The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has released candidate information for the 2016 board of directors election and opened voting.
The TIA membership will vote to elect four individuals onto the TIA board for three-year terms. The voting period ends Sept. 1, 2016, and results will be announced in mid-September. New board members will take office on Oct. 31, 2016 at TIA’s Annual Meeting at the Tropicana Las Vegas.
Current TIA members who have voting rights can view the nominees’ photos and biographies and cast their ballot online here.
Additionally, election materials have been mailed to the primary contacts at all eligible TIA member companies. Ballots may be faxed (301-430-7283) or mailed to TIA’s office in Bowie, Md.
Nominees for TIA’s board of directors include:
Bruce Besancon – Alliance Tire Americas, Inc., Wakefield, Mass.
Anthony Blackman – Atlantic Tire & Service, Cary, N.C.
Joseph Henmueller – Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association (AMRA)/Motorist Assurance Program (MAP), Arlington Heights, Ill.
Mason Hess – Purcell Tire, Tucson, Ariz.
Ed Jones – JS Products, Las Vegas, Nev.
Adrian Leu – BKT Tires, Inc., Brentwood, Tenn.
Dan Nothdurft – Tires Tires Tires, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Jim Pangle – Fountain Tire, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Brian Rigney – Dill Air Controls, Oxford, N.C.
Craig Wallick – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., North Canton, Ohio
John Zentz – Hunter Engineering Co., Bridgeton, Mo.
Stu Zurcher – Strategic Alliance Group, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.
