The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) has elected Bridgestone Americas’ chief executive officer and president Gary Garfield the chairman of its Board of Directors. Garfield will serve for a two-year term and succeeds Pete Selleck, chairman and president of Michelin North America, who held the position of RMA board chairman since 2013.
Triangle Tire’s Triangle Tire USA division is establishing its North American headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. At the same time, the company announced that it has appointed ex-Bridgestone Americas executive Manny Cicero as its CEO. Following his time at Bridgestone, more recently Cicero has worked as an industry consultant.
A fire at the Bridgestone Americas plant in Wilson, North Carolina, USA. According to news reports emanating from US trade magazine Tire Review, the fire forced the evacuation of hundreds of employees on Saturday 28 June 2014.
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