moveero adds to European sales team
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.
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.
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.
moveero has appointed Rich Bevan to the position of Global IT Director. Bevan joined moveero in 2018 as Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer, having spent his earlier career working in various senior roles – including IT operations specialist, and systems manager.
With the use of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in off-highway applications growing rapidly, the designs of a wide range of components, including both wheels and tyres, are having to change. Indeed, in some sectors, the moveero design team has already responded to their introduction with the development of new, patented wheel technologies to meet the different requirements of these vehicles. Traditional wheel and rim designs simply may not deliver the performance requirements that are demanded by AVs. Rather than being completely new designs though, AVs generally require wheels that deliver increased durability, strength and longevity, with existing designs and processes evolving to provide solutions that meet these demands.
moveero runs two manufacturing plants in Europe and four in the US, backed by “market-leading plants at Armstrong and Estherville in Iowa and at Wichita, as well as a Research, Development and Testing Center at Woodridge”. Around 18 months ago, the company went through a period of “quite dramatic and rapid change”. Along with a new business name, moveero also introduced a new mission and vision, all of which marked the start of a new chapter in its evolution. Now, work is underway on a new, fully automated weld cell at the company’s Estherville wheel plant, as a result of which, the company will double its production capacity of large wheels, up to 50” diameter for the agriculture sector.
Martin Mikiewicz has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of moveero. Mikiewicz brings over 25 years of experience in operations roles, including his most recent position as COO and VP of Business and Supply Chain Excellence at Outokumpu.
moveero has introduced a new wheel selector to the company’s site, following the launch of a new web portal. According to the company, them wheel selector enables customers to identify the right wheel to meet their specific requirements…”.
moveero’s Profi-Grip is designed for all weather conditions, but – according to the company – it is particularly good at eliminating tyre-to-rim slippage in hot weather.
moveero has announced the appointment of Steve Cook as its new sales and business development director, Americas. Cook will lead the strategic alignment with global customers and resulting company’s growth drive.
moveero has named Anirudh Pandit as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a move that sees Pandit take global responsibility for the company’s finance function.
Ronni Nielsen has been appointed as moveero’s new sales director, Europe. With a background in Mechanical Engineering and a Diploma in Leadership, Nielsen brings a wealth of experience to the business, having spent his career to date working in global sales roles, business development and leadership, particularly working with original equipment manufacturers.
moveero has appointed Hugo Burgers as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 December 2022. Burgers joined moveero in September 2021 with a senior level background from across the off-highway-industry, including Yokohama Off-Highway Tires, Warn Industries and John Deere.
Off-highway wheel and hub maker, moveero, has launched a brand-new website (moveero.com), designed to help customers quickly and easily identify the best match for their “specific application and machine requirements”. According to the company, the website has been designed to make “product selection and comparison a straightforward process”.
According to off-highway wheels and hub systems manufacturer moveero, its high-speed Profi-Flex tractor wheel addresses the issues of runout that can occur on manually adjustable track wheels used on high-speed applications. The company says this results in high levels of comfort, ride quality and tractor performance.
moveero (the new name for GKN Wheels) has appointed Hugo Burgers to the position of chief sales officer (CSO). Effective 1 September 2021, Hugo joins the business with experience of senior level appointments in businesses across the off-highway industry, including at Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (where he was sales director/head of Europe West for four-and-a-half years), Warn Industries and John Deere.
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