Setzer to Head Conti Car Tyre Temporarily

Continental has announced that, as of Mar. 1, Nikolai Setzer will take up the temporary management of the manufacturer’s Car Tyre Division.

Published: February 18, 2009

He will continue to head up the Replacement Business Car and Light Truck Tyre Division Europe and Africa positions he presently occupies, though there will be no change in structure between the sectors. He will report to Hans-Joachim Nikolin, the board representative of the Commercial Vehicle Tyre Division and – provisionally – the Car Tyre Division.

Setzer graduated in industrial engineering from the University of Darmstadt, joining Conti in 1997. He has been, among other things, head of the global Original Equipment Car Tyre Business with DaimlerChrysler, Research & Development Car Tyres and global Original Equipment Activities Car Tyres, working for more than two years in the USA. He gained his current position on Sept. 1, 2008. (Tyres & Accessories/Staffordshire, U.K.)

Ascot Supply Corp. promotes Mark Paquette to vice president

Paquette will work under the direction of current President David Kessler and officially begin his new role on June 3.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 14, 2024

Ascot Supply Corporation, based in Newnan, Georgia, has selected Mark Paquette for the newly created position of vice president. In this position, Ascot Supply said Paquette will oversee the growth of the company's products, corporate profitability, manage marketing and advertising and assume many other responsibilities.

He will work under the direction of current President David Kessler and officially begin his new role on June 3. Paquette joined the tire and automotive industry in the early 1980s at his father's tire shop, and his contributions to Mohawk Rubber Sales were instrumental in the company's growth and eventual sale to Myers Tire Supply in 2021, according to Ascot Supply. Paquette eventually was given a promotion to the role of director of operations at Myers Tire Supply.