now Chief Executive Officer, effective 10 January 2024. He succeeds Yong Li, who takes on the newly created position of Chief Administrative Officer. Supervisory Board leadership now becomes the remit of Shihao Yang, who joins KraussMaffei from the top management of main shareholder Sinochem.
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Beta Tools UK & Ireland launches UK 3D Beta and Projects division
Beta Tools UK & Ireland has appointed Lee Abrahams as sales manager for the UK 3D Beta and Projects division. 3D Beta, part of Beta Utensili SpA Group, designs and installs modern workshop architecture. 3D Beta supports manufacturers and professionals in the automotive, motorcycle, and industrial sectors “on the path of researching and implementing effective workshop solutions”.
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Frank Titz takes over replacement PCR tyre sales responsibility at Goodyear DACH
Goodyear has placed Frank Titz in charge of its passenger car tyre replacement sales in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Titz took over from Dr André Weisz, who is to take on global responsibilities at the manufacturer, in the new year, according to Tyrepresss German sister site. Weisz will continue to act as managing director of the Goodyear companies in the DACH market, such as Goodyear Germany GmbH (Hanau).
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Transense names Kevin Hennelly as Translogik sales director
Transense Technologies plc has appointed Kevin Hennelly as sales director of its Translogik business unit. Hennelly brings more than 15 years of experience from the commercial vehicle fleet telematics industry with global telematics business Teletrac Navman and more recently he was responsible for delivering rapid growth at UK-based fleet technology specialist Lightfoot over a five-year period.
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Hexpol names Klas Dahlberg as CEO
Hexpol AB (publ.) has appointed Klas Dahlberg as CEO and president of the company effective 1 July 2024 at the latest. Dahlberg’s appointment follows the sudden death of predecessor Georg Brunstam who died suddenly on 1 September 2023.
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Chaoyang Long March changes chairman
Chaoyang Long March staff confirmed to Tyrepress China that the tyre manufacturer’s chairman had been changed from Li Qingwen to Jin Yongsheng. Jin Yongsheng still serves as general manager of Chaoyang Long March.
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Kwik Fit confirms Wellings as head of mobile tyre business
Kwik Fit has announced the appointment of Mark Wellings as divisional director - mobile. Wellings rejoined Kwik Fit in August 2023, 26 years after his first role with the company. He began his career with Kwik Fit in 1997 as a mobile tyre fitting technician before moving into supervisory and managerial roles within the mobile division, so in some ways his appointment as head of Kwik Fit’s mobile operations see Wellings come full-circle back to his roots.
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Autogem appoints Tony Neill as strategic advisor
Tony Neil, former CEO of Axle Group, is joining Autogem as a strategic advisor, with plans to significantly grow the company in the coming years. The appointment adds significant expertise and strength to the senior management team, headed up by brothers Prashant and Adit Chopra.
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Straightset opens wheel alignment training studio
Straightset has opened a new 3,000 square foot training studio at its headquarters in Worksop. The studio will offer a dedicated training space where customers, distributors and staff can gain hands-on experience some of the very latest workshop equipment.
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Nordic Tyres & GB Tyres appoint new business development manager
Ian Black-Moore has joined Nordic Tyres and GB Tyres as the Business Development Manager for the South-West of England and Wales. He brings over twenty years of combined experience within the tyre and agriculture trades to the role.
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ZC Rubber names Debusschere OTR tyre sales director
As of 1 January 2024, Marc Debusschere is Zhongce Rubber Group’s Off Road Tyres & Track OEM Sales Director in Europe. ZR Rubber comments that this newly created position continues the global expansion of its OTR team.
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Trio promoted within Maxion Wheels leadership team
Wheel manufacturer Maxion Wheels has announced several new appointments within its executive leadership team. All report to Pieter Klinkers, the company’s Chief Executive Officer.
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Toyo Tires announces European, North American management changes
Toyo Tires has rung in the New Year with several management changes. As of 1 January 2024, Ralf Gutena succeeds Kenta Kuribayashi as president of Toyo Tire Deutschland GmbH. Gutena remains director of sales and marketing at the company’s European head office, Toyo Tire Holdings of Europe GmbH. Kuribayashi continues in his remit as president of Toyo Tire Holdings of Europe GmbH.
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