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Hiroshi Hamada named Falken Tyre Europe managing director, chairman and CEO

Hamada brings with him 33 years of experience at Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), initially joining the company back in 1992 – then named The Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Company. In 2018, Hamada became vice president of SRI China and President of Dunlop Tire in China. From 2024, Hamada continues to serve as senior executive officer of SRI. Moving forward, Markus Bögner will share managing director responsibilities and continue as president of Falken Tyre Europe.

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  1. Mitsuteru Tanigawa announced as new Falken Tyre Europe CEO
  2. Falken reorganises European management
  3. Tomohiko Masuta appointed managing director of Falken, Sumitomo Rubber Europe
  4. Falken restructures European management team
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Alliance appoints UK country manager, details sponsorship investment

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Alliance has appointed a UK country manager as part of its efforts to develop its position “by partnering with farmers and raising awareness about the importance of choosing the right tire technology”. The moves come along with plans for “substantial investments in the UK to strengthen its presence and support for its market”.

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  1. Simon Michael appointed Prometeon MD
  2. Michelin appoints Beyond Road – Agricultural Technical Correspondent
  3. Alliance appoints new head of marketing, Europe
  4. Prometeon appoints Ali Yilmaz as UK, Eire and Nordic marketing manager
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Bridgestone Australia names new leaders in revised sales structure

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Bridgestone Australia has appointed Scott Woolley and Marc Wintle as fleet sales and sales channel leaders respectively. Following the recent changes to Bridgestone Australia’s retail operations leadership, which saw Roger Saliba move into the general manager – retail operations role, heading up the Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto network, the new sales team structure was introduced to best serve the differing requirements of Bridgestone’s wholesale customers and fleet business with dedicated fleet sales and sales leads.

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  1. Cimcorp names Simon Hester as regional director for Oceania
  2. Gert Meylemans becomes Eurobat communications manager
  3. Bridgestone appoints northern UK consumer marketing manager
  4. Apollo appoints Steve Miller as UK TBR sales manager
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Jiangsu General vice president Liu Jianlong resigns

Jiangsu General has announced that vice president Liu Jianlong will no longer serve as vice president due to work adjustments, according to the company. Liu Jianlong’s resume shows that he had worked for a long time in HOdo Group, the second largest shareholder of Jiangsu General.

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  1. Cooper expands sales team
  2. Servicesure Autocentres appoints first national sales manager, anticipating growth
  3. Fraipont appointed Dunlop motorsport and motorcycle managing director
  4. Klarius names ex-Goodyear UK MD Mark Brickhill as CEO
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Petlas names new director of international sales and marketing for European markets

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Petlas has appointed Okyanus Tuna as director – international sales and marketing, responsible for driving the brand’s commercial strategy across a wide European territory, including: Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia.

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  1. Goodyear appoints new EMEA president
  2. Doublestar names Antonio Smith as general director for Spain and Portugal
  3. Westlake Tyres appoints Nordic sales manager
  4. Goodyear names Hakan Bayman as president of European Consumer Business
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Yokohama Rubber gives senior manager additional responsibility

On 16 May 2025, Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. announced that it had given addition responsibility to a member of its senior management. The change became effective on 15 May 2025.

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  2. Yokohama Europe puts European distributors under Hiroyuki Shioiri’s chairmanship
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  4. Yokohama appoints ex-Prometeon COO as European president
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Sailun appoints Peter Koszo as vice president

Sailun reports that it has appointed Canadian Peter Koszo as the company’s vice president. According to Sailun, Peter Koszo’s current position is president of Sailun Group’s North American market and director of Sailun Tires America Inc.

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NTDA CEO Stefan Hay to step down after 11-years

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After more than a decade at the helm of the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA), CEO Stefan Hay will step down from his role this summer. Hay will formally leave the NTDA at the end of July 2025 and will take up the role of CEO at the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA) at the beginning of August. Recruitment for his successor is already well underway, with the NTDA board seeking a new chief executive to build on the platform Stefan Hay has established.

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  1. Hans Vrijsen appointed general manager, Goodyear Dunlop UK
  2. The Parts Alliance, IFA take further steps to develop business relationship
  3. Klarius names ex-Goodyear UK MD Mark Brickhill as CEO
  4. Better together: Regional NTDA meetings show national strength
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Cimcorp names Simon Hester as regional director for Oceania

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Cimcorp has appointed Simon Hester as its new regional director for Australia and New Zealand/Oceania. With a rich background in civil engineering, ICT, logistics, according to the company, the appointment marks “a new level of Cimcorp’s presence in the Oceania region, making it a significant step for the entire company.”

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  1. Cimcorp separates tyre and warehousing sales teams
  2. Cimcorp names Veli-Matti Hakala as new CEO
  3. Four retreaders from Australia and New Zealand visit Vipal
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Tyres & Accessories interviews new Nokian Tyres CEO, Paolo Pompei

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Paolo Pompei officially took over as chief executive officer (CEO) of Nokian Tyres Plc on 1 January 2025. With a distinguished career spanning decades in the tyre business including leadership positions at Yokohama TWS, Trelleborg Group, and Pirelli, Pompei brings a wealth of international expertise and a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. Since taking over at Nokian, production at the company’s landmark zero-emission Romania factory has got underway. And – as of the week prior to our exclusive interview – in early April, deliveries began.

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  2. Yokohama TWS names Elio Bartoli as company president
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  4. Hever-Smith to become Yokohama HPT managing director
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Banner Batteries names new CEO

After almost three decades of leadership by Andreas and Thomas Bawart, an external CEO has taken over operational management of Banner Batteries. Effective 1 April 2025, Werner Töpfl became chief executive officer. While the previous managing directors are withdrawing from the operational side of the business, they remain closely tied to the company as owners.

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  1. Banner appoints new North and Scotland Banner BDM
  2. Banner appoints new BDM for South West and Ireland
  3. Fred Carroll appointed as KRT Ireland seeks growth
  4. Toyo USA promotes Roy Bromfield to president and CEO
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Repairify adds marketing and client service managers

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Satty Nanuwa joins as national sales and partnership manager, to support the continued focus on client service and Shahnaz Alamgir becomes product and digital marketing manager.

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  1. Yokohama UK names Lucie Dalton as marketing manager and Charlotte Hodgson as price and demand planning manager
  2. KRT Group appoints Tim Bader as operations manager
  3. Gert Meylemans becomes Eurobat communications manager
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Magna Tyres names Hein de Wind as CCO

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Magna Tyres Group has appointed Hein de Wind as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective immediately. de Wind will be responsible for “shaping and executing the global commercial strategy, accelerating the company’s growth, and reinforcing customer relationships across all regions”, according to the company.

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Henry Birch named CEO, Graham Stapleton leaves Halfords after seven years

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Graham Stapleton is stepping down as a director of Halfords Group and Henry Birch has been named as his replacement as chief executive officer. Stapleton led Halfords for over seven years leading its strategic change from a cycling and motoring retailer to “a leading omnichannel retail and services business”. During Stapleton’s tenure, annual revenues grew from £1.1 billion to £1.7 billion with more than half of group sales now service-related (FY19: 24%).

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  4. Halfords shares up 11% after first-half 2025 results
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Bickers Powersports adds ASM for Northwest and Scotland

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Bickers Powersports has named Paul Stokoe as the company’s Northwest & Scotland region area sales manager (ASM). Stokoe experience in the off-road market and is described as “well-known in the industry, spending many years involved with off-road and bicycle”.

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