Armand Allaire and Daniel Gajewski have joined Giti Tire USA’s management team. Allaire will serve as the company’s vice president of marketing, while Gajewski will serve as director of supply chain.
Allaire has more than 35 years industry experience and was previously the vice president of sales at Kumho Tire USA. Allaire has also served as vice president of sales at Toyo Tire USA.
He will be responsible for marketing the tiremaker’s passenger, light truck and medium truck brands in both the U.S. and Canada.
“Giti Tire is delighted to have Armand’s wealth of industry experience, and we look forward to his contribution as we aggressively grow our Giti Tire family of brands,” said Tom McNamara, executive vice president, sales and marketing, for Giti Tire USA.
Gajewski will be responsible for logistics, forecasting and inventory replenishment for Giti Tire’s North American operations, the company said.
“Daniel will play an important role in helping Giti Tire fulfill our goal of consistently delivering the right tire at the right time in the right place,” said John Waite, vice president of DC Operations for Giti Tire USA. “His outstanding experience and expertise will be tremendous assets in helping us achieve supply chain excellence in North America through improved process, personnel and programs.”
Gajewski has 28 years of experience as a U.S. Army officer, specializing in global logistics. He has also worked as global supply chain leader at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.