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A new chief financial officer will start his duties at Continental AG on October 19. Wolfgang Schäfer, According to sources mentioned by Reuters, the Finance and Administration CEO at competitor Behr will officially take on the role at Conti’s next supervisory board meeting.
This year’s MPG Marathon took place on Wednesday September 30 and Thursday October 1, and Michelin’s Stoke-on-Trent headquarters fielded two teams in the event. Factory manager Peter Marsh and environmental manager Ian Cowie and Michelin Purchasing staff Charlie Watts and Mick Underhill took part in the 360 mile marathon, driving Peugeot 308 HDi cars – the vehicle used to set a world record of 126 miles per gallon in the UK – and fitted with Michelin Energy Saver tyres. The two teams finished in 9th and 11th place in the overall standings.
Goodyear Dunlop’s first apprentices in 15 years celebrated the end of their first year with the company and the successful progression onto their B-Tec and NVQ III qualifications with a visit to the HiQ British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham. The electrical and mechanical apprentices and their mentors got to see first hand the work of Dunlop Motorsport, following the steep learning curve of 12 months at the business’ Wolverhampton and Birmingham manufacturing sites. The company says that the scheme is developing highly skilled engineers of the future.
Its tyres may all be black and round but the team at Michelin are a far more diverse group, and this has been acknowledged by a group of French organisations specialising in issues related to diversity. On October 1, Michelin was awarded a Trophée de la Diversité 2009 in recognition of its commitment to innovative methods of promoting diversity.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe has appointed Tom Edwards as its new Export Sales Manager for North Africa, the Mediterranean and Scandinavia. Edwards, 29, moves into Cooper Tire’s sales department from the marketing sector in which he was, until earlier this month, European and EMEA Marketing Manager.
Goodyear has announced the appointment of John “Jack” D. Fish as senior vice president of global operations. Fish replaces Christopher W. Clark, senior vice president of global sourcing, who in June announced his intention to retire after 36 years with Goodyear. Fish will be responsible for overseeing manufacturing and related supply chain activities throughout all of the corporation’s global business units. He will begin work at Goodyear on 5 October, 2009.
Tyre recycler, Vellco has announced the appointment of Dave Martin, whose expertise will reportedly aid the organisation of – and bring expertise borne out of long-term employment by the Michelin Group – the company’s Truck & Passenger Car Casing business. Martin had a career spanning thirty years with Michelin, in which he held a variety of positions, most recently working on quality guarantee standards for Remix and Encore products. This experience in process application, training and development – along with his vast technical knowledge – brings an invaluable asset to Vellco, states the recycler. This experience will be utilised as the company maintains its current business and attempts to continue its upward trajectory in the years ahead.
ECP have invested in personnel, stock and warehouse facilities in order to supply a four ton two-post mechanical locking lift; full rise scissor lift and a five ton baseless two-post lift; plus after sales support.
The Cappello range now includes two post four ton lift baseplate, which has a litfting capacity of 4000kg, 3 stage arms, twin hydraulic rams, robust design steel frames. Also a three ton Scissor lift which is 'great place saver' for workshops with minimal space, it comes with the option of a platform extension for longer wheel base, pneumatic locking system, competitively priced. Euro Garage Solutions also offer the new Cappello lifts with high weight capacity at great value prices, all featured in the brochure.
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Ten people were elected to the TIA Board of Directors in its recent elections, each gaining three-year terms on the board. An 11th member was named to the board to fill an unexpired term. Gaining seats on the TIA board were: Russell Belcher, QMI/Ever-Wear, Lakeland, Florida; Dean Bray Jr., Bray's Recapping Service, Mt. Airy, North Carolina; Eddie Burleson, Central Marketing Inc., Colonial Heights, Virginia; Dick Gust, Liberty/Lakin National Tire Recycling, Chicago, Illinois; Keith Jarman, AME International, Brooksville, Florida; Jim Melvin, Tire Pros of R.I. Inc., North Kingstown, Rhode Island; Glen Nicholson, TBC Retail, Juno Beach, Florida; Jim Pangle, Fountain Tire, Edmonton, Alberta; Freda Pratt-Boyer, Purcell Tire & Rubber Co., Potosi, Misouri; Mike Wolfe, Southeastern Wholesale Tire, Raleigh, North Carolina. Roy Bromfield of Q Tires Inc., of Greenville, South Carolina, was named to fill a one-year vacancy that was created by the election of Larry Brandt, MSB Tires of Lakeville, Minnesota, to the position of secretary. The new TIA board will take office on 2 November, during the SEMA Show, at TIA's Annual Meeting at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (Tire Review)
Managers of around 30 Kwik-Fit depots have been suspended and are being investigated over claims they manipulated figures in order increase their bonuses. According to a report in The Sun, most of the 30 depots affected are in Scotland, however a Kwik-Fit spokesperson told Tyres & Accessories/tyrepress.com that the inquiry covers branches across the UK.
Kwik-Fit's press representatives sought to downplay the newspaper reports, pointing out that while staff have been suspended there is not yet any evidence of wrongdoing. Managers are no-doubt seeking to avoid the kind of attention attracted by The Sun's news story which ran under a headline mocking the company's famous tag-line – “You can’t nick quicker than a Kwik-Fit fiddler.”
Mauro Pessi is taking over from Hugh Pace as CEO of Pirelli Tire North America. Pace is retiring after having been chairman and CEO of the company for nearly three years. Pessi will assume the position of CEO effective 1 October 2009. Pessi has had a long association with Pirelli, most recently having served as VP sales and marketing and then CEO, Latin American operations. He rejoins The Pirelli Group after his departure in 2008 to become CEO at Brembo.
Goodyear has hired recruitment firm The Right Thing to help it recruit and hire future employees nationwide.
Malcolm Scovell has been appointed as commercial director for Michelin Tyre Plc with responsibility for the UK and Republic of Ireland. He will be based at Michelin’s UK headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent. He replaces Hervé de Froment, who is transferring after four years in the role to take on a new position with Michelin in Spain. The latest appointment signifies significant change in the management of Michelin Tyre Plc as it follows the appointment of Bill Schafer 42 as commercial director of Michelin’s truck and bus operations in July. Scovell brings with him extensive industry experience after 34 years with Michelin, most recently as managing director for the replacement car tyre market for the Nordic countries, based in Stockholm.
Marangoni Tread North America has promoted Don Rizzi to be its first national sales manager. Rizzi, who joined Marangoni in 2005, will oversee both the sales and technical groups for Marangoni. (Tire Review/Akron) Related news: Marangoni cuts ContiTread ties in the Americas SmartWay approval for Ringtread pair Marangoni joins the RTA Marangoni’s Marge Connors […]
A favourite has emerged from the list of contenders under consideration to head up Continental’s Supervisory Board. German magazine Der Spiegel indicates former Volkswagen chief executive Bernd Pischetsrieder will be the man most likely to fill Rolf Koerfer’s shoes when he steps down. Pischetsrieder was recommended for the role by Martin Blessing, CEO of Commerzbank, […]
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