K & S Tire Recycling Appoints Mike Lukavsky as New President

K & S Tire Recycling said it hopes to expand its success in the scrap tire recycling industry with Lukavsky as its new president.

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Published: October 8, 2021

K & S Tire Recycling has hired Mike Lukavsky as its new president. He is a veteran of the tire and recycling industry with a career in the industry that spans 29 years and started with a job mounting tires in high school. Lukavsky has worked for major tire retail outlets, manufacturers and at Liberty Tire for the last decade.

K & S Tire Recycling said it hopes to expand its success in the scrap tire recycling industry with Lukavsky as its new president. The company hauls and processes over 2 million scrap tires per year with the goal of “preserving the environment, one tire at a time” by finding end users for recycled rubber beyond the landfill, the company said.

SRNA promotes new director of OE for four-wheel and two-wheel businesses

He’s been with SRNA since Feb. 2013, focusing his time on motorcycle OE throughout the entirety of his tenure.

By Christian Hinton

Published: March 10, 2024

Sumitomo Rubber North America, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, has promoted Rick Zimmerman to director of original equipment for both four-wheel and two-wheel businesses. Zimmerman holds a bachelor of science in business administration, finance from the University of Akron. He’s been with SRNA since Feb. 2013, focusing his time on motorcycle OE throughout the entirety of his tenure.