Toyo Tire USA appoints Tim Chaney VP of marketing
Tim Chaney has taken on the role of vice-president of marketing at Toyo Tire USA Corp., succeeding Amy Coleman, who served as senior director of marketing until her retirement in September.
Continue ReadingYves Kerstens to leave Bridgestone
Bridgestone Corporation shares that Yves Kerstens, chief technology officer of its Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. subsidiary, will leave the company on 31 December 2017. Yoshikazu Shida, currently director of Bridgestone Corporation’s Public Relations and Environmental External Relations division, will succeed him in this position in early January.
Continue ReadingA maturing industry
For a long time people have referred to the European tyre market in general and the UK tyre market in particular as mature markets. This kind of maturity is generally taken to mean low growth markets that are already well developed. Here markets are significant in size and 1 to 2 per cent growth per annum is normal. However, a number of recent market research reports give us the opportunity to reconsider this assumption on two grounds - firstly, with technology developing as it is, quantitative growth should be considered in a wider context; and secondly there is the qualitative question.
Continue ReadingNew plant manager at Cooper Tire’s Tupelo site
Jim Pritchett has been appointed plant manager of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company tyre making facility in Tupelo, USA. In this capacity takes on responsibility for directing all plant operations, with a focus on manufacturing excellence including safety, product quality, manufacturing, equipment reliability, efficiency, sustainability, process improvement and standardisation.
Continue ReadingGRI names Americas sales and marketing director
Maury Shnier has been appointed Sales and Marketing Director for the Americas at Global Rubber Industries (GRI). He comes to the company from Camso, where he was executive director of sales and operations within the firm’s Material Handling Aftermarket division in Canada and the USA.
Continue ReadingFast Parts Wales to run MOT training course
Automotive parts distributor, Fast Parts Wales, will run an MOT Tester training course for technicians on 22 November. The MOT Tester Annual Assessment for Class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicles, run by WG Auto Training, offers full MOT annual training and continuing professional development, and will be held at Fast Parts’ branch in Abercarn. The course will meet the DVSA Record of Training’s syllabus criteria, which includes three hours of annual CPD training, the annual assessment and all certification.
Continue ReadingJeff Hughes joins Maxam as sales director, GOTR (giant off the road) tyres
Maxam Tire International has appointed Jeff Hughes as sales director, GOTR (giant off the road) tyres. Reporting directly to Maxam global president, Martin West, Hughes is predominantly responsible for driving and developing the sales and market share of Maxam GOTR tyres in mining and associated segments.
Continue ReadingZenises appoints former acting CTO of Ping An Bank to Technology Advisory Board
Zenises has appointed Jag Ram, the former acting pillar CTO of Ping An Bank, to its Technology Advisory Board. He will support the development of the new Technology Centre developed by Zenises in Madrid.
Continue ReadingWolfgang Meier named CEO of Pirelli Tyres Romania
A new chief executive officer has been appointed at Pirelli tyres Romania. Wolfgang Meier has taken on this role, replacing Giuliano Menassi, who become R&D senior vice-president within the Pirelli Group. Meier retains his role of head of human resources for Pirelli’s business in Germany.
Continue ReadingMichael Schwöbel leaving Pirelli
Michael Schwöbel, who as ‘Geschäftsführer Zentrale Bereiche’ holds responsibility for the key business areas of finance, law, logistics, purchasing, IT and public relations within Pirelli’s operation in Germany, will part ways with the tyre maker on 31 October 2017. In a statement, Pirelli has thanked Schwöbel for the contribution made during a 34-career with the tyre maker, including management positions at Pirelli Deutschland GmbH since 2000.
Continue ReadingRema Tip Top wins fourth consecutive Tyre Industry Award
Rema Tip Top Automotive UK won its fourth consecutive Tyre Industry Award in the Aftermarket Equipment Supplier of the Year category. Sponsored by Automechanika, the award was presented to group CEO Mark Insley and managing director Cliff Jones at the 88th Annual NTDA Dinner on 12 October.
Continue ReadingTyre Industry Awards a ‘resounding endorsement’ of ETEL training programmes
Following three 2017 Tyre Industry Awards, European Tyre Enterprises Limited (ETEL) said its success in three separate personnel focused awards categories proved the quality of its staff development initiatives. The company prevailed in the Staff Training and Development Initiative Award with Kwik-Fit, while members of staff won National Apprentice Tyre Technician of the Year (Kimberley Locker, STS Tyre Pro) and REACT Roadside Technician of the Year award (Adam Grimley, Central Tyre (Commercial), who shared the award with Tomasz Woiciechowski of Tyre Maintenance).
Continue ReadingDEKRA Automotive appoints new sales director
Guy Pigounakis has joined DEKRA Automotive Ltd as its new sales director. He takes on this role as the company relocates to a new head office and strengthens its service offerings in the UK by expanding its training, inspection and certification businesses into one brand, DEKRA Automotive Ltd.
Continue ReadingZenises opens Technology Centre, appoints division GM, Technology VP
A new, four-storey technology centre has been set up to aid Zenises keep apace of online, social media and communication trends and to help it adjust business to new opportunities. The company has already appointed a division general manager and vice-president of technology, and is now in the process of expanding the workforce at the Technology Centre. Zenises aims for a total headcount of up to 40 in the Madrid facility.
Continue ReadingYTC promotes Briggs to marketing & product management VP
Andrew Briggs has been promoted to the newly created position of vice-president of marketing & product management at Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC). Briggs, who will report to Jeff Barna, YTC’s chief operating officer, replaces Fred Koplin, senior director of marketing and motorsports, following the latter’s retirement.
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