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Former Pirelli NA CEO Calls for Change

Guy Mannino, former president and CEO of Pirelli Tire North America, is calling on all retired and current CEOs of corporate America to start driving “green.”

“Now is the time … to take action and proclaim our independence from oil and gas,” he said. “Now is the time for electric vehicles that lower fuel costs, as well as combat pollution and global warming.”

Mannino, who left Pirelli last autumn to found consulting and trading company Verdek, is marketing and selling a line of ZAP (“Zero Air Pollution”) vehicles with the goal of helping consumers to become more fuel-efficient.

ZAP, based in Santa Rosa, California, offers a full line of Xebra electric cars and trucks, Zapino scooters and off-road vehicles, as well as charging accessories. (Tire Review/Akron)

9th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

RMA Names New President And CEO

Charles Cannon was named president and CEO of RMA, a role he has held on an interim basis since February.

Cannon got his start in Washington on the staff of the House Appropriations Committee, followed by several years with D.C.-based United Technologies. He has managed Cannon Consultants Inc. for the last 20 years. He earned his PhD from Stanford University, an MA from Rice University, and a BA from Columbia University.

“I am looking forward to working with RMA’s members to address the many challenging issues facing this industry,” Cannon said. “This is a unique and exhilarating opportunity for me and I am thrilled at the prospect of continuing to work with an industry with such a long and distinguished history.” (Tire Review/Akron)

2nd June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Teves NA President & CEO Kozyra Resigns

The president and CEO of Continental Teves North America, William L. Kozyra, has elected to leave the company as of June 1, 2008. Mr. Kozyra’s request to terminate his contract and appointment to the company’s Executive Board early was accepted during a meeting of the Continental AG Supervisory Board on May 29. In a statement Continental says Mr. Kozyra will, following his resignation, “take up a new challenge in another company.”

William Kozyra had been deputy member of the company’s Executive Board for the NAFTA region since February 2006. Amongst other roles, Kozyra was responsible for the integration of the Motorola Automotive activities into Continental. The Supervisory Board of Continental has expressed its thanks to Mr. Kozyra for all the work he has done during his ten years as president and CEO of Continental Teves North America and has wished him every success in his new assignment.

30th May 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Former Senior BFNAT Exec Appointed CEO of ABC Supply

Former president and CEO of Bridgestone/Firestone Retail Operations and executive vice president of Bridgestone/Firestone in the US, David Luck, has taken on the position of CEO with ABC Supply Co. Luck assumed the position with the large American wholesaler of roofing, windows and building cladding following the sudden death of company founder, chairman and CEO Ken Hendricks last December.

David Luck will also continue in his current capacity as company president, the role he has served in since 1998 following his retirement from the tyre major after 27 years.

18th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

PCL-Sumo Appoints New CEO

PCL’s Indian joint venture (PCL-Sumo) has announced the appointment of Uday Bhaskar as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will lead the company’s Mumbai-based team providing sales and support service for PCL’s tyre inflation and pneumatic products on the Indian marketplace. The alliance of PCL and Sumo Hi-Tech Marketing Pvt Ltd. has allowed Indian customers instant local access to a vast resource of experience, products, local training and international support, all delivered with an in-depth knowledge of the Indian market.

11th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Names New President & CEO

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. of Osaka, Japan, has appointed Kenji Nakakura as the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Mr. Nakakura will also serve as Representative Director for the company and will continue to serve as a member of the board. He will assume all responsibilities effective 1 January, 2008. Mr. Nakakura has previously served as a managing executive officer for the company and president of Toyo’s DiverTech business prior to this appointment. DiverTech manages and oversees both chemical and industrial products as well as an automotive parts division for the company. Mr. Nakakura replaces Yoshio Kataoka, who will become advisor to the president and will continue serving as a member of the board.

6th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan CEO Taylor on Trial for Slander

(Tire Review) The chairman and CEO of Titan Tire parent company Titan International Inc., Maurice M. Taylor Jr., is a defendant in a slander trial that began December 3 in the U.S. District Court in Des Moines, Iowa. About 20 former and current Titan employees allege they were slandered when Taylor, at a news conference in 2000, falsely accused them of filing fraudulent worker compensation claims as part of union tactics during a long United Steelworkers strike at Titan’s agricultural tyre plant in Des Moines.

5th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Transense CEO and Chairman Step Down

Jim Perry and Peter Woods, Transense Technologies’ chief executive and chairman, are reportedly due to step down following shareholder approval for the TPMS development company’s latest round of fundraising. The news follows Transense’s failed reverse takeover of steering system producer Bishop Technology, which was blocked by private shareholders. Mr Perry told Investors Chronicle: “Under the deal we were doing with Bishop, I would become deputy chairman. I still intend to do that.” The management changes are expected to take place imminently.

