New Nexen Division To Oversee Americas

Published: January 20, 2015

Nexen Tire Corp. has added a new division to oversee the American marketplace. The new division – Nexen North & South American headquarters (AHQ) – will be located at the Nexen Tire America’s corporate headquarters in Diamond Bar, Calif.

Nexen said it created the AHQ to strategically manage the American markets, including Canada, Mexico, and South America and develop strategies to help drive brand awareness and recognition.

B.W. Lee, previous vice president of Nexen Tire Korea, will head the new AHQ office. James Kwon will continue to serve as CEO of Nexen Tire America.

Prior to joining Nexen, Lee was the head of the sales and marketing team for Samsung for 30 years.

SRNA introduces new field engineer manager

Chariarse has extensive experience in his field, working as a commercial truck field engineer in the tire industry for the past 21 years.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 30, 2024

Sumitomo Rubber North America (SRNA), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, has promoted Eduardo Chariarse to field engineer manager. According to SRNA, Chariarse has extensive experience in his field, working as a commercial truck field engineer in the tire industry for the past 21 years. Joining SRNA in 2021 as a field engineer, he has been responsible for the coordination, implementation, and reporting of tire evaluations, troubleshooting, and providing technical support to fleets, dealers and the sales team.