GRI has appointed Michael Connor as its director of sales for its US operations. Conner will oversee the sales, marketing, operations and customer service efforts in North America, covering its material handling, agriculture and construction product portfolios. Conner has been credited with handling some of the US’s finest brands in...
Sumitomo Rubber North America (SRNA) has named Maru Trevizo as its director of human resources, overseeing both Falken Tires and Dunlop Motorcycle Tires. Both tire brands are subsidiaries of Sumitomo Rubber and are manufacturers of high-performance tires for cars, trucks, SUVs and motorcycles. Trevizo will assume her duties immediately. Trevizo...
Matthew Wright joins GfK as the new account director for the U.S. POS Tracking panel. According to Gfk, Wright spent 15 years in key category management and product development positions at Monro and Discount Tire. GfK says Wright will support its POS Tires retail panel, assisting in key functions such...
Kenny Douglass has joined Bartec USA’s North American sales team. Based in Pennsylvania, Kenny possesses a lifelong passion for vehicle and motorcycle service and repair. After college, Kenny spent the next ten years as an industrial services site manager and sales representative, followed by ten years in the fire suppression...
The Auto Care Association has promoted Jonathan Larsen to vice president of standards and digital products. The company says Larsen will be responsible for the direction, oversight and growth of all aspects of the Auto Care Association’s data standards products, tools, resources and data, including external-facing platforms and content. On...
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) promoted Roy Littlefield IV to vice president of government affairs, he previously was director of government affairs for the past eight years. “Littlefield has acquired the business acumen, industry knowledge and leadership experience to lead the TIA Government Affairs office into the future,” TIA CEO...
Continental promoted Shaun Uys to head of US market replacement truck tires, which is comprised of medium/heavy-duty commercial tires. Uys responsibilities will include truck tire U.S. key account management (KAM) fleets. Renato Sarzano, head of truck tire in the Americas, said Uys has 22 years of experience in the tire...
Toyo Tire U.S.A Corp. has promoted two members of the company’s leadership team. Mike Snyder is now the senior director of strategic accounts and Kenny Frederick has been named sales director for the eastern division. Snyder previously served as sales and strategic accounts director and joined Toyo in 1993. With...
Bartec USA continues to expand its field service team by hiring industry veteran Adrian Fiondella. Fiondella joins Bartec USA’s growing North American sales team, Bartec says. “With a wealth of automotive aftermarket experience, Adrian brings impressive credentials to our field service team,” says Bartec Director of Sales Ed Jones. Based...
The Auto Care Association has added Ted Hughes as its new senior director of community engagement and Aftermarket Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) executive director. Hughes will lead the association’s efforts to evolve community engagement among its members while also serving as the liaison between the association and its AWDA community....
