ContiBusiness Council Meets

(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America says it established its ContiBusinessCouncil in 2004 as a liaison between the tiremaker and its dealers.

Published: October 19, 2007

The dealer council recently met in Greenville, S.C., to discuss many issues. Participants included Len Lewin, council chairman and president of ACCC; Dan Seitler of American Tire Distributors; Caesar Aquino of The Tire Rack; Ed Long of International Tire Dealers Group; and a number of other distributors and retailers.

On CTNA’s side were Matthias Schoenberg, CTNA’s CEO; and Andreas Gerstenberger, executive vice president of sales and marketing.

“We hold the opinions and views of our ContiBusiness Council very high. These individuals are some of the key opinion leaders in the dealer channel,” said Schoenberg. “The group meets twice a year and the contributions they make have been invaluable.”
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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.