Career Tracks
ATEQ TPMS Tools Promotes Eri Muca To Global Aftermarket TPMS Manager
ATEQ TPMS Tools, has promoted Eri Muca to Global Aftermarket TPMS Manager. Eri Muca will be responsible for leading the aftermarket TPMS team for all markets worldwide with a focus on developing a global sales strategy to foster partner and distribution relations and increase market share worldwide.
IGA provides apprenticeship guidance to independents
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is making apprentice funding, recruitment and retention clearer for independent garages with the publication of The Garage Guide to Recruiting an Apprentice.
Goodyear’s Traicoff moves to Asia Pacific leadership role
As of 1 November, Andy Traicoff will take over as vice president consumer of Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s Asia Pacific business unit. He moves to this role from his current jobs as vice president, customer experience of the company’s Americas business unit, a position he has held since October 2018. Traicoff will report to Ryan Patterson, president of Goodyear Asia Pacific.
Alliance Automotive Group details management team changes
Alliance Automotive Group has announced that, as of 1 January 2020, there will be a number of changes to the management team of the group.
TVS Tyres’ CFO resigns
TVS Tyres has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer, K V Ganesh. According to the tyre maker, he resigned with effect from the close of office hours of 23 October 2019. The company has yet to name his successor.
Apollo Vredestein appoints new manager for Germany
Tobias Morbitzer is the new Apollo Vredestein country manager for Germany. The former pricing manager Europe moved from Apollo Vredestein’s headquarters in Amsterdam to the Apollo Vredestein GmbH site in Vallendar, near Koblenz at the start of October. He succeeds Thomas Körpert, who has left the company after more than 20 years.
Mete Ekin leading Bridgestone Emerging Market business
As of 1 October, Mete Ekin is vice president of Bridgestone Emerging Markets. In this role he oversees Bridgestone EMEA’s businesses in Africa, the Middle East and Russia. The former regional managing director Middle East and Africa reports to Paolo Ferrari, chief executive officer of Bridgestone EMEA.
Specialist recruiter Glen Callum Associates joins IAAF
Automotive aftermarket recruitment specialist, Glen Callum Associates, has joined Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF).
Orion names Lorin Crenshaw as CFO
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. has appointed Lorin Crenshaw as group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective 4 November 2019. Crenshaw will report to Orion CEO Corning Painter and will serve on the company’s executive leadership team.
Yokohama Tire names new IT VP
Yokohama Tire Corporation has a new vice president of Information Technology. Pavan Desaneni succeeds Wasi Ahmed in this capacity and will report to Tom Masuguchi, executive vice president and chief financial officer of the tyre maker’s North American business.
Hankook appoints new UK managing director
A new face at Hankook’s Daventry office. As of 1 October, Chang Yool Han holds the position of managing director at Hankook Tyre UK. He succeeds Brett Emerson, who has returned to Bridgestone as director of its Consumer business unit for the North Region.
First Stop names Mark Widdows as retail manager
First Stop has recruited Mark Widdows to the senior position of UK retail network manager after working with Goodyear Dunlop for 20 years, where he latterly served as national franchise manager for the HiQ network. The recruitment is seen as a statement of intent, as First Stop aims to grow its network and position itself as a major player in the fast-fit sector.
Bridgestone appoints Brett Emerson and Greg Ward to senior director positions
Bridgestone reports that it has strengthened its senior management team with appointments to both its consumer and commercial sales sectors. After 24 years with Bridgestone, John Folliss is retiring as North Region Commercial Business Unit Director to be replaced by Greg Ward, who has served as the company’s Commercial Sales Director, UK and Ireland, for the past 17 years.
Treadsetters appoints Craig Holdsworth as sales manager
Treadsetters, part of the TIA Group of companies, has named Craig Holdsworth as sales manager. Holdsworth will be focusing on the development and implementation of the company’s strategy for new and existing dealerships in its OTR/agricultural product range, working closely with the head office sales and marketing teams.
Toyo Tire U.S.A. names new VP of Sales
Michael Graber will take over as vice president of sales at Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. on 1 January 2020. His appointment to this role follows the impending retirement of senior vice president, Randy Gaetz.