Canadian Tire Names Wetmore as President, CEO

The Board of Directors of Canadian Tire Corp. appointed Stephen Wetmore as the company's next president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2009.

Published: November 7, 2008

He will succeed Tom Gauld, who is retiring at the endof this year and will continue as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Wetmore, 55, has served as president and CEO of BellAliant Regional Communications Income Fund, one of North America’s largestregional telecommunications providers. He has led a number of other publiccompanies and has served as an independent member of Canadian Tire’s Board ofDirectors since 2003.

In his new role, Wetmore will continue the executionof Canadian Tire’s current strategy and enhance the company’s relationshipswith its customers, shareholders, dealers and employees across Canada, thecompany said. (Tire Review/Akron)

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.