Darren McLea Joins Molloy Sales Development

Published: August 18, 2022

Molloy Sales Development has hired Darren McLea, former partner at McLea’s Tire & Automotive in Santa Rosa, California.

After graduating from San Diego State University, McLea returned home to Santa Rosa and helped his family build McLea’s Tire & Automotive. The business became a client of Molloy Sales Development, which helped grow the business. A decade later, McLea sold the company to AAA and signed on with the Molloy team as a business development consultant.

During his career, McLea has served as a member of the board of directors for the Independent Tire Dealer Group; was the director of automotive repair for AAA NCNU; and served as the founder and inaugural chairperson for ITDG Next-Gen.

Ascenso Tires adds new OEM sales manager

Douglas Duesing has more than ten years of experience working in agriculture, construction and mining OEMs.

By Christian Hinton

Published: March 21, 2024

Ascenso Tires has introduced Douglas Duesing as a new OEM sales manager in the North American market. According to the company, he has more than ten years of experience working in agriculture, construction and mining OEMs. Douglas will be fully focused on OE1 and OE2 accounts in North America, Ascenso said.