TIA Board Election Set - Tire Review Magazine

TIA Board Election Set

The slate of candidates for TIA’s Board of Directors is set, and members have until Sept. 1 to cast their ballots.

To encourage voters, TIA is offering a free copy of its TPMS Relearn Chart to those casting ballots by Aug. 14.

The large 36-member board has 10 seats up for election this year. On the ballot are:
 
Russell C. Belcher, QMI/Everwear, Lakeland, Fla.
Dean Bray Jr., Bray’s Recapping Service, Mount Airy, N.C.
Roy Bromfield, Q Tires Inc., Greenville, S.C.
Eddie Burleson, Central Marketing Inc., Colonial Heights, Va.
Dick Gust, Liberty/Lakin National Tire Recycling, Chicago, Ill.
Keith Jarman, AME International, Brooksville, Fla.
David Jelley, GE Money, Kettering, Ohio
Jeremy Lewin, American Car Care Centers, Memphis, Tenn.
Jim Melvin, Tire Pros of R.I., North Kingstown, R.I.
Aaron Murphy, China Manufacturers Alliance, Monrovia, Calif.
Glen Nicholson, TBC Retail Group, Juno Beach, Fla.
Jim Pangle, Fountain Tire, Edmonton, Albert.
Freda Pratt-Boyer, Purcell Tire & Rubber Co., Potosi, Mo.
Mike Wolfe, Southeastern Wholesale Tire Co., Raleigh, N.C.
Steve Zimmerman, Tuffy Manufacturing Industries, Akron, Ohio

Bray, Bromfield, Gust, Pangle, Pratt-Boyer and Wolfe are standing for re-election.

TIA members can also download a ballot from the TIA Web site – www.tireindustry.org – and fax their votes to TIA at 301-430-7283. Paper ballots will also be mailed to all members. (Tire Review/Akron)

You May Also Like

Gallery: Turbo Wholesale Tire open house

Highlights from this year’s annual Turbo Wholesale Tires open house event, which featured a trade show, dinner and buyers event.

Turbo-Wholesale-Tires-open-house-raffle

Turbo Wholesale Tires recently held its annual open house event, where it introduced the new Lexani Volt-EC EV tire. However, as any of the hundreds of people in attendance will tell you, the event included much more than a tire launch. After registration, guests entered Turbo's new tire-filled warehouse, with half the space set aside for the tire companies and dealers, food and drinks, games and stage with a nearby pile of 89 prizes worth over $25,000.

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.

Mark-Paquette-Ascot-Supply
TIA applauds EPA study on crumb rubber infill for sports

The study concluded that differences in measurements between players using fields with crumb rubber infill and those using grass fields were negligible.

Roy-Littlefield
Apollo Tyres commissions new tulip variant for 15th anniversary of Vredestein acquisition

The “Kanwar Tulip” has purple petals, which Apollo executives say echo the primary hue of the Apollo Tyres logo.

apollo-tyres-tulip-variant-vredestein
Continental celebrates U.S. tire manufacturing plant anniversaries

Continental is celebrating five years in Clinton, MS, 10 years in Sumter, SC and 50 years in Mount Vernon, IL plants.

Continental_clinton-manufacturing-plant

Other Posts

Goodyear recalls certain G622 RSD, size 225/70R19.5 tires

According to NHTSA, affected tires contain a tire identification number (TIN) that is missing the four-digit week and year code mark.

Recall
Falken Tires team takes second at the 2024 East vs. West vs. Texas W.E. Rock Championship Rock Crawling Series

George and Lora Leyner took second-place at the 2024 East vs. West vs. Texas W.E. Rock Championship Rock Crawling Series event.

Falken-racing-rock-crawling-1400
Toyo Tires, Nitto Tire to sponsor the LPGA Chevron Championship

As part of its sponsorship of The Chevron Championship, Toyo Tires said it will continue its support of professional golfer Yuka Saso.

LPGA-stock
NexaMotion Group opens new C&M location in Edison, NJ

The C&M Auto Parts location will offer a complete range of general repair products, catering to the diverse needs of the local market.

NexaMotion-transtar-expansion