American Kenda Rubber has named Phyllis Zollner the southeast sales manager for its North American automotive business unit, effective immediately.

Zollner will report to Brandon Stotsenburg, vice president of Kenda’s North American Automotive business.

“We are excited to have Phyllis as part of our team sharing the goal to accelerate Kenda’s strong sales and brand awareness in the PCR & LTR segment with top level performance at a tier 3 value price,” Stotsenburg said. “Kenda has strong distributor partners in this region and Phillis will be a strong contributor to growing our sales with them.”

Prior to joining Kenda, Zollner worked in a business development sales role. She also spent nearly 18 years with Goodyear and its subsidiary Kelly-Springfield.