BKT USA Inc., a subsidiary of Balkrishna Industries Limited, has hired Mike Connor as head of OE sales.
He is tasked with further developing the OE market for BKT, the company said.
“Mike brings extensive expertise and vision which will aid in creating additional sales and developing our OE partnerships”, said Rajiv Poddar, joint managing director of the Balkrishna Industries Ltd. India. “ We strongly feel he is an important asset to our company”.
Connor has more than 25 years of management experience in the OTR and wheel industries previously working at Mefro Wheels USA and Redco Wheel. He’s a graduate of Rutgers University and will work out of the company’s Akron, Ohio, headquarters.