26th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Micheldever CEO Runner-up for Director of the Year

Micheldever Group Ltd CEO, Paul Fox, was pipped to the post for the Institute of Director’s (IoD) Director of the Year Award in the £25 million+ turnover category. Jonathan Neame of Shepherd Neame brewery won the award, with Steve Barber of technology company Xyratex also nominated. The results were announced at a Dinner and Awards ceremony held on 8 November in the Nash Room of the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London.

Paul Fox joined Micheldever in February 2006 (as result of the Graphite Capital-backed management buyout) along with finance director Richard Sawney. In December 2006 Graphite Capital backed the first acquisition by Micheldever Tyre Services since the company was bought in February 2006. In this move Micheldever acquired two large retail sites, Cambridge and Stortford Performance Tyres, from the Company’s private owners, who retired upon completion. According to an official statement, this purchase demonstrated Micheldever’s intention to pursue similar transactions in the future.

9th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

John Murphy appointed Accuride President and CEO

Accuride Corporation announced on October 26 that the company’s current CEO and chairman of the board Terry Keating plans to retire from active employment as an officer of the company at the end of 2008. In accordance with the company’s succession plan current president, COO and board member John Murphy has been appointed to serve as Accuride’s president and CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Keating will continue as chairman and will remain an officer of the company.

29th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Petr Zolotarev Appointed Amtel-Vredestein CEO

Petr Zolotarev recently stepped into the role of CEO of Amtel-Vredestein, following the anticipated resignation of Alexi Gurin. The company has further announced the appointment on July 1 of Vadim Pesochinsky as company CFO.

Mr Gurin initially intended to leave the company once the terms of his departure were completed following his resignation becoming effective on July 1. However Mr Gurin agreed to remain as a member of the Executive Board until August 1 to aid in the transition to new management and to assist with the completion of the Company’s debut Eurobond.

Petr Zolotarev was most recently the chief executive officer of OJSC Russian Machines, which includes Group GAZ, aviation plant Aviacor and carriage-building enterprise Abakanvagonmash. Mr. Zolotarev also holds the position of chairman of the board of GAZ, the leading Russian commercial vehicle producer. Previously, he was acting president of Yukos Refining and Marketing.

28th August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Beru Appoints New CEO

During a meeting on August 27 the Supervisory Board of Beru AG agreed upon the appointment of Dr.-Ing. Thomas Waldhier as member and chairman of its Board of Management, a position that he will commence on October 1.

Dr. Waldhier has more than ten years of experience as a member of management boards in companies supplying the automotive industry. Since April 2004 he has been member of the management board at SAS Autosystemtechnik, Karlsruhe, a joint venture company between Faurecia and SiemensVDO.

28th August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Former BKT CEO & Equity Firm Buy Alliance Tire

Former Balkrisha Tyres CEO Yogesh Mahansaria and global private equity company Warburg Pincus have jointly acquired Israel’s Alliance Tire Co. for approximately US$150 million. The new owners intend to establish a greenfield facility in India to complement the agricultural and OTR tyre specialist’s existing Israel based production, with the facility in India serving as a site for the low cost sourcing of products.

Joseph Anglister, president of Alliance Tire said “we welcome the new ownership. An investment by a leading international investor such as Warburg Pincus combined with Yogesh Mahansaria’s extensive experience in the off-highway tyre industry will provide an impetus to our long-term objective of growing Alliance’s product library, strengthening our relationship with existing customers and tapping new markets.”

12th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Amerityre Names Benninger as President and CEO

Amerityre Corp. has promoted chief operating officer Dr Gary Benninger to president and chief executive of the company. Benninger, 64, will become president immediately and will succeed Richard Steinke as CEO from 1 September. Steinke, 63, will serve as a full-time technology consultant once Benninger becomes CEO.

In January 2007, Mr. Steinke announced his intention to step down as chairman and chief executive officer of the company as part of the company’s overall management succession plan. The board of directors selected Dr. Benninger following months of deliberations and interviews with several potential candidates proposed by an independent executive search firm. Dr. Benninger has been serving as the company’s chief operating officer since October 2005.

7th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ASE Taps Zilke as New President and CEO

(Akron/Tire Review) The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has made some staff changes. The board of directors named current COO and CFO Tim Zilke to succeed Ron Weiner as president and CEO. Weiner had served as president and CEO for the last 25 years. Zilke, who first joined ASE in 1991, will take the reins as of Jan. 1, 2008.

“Over the last 30 years, Ron’s contribution to the organization has been enormous,” said Stan Elmore, ASE board chairman. “Under Ron’s leadership, ASE has enjoyed tremendous growth and earned a prestigious reputation within the occupational testing industry. Ron has developed a great team that will step up to fill his shoes and drive ASE into the future without missing a beat. He has agreed to remain available to assist ASE as a consultant.”

In addition, ASE promoted Trish Serratore to senior vice president and extended Bill Kersten’s tenure as president of the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation.

24th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors