Two sales appointments at Apollo Vredestein UK will support Apollo Tyres’ recent entry into the European truck and bus tyre market. The newly-created roles of TBR Fleet Sales Engineer have, with immediate effect, been filled by Andrew Beckett and Jane Emson.
John Cowderoy has come on board at Apollo Vredestein as regional sales manager. The erstwhile managing director of Point S UK began in this position last month and, as part of a reorganisation of the UK sales team, will cover a newly-created region in the South of England.
The Autocar Awards, a ceremony held to acknowledge the cars that have achieved an Autocar five-star road test verdict over the past 12 months, takes place at Silverstone on 23 May, and Autocar has announced that this year’s awards will be headline-sponsored by the Vredestein tyre brand. In addition to its top-level support, Vredestein is also sponsoring the ‘Game Changers’ award, a category that Autocar says “celebrates cars that have set new standards or defied convention by turning the established order on its head.”
Apollo Vredestein has appointed Karl Naylor as UK country manager effective 11 July. Naylor brings with him over 20 years’ experience in sales and marketing at Michelin, Grouptyre and latterly with Kumho Tyre (UK).
Kumho Tyre (UK) Ltd (KTUK) has appointed Karl Naylor to the newly-formed role of national sales manager. Naylor will lead the car tyre sales team in further growing its business within Kumho’s own network of independent retailers, while simultaneously developing new market channels for the brand. The former Grouptyre MD will report to sales director Kevin Peck.
Grouptyre has appointed Karl Naylor as Managing Director following the departure of Peter Harries, who has left to take up a key opportunity elsewhere within the tyre industry. During 14 months with Grouptyre, Harries has worked on processes designed to build upon the company’s leading role in the tyre wholesaling industry. In this period Grouptyre has enjoyed sales growth of over 15 per cent.
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