According to an official statement, the decision was agreed mutually by Church and Group Tyre and fully supported by the managing directors of all Group Tyre member companies.
As a result, Larry Cross will increasingly taking up the role of coordinating director, as well as there being a greater input from the other managing directors of Group Tyre member companies. Group Tyre’s head office management will reside with Karl Naylor, director of commercial operations; Nick Manning, director of purchasing (who assumes this responsibility from Cross); and John Dunleavy, financial controller.