Apollo Tyres has appointed Alexandra Matuko as the new Head of Cluster Central Europe. She succeeds Tobias Morbitzer, who becomes head of marketing Europe with immediate effect. This strategic transition underscores the company’s commitment to further growth and enhances its presence in Germany, Switzerland and Denmark.
Off-highway wheelmaker moveero has appointed Mike Smith to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), with immediate effect.
Maverick Diagnostics is delighted to announce the appointments of Kris Grant and Rob Powell to business development roles. Kris Grant brings extensive experience from his 11-and-a-half-year tenure at Dingbro, where he started as an apprentice at age 17 and progressed through various roles.
Neil Tickle has joined Stone Tyres as depot manager for St Helens. Writing on social media, Stone Tyres founder and director John Stone wrote “…I haven’t brought a manager in to push sales, just to continue to offer the customer the best service at the best price every time.
Tyrepress China learned that Continental adjusted its management in China in July. Tang Mingyou, sales director of its China company, replaced Veronique Giraud as general manager. Veronique Giraud became general manager of Continental France.
In response to the ever-changing market demands and to offer a “more personalized services to customers”, the board of directors of SD-International has promoted Leo Gu to the role of managing director. Leo Gu brings 23 years of extensive tyre sales and brand management, with company representatives stating that “his leadership and expertise will infuse new vitality and direction for the company”.
Following on from the news of the company’s 2-billion-yuan investment in a new passenger car tyre factory in China to serve the domestic market, The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. also made a related personnel change.
Continental Tyres has promoted its former regional truck tyre general sales manager to the role of truck tyre sales director for the UK and Ireland. The new appointment will see Grant Willman head up Continental Tyres’ truck sales team from its UK headquarters in Datchet.
moveero has announced two new additions to its European sales team, with Hans-Christian Hauerslev joining as business development manager and Giuseppe Grazioli appointed sales account manager.
On 15 May Chinese tyre manufacturer Linglong decided to appoint Xu Yongchao as vice president. The reason given by the tyre manufacturer was to “further enhance the company’s core competitiveness and combine it with the company’s business development needs,” but the company did not specify which particular part of the business the newly promoted executive would be responsible for.
A2 Tyre Supplies has engaged the services of Peter Poyntz-Roberts as the company’s new business development manager (BDM). Company representatives told Tyres & Accessories that the appointment of Poyntz-Roberts forms part of A2 Tyre Supplies’ ongoing expansion plans.
Vaculug chairman Haarjeev Singh Kandhari has been appointed to the board of the BTMA, with Vaculug representatives noting that Kandhari is the is the first Sikh to join the BTMA board.
Cimcorp has added Anne Happonen to its executive leadership team, as part of her appointment vice president of operations. Happonen’s experience includes responsibilities with Cargotec, Sandvik, and Patria where she has had “a strong hold on global megaprojects and leading diverse teams”.
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.
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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