During its biannual board of directors meeting, the Tire Industry Association elected a new board treasurer and secretary.

Tom Formanek will serve as the association’s new secretary starting Nov. 3. After one year he will proceed to serve as TIA’s vice president, then president.

A regional sales manager at Stellar Industries in Garner, Iowa, Formanek has more than 27 years of experience in the tire industry. He has served on the TIA board since 1993 and has spent the past six years as the association’s treasurer.

The TIA board also elected Mike Wolfe as the organization’s new treasurer. He will also begin his three-year term on Nov. 3.

Wolfe started in the tire business in 1978 at his family’s business. He started working at Southeaster Wholesale Tire in 1994 where he is currently the owner/operator. Wolfe has served on the TIA board for seven years.